2. Thomas Hillen Thomas Hillen www.math.ualberta.ca

3. Professor Graduate Chair Previous director of the Applied Mathematics Institute

4. 1 Undergraduate student 2 MSc students 2 PhD students 1 Postdoc

5. Mathematical Biology Applied Mathematics

6. StageTimeFunds $ Undergraduate4a0 K MSc thesis based MSc course based 2a 20 K 0 K PhD5a22 K Postdoc2a+2a (Math) 0-1a (Stat) 40-45 K

7. Assistant Professor6a~ 70 K Associate Professor6a~ 85 K Full Professorlife> 90 K

8. Apply to the best schools Search the web for areas and faculty Possibly contact a faculty member Important: Personal statement why are you interested? what is your favorite area?

9. TA ~ 16 K (Teaching Assistant) RA ~ 6 K (Research Assistant) Scholarships ~ 1 - 50 K

10. The Three C ’s of graduate studies C ompetence C riticism C reativity

11. ability to deal with complex systems ability to generate solutions ability to identify underlying structures ability to generalize ability to specialize ability to make connections to other areas

12. CV: clear Cover letter: - informative - attractive - mention highlights

13. Thank you