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SPRING 2025 CAREER LAUNCH COHORT ENROLLMENT WITH SPONSORSHIP DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 13, 2024!

Photo taken by Stephen Takacs during the May 2019 Cőde boot camp.

ABOUT US

Founded in 2017, the Erdős Institute is a multi-university collaboration dedicated to helping PhDs secure fulfilling jobs at every stage of their career. To date, the Institute has supported over 4,000 graduate students, postdocs, and PhD alumni, providing training and career placement services to a diverse community.

Our lifelong professional development program, created in partnership with our PhD alumni and corporate partners, is structured around three key career stages:

  1. Explore – Discover diverse career paths and industries.

  2. Launch – Gain the tools and networks needed to enter your chosen field.

  3. Advance – Receive ongoing support to grow and excel in your career.

Programming is offered in cohorts, three times per year:

  • Spring: January–April

  • Summer: May–August

  • Fall: September–December

Please familiarize yourself with our Programs & Services. If you have any questions about:

Feel free to Contact Us.

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Career Development programs and Placement services designed in collaboration with our PhD Alumni and Corporate Partners.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

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Career Exploration Seminars

Weekly seminar series connecting you to PhD alumni peers working outside of academia. Learn from their collective experiences and get exposed to a diverse range of career opportunities.

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Boot Camps & Mini-Courses

Developed in collaboration with our PhD alumni and corporate partners, our market driven curriculum is designed to prepare you for in-demand careers in industry and entrepreneurship. 

Career Coaching & Support

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Our career coaches and PhD alumni mentors are here to help you navigate next steps on your professional journey. We offer support with goal-setting, identifying and leveraging key strengths and experiences, and can even help you manage job offers and prepare for salary and compensation negotiations.

INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

Corporate Connections

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We work with our vast network of corporate members and PhD alumni to connect you directly with lead recruiters and hiring managers looking to fill open positions.

Job Board & Postings

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Receive regular updates on open positions, both for internships and full-time roles, from companies and alumni in our network.

Application & Interview Prep

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Workshops and Study Groups to help you prepare for applying to internships and full-time positions in any industry. We cover everything from application materials, networking, and behavioral interviews to paired coding, white boarding, and case studies.

BECOME A MEMBER

EXPLORE your opportunities, LAUNCH your career, & then continue to ADVANCE in your profession.

EXPLORE

0

$

for all academics

Just exploring?

Create a FREE account at the Erdős Institute to initiate your profile page and get access to our:
 

  • Career Exploration Seminars

  • Seminar Recordings
     

  • Industry Job Board &
     

  • Preparatory Materials

Discover what opportunities exist and what jobs interest you.

LAUNCH

500

$

*

for your first cohort

Ready to get started?

Apply to one of our cohorts to get access to our full suite of Career Launch programs and services.

 

In addition to our Career Exploration Seminars, Recordings, and Job Board, you'll be able to register for all Career Launch boot camps, workshops, and mini-courses, and you'll have access to our slack community, all of our technical and behavioral interview resources, career coaches, and we'll even help you with direct introductions to employers and alumni in our network.

ADVANCE

500

$

**

for each Advance level certificate

Want to keep growing?

Take additional Advance level courses to complete new portfolio projects and continue to upskill and advance in your profession.

 

Our Advance level certificate programs are designed for those who have already mastered our prerequisite Career Launch program content.  Therefore, participation in our Advance programs requires either having completed a prior Career Launch cohort or passing our pre-program assessment.

* Our Career Launch Cohorts are FREE for Graduate Students & Postdocs from sponsoring academic institutions & FREE for Alumni Club Members.

** Alumni Club Members enjoy a 50% discount off all Advance level certificate programs

Join our ALUMNI CLUB for discounts & additional benefits

ALUMNI CLUB

25

$

per month

Want to stay connected & enjoy additional benefits?

Join our Alumni Club for continued FREE access to all of our Career Launch programs and services.  Gain exclusive access to alumni-led programs and discounts for advanced courses.

 

Alumni Club members will also have an opportunity to earn credit and stipends by staying engaged with future cohorts and supporting our community through instructorships, mentorships, and connecting current participants to new career opportunities. Must have participated in a prior Erdős program to be eligible.

Enrollment for Spring 2025 is now open!

ACADEMIC SPONSORS

We thank the following departments who have chosen to financially support the professional development of their graduate students, postdocs, and/or graduate alumni through the Erdős Institute.

University of Michigan

University of Michigan

Mathematics

Duke University

Duke University

Mathematics

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University

Physics & Astronomy

Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington

Mathematics, Physics

University of Virginia

University of Virginia

Mathematics

University of Oregon

University of Oregon

Mathematics

Florida State University

Florida State University

Mathematics

University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (MSCS)

University of Washington

University of Washington

Applied Mathematics

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mathematics

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University

Mathematics

We also thank those individual faculty & staff from the following institutions who have chosen to financially support a subset of their graduate students & postdocs through the Erdős Institute.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Stony Brook University
Johns Hopkins University
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of California-Santa Barbara
Rice University
California State University-Stanislaus
The Ohio State University
Arizona State University
Louisiana State University
University of Chicago
University of Toronto
North Carolina State University
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Davidson College
University of Michigan
Baylor University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Delaware
University of Washington
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Rutgers University-Newark
Gettysburg College
Indiana University Bloomington
Binghamton University
Michigan State University
University of Denver
West Virginia University
Auburn University
University of California-Merced
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida State University
Boston College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University of Florida
The University of Texas at Austin
Augusta University
University of Cincinnati
University of Winnipeg
University of Maryland College Park
Boston University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Georgia
Columbia University
Colorado State University
University of Kansas
Hollins University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Brandeis University
Temple University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Northwestern University
Ithaca College
University of Manitoba
McGill University
Brown University
Texas A&M University-College Station
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Clark Atlanta University
Montana State University
University of Rochester
Duke University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Arizona
University of Notre Dame
Wayne State University
Oakland University
The University of Texas at Tyler
University of Virginia
Case Western Reserve University
University of California, Irvine
University of Oregon
Vanderbilt University
Portland State University
Virginia Tech
University of Illinois Chicago
Iowa State University
University of California, Riverside
University of Pittsburgh
University of California, Los Angeles
Queen's University at Kingston
Williams College

HIRING & STRATEGIC PARTNERS

We thank the following organizations who have established Hiring and/or Strategic Partnerships with us for Employee Recruitment and Upskilling. 

CoverMyMeds

CoverMyMeds

NewAtlantis Labs

NewAtlantis Labs

eventellect

eventellect

STR

STR

Upstart

Upstart

MinedXAI

MinedXAI

EWI

EWI

SIG

SIG

CarMax

CarMax

AndHealth

AndHealth

Dyneti Technologies

Dyneti Technologies

Aware

Aware

MOTER Technologies

MOTER Technologies

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