Career Development

Successful collaborations require coordination and planning among investigators and the ability to work together. Come join the UCSB Office of Research for a discussion with a panel of guest speakers about creating and fostering successful collaborations.

End the quarter right with our last Lunch & Learn event of 2016, featuring talks by graduate students in Communication and Environmental Science & Management. Come enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus!

Networking is a key component for starting your career, whether in academia or beyond academia. Building a network takes time and commitment but can provide long lasting benefits. Join Lana Smith-Hale for a workshop demystifying the world of networking.

UCSB offers an abundance of valuable campus resources to help graduate students thrive, but sometimes it can be hard to keep track of them all! The Graduate Division has recently compiled a digital resource packet to help faculty connect graduate students with campus resources.

Whether you are just beginning to write your dissertation/thesis and wondering about formatting, or you are close to filing and need to know about policies such as copyrighting and embargoing, the Graduate Division has you covered.

All graduate students currently enrolled in American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, History, Physics, Psychology, and Public Policy are invited to submit an abstract to William & Mary's 16th Graduate Research Symposium. The deadline is November 25.

The Department of Black Studies is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships for Winter 2017 to teach the History of Jazz.

The Globalization and Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative and International Education Society presents "Puncturing the Paradigm: Education Policy in a New ‘Global’ Era" a public webinar on December 12, 2016.

The application for the prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship Program is now open! This is a great opportunity for those who would like to become the next generation of leaders within the federal government.

The School for Scientific Thought provides UCSB science and engineering grad students and postdocs the opportunity to design and teach a five-session hands-on course for an audience of local and regional high school students. Winter 2017 applications due November 28, 2016.

Networking has immense value in all types of careers. Read a recap of a workshop given by Lana Smith-Hale on the importance of networking, how to effectively conduct an informational interview, and maximizing your LinkedIn profile.

You've almost survived fall quarter! Don't forget to take advantage of all the awesome resources that are available to you during your time here at UCSB. Check out the new digital resource packet featuring a compilation of grad-related campus resources.

Humanities and Social Science Ph.D.s can find interesting careers in Cultural Resource Management, or CRM – the identification and preservation of culturally important sites and resources. Check out Versatile Ph.D.'s online discussion panel on careers in CRM, happening November 14-18.

Join the upcoming information sessions to learn more about opportunities within the satellite systems and biotech industries. The information sessions will help you learn more about career paths within each industry and how you can join their efforts.

Learn more about the application process for the Capital Fellows Program from Steve Boilard, USBC alumnus and Executive Director of the Center for California Studies.