Career Development

Graduate school can be challenging without proper support and fulfilling professional relationships. In this free webinar from Beyond the Professoriate on November 20, a panel of academic experts who work with grad students will discuss ways to maintain positive and healthy connections with your colleagues and supervisors. Click for more info and to register!

If you are considering entering the job market any time soon, a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile is a must-have. Join this workshop on November 23rd to learn how to maximize this tool in order to look for jobs, network with potential employers, and connect with others in the professional domain.

Are you struggling to explain your career transition to others? Join L. Maren Wood, PhD (Founder of Beyond the Professoriate) in this free webinar on November 13 to learn how you can construct a strong, compelling, and convincing transition story for your nonacademic job search. Click for more info and to register!

Register now for the Horizons Conference--a fully virtual career conference designed for doctoral students, postdocs, and their friends! The conference is hosted by Johns Hopkins University and will happen on Thursday, November 12 from 9am - 3pm ET. Read on to learn more.

Big Ideas is awarding up to $20,000 for your social-impact big idea through the Big Ideas Contest! Big Ideas is an innovation competition between all the UC campuses that offers education, structure, funding, and validation to bring your idea to life. Submit your pre-proposal by November 20! Read on to learn more.

Join us for our Finding Funding Workshop on November 18th! We'll cover UCSB financial resources, external funding, and how to find them -- all geared especially for international grad students.

This virtual workshop on November 17th will introduce graduate students and postdocs in the Social Sciences and Humanities to the ImaginePhD and Versatile PhD tools to help ​them discover their skills, interests, values, career pathways, and how to set goals. RSVP today!

Have you been meaning to update your resume but don't have the time? Do you want to learn how to stand out from the crowd? Join us for this online workshop on November 18th to learn tips and techniques that will help you craft and strategically target your resume. Use the time to actually workshop and update your resume with expert help.

As part of OISS's International Education Week, come learn about international perspectives on embodied consciousness on November 16th and learn hands-on, practical tools for reversing the tendency to ignore our body's basic signals.

UCSB Enrollment Services and UCSB Thrive have partnered with Human IT to support students without access to a laptop and/or internet access. Eligible students will be provided a hotspot, chromebook, and a grant funding award for $255 to cover the cost of internet access for one year. Read on to learn more!

Join us for Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Communication and Marine Science. While we won't be able to share pizza in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a $15 Target gift card.

The Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) gives current PhD students the opportunity to work with a mentor at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in a unique interdisciplinary and international research environment. Read on to learn more!

Interested in finding funding for an internship or job opportunity? Come attend this virtual Graduate Student Internship Fellowship Information Session on November 12th to learn how to create a strong application to be a competitive applicant for $2000-2500 in fellowship funds. Get the experience you need without the financial strain!

Looking to transition to a career in data science, data engineering, or artificial intelligence? Apply to become an Insight Fellow! The Insight Data Fellows Programs offers tuition-free fellowships for PhDs and postdocs. The application deadline for Insight’s Fellowships is quickly approaching on November 2, 2020.

Do you find it hard to talk about your skills, accomplishments, and career trajectory to a stranger? Join us virtually on November 10th to learn and practice skills for how to conduct effective informational interviews and learn how to best present yourself in an interview setting.