University IT-manager
Reading the previous posts, I have realized how (relatively) old I am and how hard is to summarize 24 years of work experience (or I should better say burden). Traffic engineering.- After graduating in...
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I completed my PhD in Physics in Valencia with professor E. Oset. After that, I decided to leave the academic world and to work in a private company. My first job was as a progressive lens designer at...
View ArticlePartner at investment advisory firm
My physics PhD helped me to get my first job in the financial sector in London as soon as I finished it. Since then I had several “analytical” and “quantitative” roles in the industry. And now I have...
View ArticleConsultant at Accenture
After graduating with my bachelor degree in physics I spent a couple of years working for a consulting company, Accenture, before going back to school for my PhD. I spent my time doing technical work:...
View ArticleFrom Particle Physics at the US to Quantitative Finance in Singapore
One of our readers sent us the link of Manoj Thulasidas’ “Unreal blog“, where he talks about “Life and work; Perception and physics; Science and Spiritualism; and Money and quantitative finance”. Wow,...
View ArticleWhat the fuck do I do now with a PhD In Astrophysics?
The fact is that as an astronomer/cosmologist/astrophysicist your main skills are nowadays not so special. You are by comparison with other professionals, let’s say, an “average computer geek“. So...
View ArticleBook review: “My life as a quant”
“My life as a quant” is an amazing book, where Emanuel Derman tells how he went from Particle Physics research to Wall Street. I’m not going to write a real review of the book, because there are some...
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