Career Development

The NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute invites applications for its first Graduate Student Workshop to be hosted March 6-9, 2022 at NYU Abu Dhabi. Doctoral students with a Ph.D. project related to the Arab world and that are currently in the writing stage are invited to apply. The application deadline is December 10, 2021.

This lunch and learn will focus on angel investors - from how they evaluate investment opportunities and how they organize (if at all) to how to find and approach the angel investors that are most likely to be interested in your company. Come learn the practical side of locating and attracting angel investments!

All graduate students are invited to join the Graduate Student Association (GSA) for coffee and bagels to get through the last week of classes! Grab a bagel and other breakfast snacks and meet your fellow grad students on Wednesday, December 1st from 10am - 12pm at the GSA Lounge. The event is first come, first serve and grab and go only.

Join Instructional Development for this special workshop designed for international TAs! Learn about teaching strategies as well as roles and responsibilities in undergraduate courses at UCSB. Pizza will be provided!

The Graduate Simulation Seminar Series (GS^3) 2021-2022 Invited Speaker, Heather Kulik, from MIT, will be visiting UCSB on Thursday, 1/13 and Friday, 1/14! Prof. Kulik will give a research seminar on 1/13 and a career talk on 1/14 . Read on for more details and the chance to sign up for meetings or a meal with Prof. Kulik!

Join Instructional Development for a series of pre-winter TA workshops! Read on for more info and to RSVP.

The UCSB Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) is currently seeking applicants for a Graduate Intern. This internship will begin immediately upon hire for the entirety of the 2021-2022 academic year. The Graduate Intern will support the department by working collaboratively with the EOP Management Team to assist in its assessment efforts utilizing a mixed-methodological approach that captures quantitative and qualitative data to create a holistic picture of students' experiences. The position includes partial fee remission and $18 per hour for 10-20 hours per week. Apply by Sunday, November 28 at 11:59 p.m.

Are you tech-savvy and service-oriented? Apply to work with Collaborate! Collaborate develops and launches key projects to significantly enhance technology services on the UCSB campus, and is currently seeking graduate student instructional design assistants to work 50%-time (with fee remission) or 25%-time (no fee remission). Read on to learn more!

The Graduate Division at UC Santa Barbara seeks an enthusiastic and dynamic professional to fill the role of Assistant Director for Graduate Student Professional Development. The Assistant Director plans and implements a program focused professional skills development for UCSB’s diverse graduate student population. For primary consideration, please apply by Monday, November 29, 2021.

Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you get unstuck with your writing. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!

On the occasion of International Education Week 2021, the Graduate Student Resource Center, Graduate Student Association (GSA), Graduate Student Apartment Community Council (GSACC), and the Office of International Students and Scholars invite international and internationally-travelled graduate students, postdocs, visiting scholars, and faculty to a casual evening of munching and mingling with other globally-minded members of the UCSB community.

Attention graduate students! Having trouble staying focused? Looking for community support? Want to meet other graduate students while still being a productive scholar? Underrepresented graduate students are invited to bring themselves (and their work!) to create a supportive space with accountability.

This virtual panel invites LGBTQIA+ faculty to talk about their experience of being LGBTQIA+ in academia. Topics covered will include: being on the academic jobs market, holding academic positions, and navigating the academy as LGBTQIA+ people. The panel will be held on Zoom. Read on to learn more and register!

Do you find it hard to talk about your skills, accomplishments, and career trajectory to a stranger? Join us virtually on November 18th to learn and practice skills for how to conduct effective informational interviews and learn how to best present yourself in an interview setting.

UC Santa Barbara graduate students have access to a number of services, resources, and templates to help build their professional identity. Click through to learn more about branded letterhead, slide templates, business cards, high-quality digital images, and more!