Summer CAMP
(Commutative Algebra Market Preparation workshop)
A photo from the 2025 Summer CAMP
Summer CAMP is a professional development workshop to be held Tuesday through Thursday, August 12–14, 2025, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The workshop is aimed at early-career mathematicians with research interests in commutative algebra and related fields. During this three full day event, we will discuss academic and nonacademic careers, with a focus on what happens before, during, and after the job application process. We have invited experts with different kinds of professional experience to talk about these topics; all experts have a background in commutative algebra. There will also be dedicated workshop time everyday for the participants to work on their application materials, giving them a chance to apply the advice they received in real time and to receive one-on-one feedback from the experts. Here are some of the topics that will be discussed:
- The job application process (in both academia and outside of academia)
- How to prepare a job talk
- How to prepare for job interviews (in both academia and outside of academia)
- How to negotiate a job offer
- Applying for grants
- What the day-to-day life of our nonacademic experts is like
Invited experts:
- Adam Boocher (Associate Professor at the University of San Diego)
- Claudia Miller (Professor at Syracuse University)
- Branden Stone (Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech Research Institute)
- Amelia Taylor (Senior Data Scientist at Netflix)
Application:
The application deadline has passed. For those that applied, funding decisions will be made by the end of June.
Schedule:
Participants should plan to arrive on Monday, August 11. The workshop will end at 5 pm on Thursday, August 14 and most participants will depart on Friday, August 15.
Here is the schedule of activities:
Some additional details:
- All events other than the workshops will be held in Avery 115; the workshops will be held in Avery 13 (basement). Avery Hall is about a ten minute walk from the Graduate Hotel and is located on the southeast side of the (hard to miss) football stadium.
- There will be coffee available in the hallway outside of Avery 115 starting around 8:30 each morning.
- There will be a social event Tuesday evening; more details to be announced soon.
Travel information:
For funded participants, all travel arrangements have been made.
Note: If you are fliying into the Lincoln airport, please contact the Graduate Hotel at (402)-284-3055 to arrange for a shuttle to take you from the Lincoln airport to the hotel. If for any reason the shuttle is not available, you can use Uber/Lyft instead and we will reimburse you.
CHAMPS:
CHAMPS gives graduate students and other early career researchers on the academic job market a platform to showcase their research. You can see elevator pitch videos introducing the research of former CHAMPS on the CHAMPS YouTube Channel.
