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Mathematician resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what mathematicians actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most mathematicians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Mathematician with a strong base in applied mathematics, statistical modelling and scientific computing, working across both research and applied settings. Experienced in turning loosely defined problems into mathematical models, implementing them in Python, R and MATLAB, and explaining the results to technical and non-technical audiences. Comfortable moving between theoretical derivation and reproducible, production-ready analysis.
Key skills
- Mathematical modelling and model validation
- Statistical modelling and inference
- Numerical methods and simulation
- Optimisation and linear algebra
- Data analysis and exploration
- Machine learning methods
- Python (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn)
- R for statistical analysis
- MATLAB
- Mathematica
- LaTeX for technical writing
- SQL and version control with Git
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Built and validated a numerical model of a physical process, reducing the number of simulation runs needed per scenario from dozens to a handful.
- Rewrote a legacy analysis script in Python, cutting a recurring weekly task from two days to a few hours.
- Developed a statistical model for a forecasting problem and documented every assumption so colleagues could audit and extend the work.
- Presented findings to mixed audiences of researchers, engineers and clients, adjusting the level of mathematical detail to suit each group.
- Maintained a shared R codebase with unit tests and version control so that published results could be reproduced months later.
- Derived a closed-form solution for a constrained allocation problem that had previously been solved by trial and error.
Education
Bachelor degree with a major in mathematics, usually followed by an honours year; research and academic roles normally require a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- mathematical modelling
- statistical modelling
- numerical methods
- optimisation
- simulation
- Python
- R
- MATLAB
- Mathematica
- SQL
- Git
- LaTeX
- scientific computing
- data analysis
- machine learning
- Bachelor of Science (Honours)
- PhD
- Australian Mathematical Society
- CSIRO
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Defence Science and Technology Group
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.