Career Development

The 2017 Grad Slam competition is just a month away! Mark your calendars to come out and support your friends and colleagues as they share their research in a memorable 3-minute pitch. The competition runs from April 10-21, and the preliminary round schedule is now posted!

The Data Incubator is hosting another round of data science fellowship opportunities! If you are interested in getting free hands-on training as a data scientist, then this program is for you.

Graduate Division's Academic Services unit will offer Filing Pre-check sessions May 30-June 5. Schedule your Zoom appointment today!

The University of California Humanities Research Institute is funding up to three humanities Ph.D. students to attend the Humanists@Work Graduate Career Workshop in San Jose, CA on April 30-May 1, 2017. Applications are due by March 31.

Beginning summer 2017, a new product called Primo will serve as a one-stop search box for all physical and electronic items provided by UCSB Library, as well as items that can be requested through interlibrary loan.

Writing, designing, and delivering an effective oral presentation, especially one focused on academic research, requires careful planning and a lot of practice. Join Jeff Hanson and Madeleine Sorapure to learn how to captivate an audience with your research story.

Join us for the last Lunch & Learn event of the quarter, featuring talks by graduate students in English and Electrical & Computer Engineering. Come enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus.

Two financial literacy workshops are scheduled this month for graduate students to learn basic information about taxes and loans. Sign up today!

Summer programs have begun their recruitment cycle, and there are several opportunities to mentor interns focused in science, engineering, or mathematics this summer. This is a wonderful way to hone your communication and project management skills as well as inspire the next generation.

Join Versatile Ph.D. as it hosts its next panel discussion about careers in think tanks for humanities and social science Ph.D.s. Learn how you could make a positive impact on public policy while developing your skills.

Writing, designing, and delivering an effective oral presentation, especially one focused on academic research, requires careful planning and a lot of practice. Join Jeff Hanson and Madeleine Sorapure for a two-part workshop on how to captivate an audience with your research story.

You know what your research student should be doing, but it just doesn’t seem to be happening. Despite your best efforts to set up good habits for your student, it does not work. Why is this, and what can you do to make completing a research degree easier for your students and for you?

Join Jai Ranganathan for an interactive workshop that ​​will teach you how to keep track of the latest developments in your field, increase awareness of your research among colleagues, and to further your outreach.

What do graduate students do to finish on time; to overcome isolation, doubt, and writer’s block; and to enjoy the process? And just as importantly, what do they do in order to spend guilt-free time with their family and friends and perhaps even have holidays? If this sounds appealing, then this session will be of particular use to you.

Apply to the HACU National Internship Program for the opportunity to participate in paid federal or corporate sector internships in Washington, D.C., and other cities across the country. Deadline to apply for summer session is March 3.