Career Development

3M will be hosting Raising Influence in Science and Engineering (RISE) a virtual conference from June 13-15, 2022. RISE is primarily intended to introduce emerging female and/or underrepresented science and engineering graduate talent to the wide range of rewarding careers in research and development at one of the world’s most recognized innovation companies. Applications are due on April 11, 2022.

UCSB Graduate Division is offering a course for Spring 2022 designed for graduate students interested in a career in college and university teaching. Students will gain experience in applying pedagogical theories and evidence-based teaching into course design, implementation, assessment, and evaluation. Register today!

The UCSB Library is hosting two workshops next week -- Intro to R for Data Visualization, and Zotero Basics.

The Center for Graduate Career Success will be offering a free webinar, during which Dr. L. Maren Wood, PhD, will share research and insights about the the unique professional development needs of master's students. The webinar will also introduce a new training platform, Beyond Graduate School, and show how the platform differs from CGCS's work with PhDs and postdocs in Beyond the Professoriate. Read on for more information!

UCSB Library and the Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL) invite you to a moderated discussion via Zoom at 12pm next Wednesday, February 16, about incorporating the UCSB Reads book into a course. Hear from UCSB faculty across the disciplines who have done this successfully and learn how the UCSB Reads program can support your instruction.

The UCSB Library is offering a pair of workshops in week 7 to introduce students to two powerful software tools for your research: R and Zotero. Read on for more information and registration links.

The founder of Beyond the Professoriate, Dr. L. Maren Wood, is offering three webinars in February, two of which are free. If you're wondering where your PhD can take you beyond academia, check out these excellent professionalization opportunities.

UC Love Data Week is next week, with UCSB's Library Research Data Services hosting seminars on February 14th and 17th. Read on for more information about these events and for registration info.

Did you miss our Special Guest Workshop with Alison Miller last week but want to learn to be more productive and effective at writing and conducting academic research? Would you like to develop and use a sound project-management approach to completing your dissertation or thesis? Then be sure to watch the recording from the event! Read on for more info and a link to the video.

The Los Angeles Review of Books is now accepting applications for its 2022 Publishing Workshop! Read on for more information about this exciting program, and for links to the application.

UC Santa Barbara Early Childhood Care & Education Services is now hiring a new part-time Program Evaluation Coordinator. Read on for more information about this student employment opportunity.

Join the Graduate Center for Literary Research for a free workshop on dissertation and prospectus writing on February 18 from 3-4pm. The workshop is open to graduate students from any department in the Humanities at UCSB. Read on to learn more!

The U.S. Department of Energy is now hiring candidates with experience in a variety of areas--including public policy, business, physical sciences, engineering, and project management-- to join its recently created Clean Energy Corps. Read on for more information!

Planning to apply for an NIH F award? Evaluators assess numerous sections including the researcher's specific aims, a biographical sketch, a goals statement, an institutional selection statement... and then there is still the actual research proposal! With so many pieces to compose, students can feel lost as to how to best present themselves and what information needs to be conveyed. This presentation on February 9th will walk you through the many pieces of this application and prepare you to craft a winning application.

Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent/legal resident pursuing doctoral or postdoctoral work in health-related research? If so, you are likely eligible for the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) F31 postdoctoral and/or F32 postdoctoral fellowship awards. The F31 provides graduate students with ~$25,000 annually in addition to annually covering 60% of tuition and fees (up to $16,000); F32 amounts vary by postdoctoral experience. Join us on February 2 to learn more these awards, how NIH funding schemes work, and how to start building a strong application. The presentation will be put on by Dr. Orit Rapaport, Research Development Strategist/Grant Writer for Stanford University. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with Dr. Rapaport one on one for advice on applying. Free pizza will also be served!