Examples of Co-op Jobs

Check out a sampling of co-op jobs math majors experienced.  In this quick list you'll find a wide variety from actuarial and development analyst positions to education and research assistantships. 

Examples of Co-op Jobs

Company: John Hancock

Job title: Actuarial positions

John Hancock is a valuable supporter of Northeastern’s Co-op Program. The company employs many NU students to assist in a variety of actuarial positions. One such job is described as follows:

US Wealth Management – Variable Annuities Valuation

Job Description & Responsibilities

·       Provide support to monthly and quarterly financial reporting, forecast and year-end projects, including completion of templates, documentation, and corporate submissions.

Required Skills:

·                Familiar with MS Excel & Access

·                Basic actuarial concepts

Skills to be Developed:

·       Exposure to Actuarial, Finance & Accounting work

·       Spreadsheet development

·       Understanding of Key Drivers of Variable Annuity Earnings

Diversified Investment Advisors

Job Title: Development Analyst

Job Description & Responsibilities

·       Work with team to modify Excel spreadsheets utilized by the Defined Benefit Calculation team.  This includes, but is not limited to, creating spreadsheets for cross testing and manual calculations, developing the online forms and updating for changes. 

·       Review plan specs and plan documents

·       Review prior calculations and documentation

·       Develop and test new client spreadsheets

·       Review and respond to internal customer inquiries regarding potential spreadsheet issues

·       Fix and upgrade existing spreadsheets

·       Create Pension Statement and Calculation Detail worksheets for new client implementations

·       Upload documents to online cataloger system

·       Complete and update bookmarks as needed

 Requirements:

·       High level of proficiency in Excel.

·       Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment.

·       Demonstrated ability to prioritize the workload of self and others, and meet scheduled deadlines.

·       Excellent oral and written communications skills; ability to communicate effectively with internal clients. 

·       Ability to work well with other team members, and to provide leadership.  

·       Math majors preferred, or strong Math aptitude

Company/Organization: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Job title: Research Assistant

Job Description and Responsibilities

·       Will assist in clinical studies currently active in the Division of Neuromuscular Disease. Clinical studies include research at Children's Hospital and with ALS patients at Beth Israel. Additional research is conducted on animals in the animal research facility. Co-op responsibilities to include performing measurements on patients during visits, testing neuromuscular health in rats and mice, and analyzing multi-frequency impedance data to  assess muscle tissue health and disease progression. 

Requirements:

·       Good communication skills/organization

·       Familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint,

·       Exposure to Matlab or C++, Statistical Analysis Software (like SPSS) Circuit Design/Testing, Oscilloscopes Human Anatomy Finite Element Analysis Electrical Engineering, Computer Science

·       May be asked to work with animals 

Company/Organization: Newton Public Schools

Job title: Teaching assistantships

Job Description and Responsibilities

·       Provides assistance with and for the following:

o   indirect instruction and support to students

o   supervision of playground, bus boarding activities, cafeteria, and corridor

o   clerical work in teacher's classroom, library, office, and other appropriate areas

o   lunch, snack, and cleanup routines

o   library functions

o   clerical work

o   any other duties deemed appropriate and assigned by the Principal 

Qualifications Desired:

·       Demonstrates an aptitude for the work to be performed

·        Has interest in working with children

·       Ability to follow directions

·       Positive energy

Personal Qualities: pleasant, sense of humor, common sense, patient, energetic