Career Development

Let's face it: there are a lot of experiences and situations that can make grad school stressful. Do you already have some concerns? In this workshop, your academic counselor, Ryan Sims, will host an interactive discussion about some common grad student life experiences and share with you some tools and techniques to address them. All are welcome!

Join UCSB Career Services for the Social Services & Helping Professions 2020 Career & Internship Fair. This fair is geared toward students seeking roles in: Non-profits, Education, Health, Medicine & more! This event will take place virtually on Handshake! This is an opportunity for you to connect with recruiters in a virtual environment through 1:1 audio, video, and text-based chat.

UCSB Career Services presents the Business & Beyond Fall 2020 Career & Internship Fair. This fair is geared toward students seeking roles in: Sales, Finance, Accounting, Customer Support, Human Resources, Marketing, Recruiting, Management, and Supply Chain Operations. This event will take place virtually on Handshake! This is an opportunity for you to connect with recruiters in a virtual environment through 1:1 audio, video, and text-based chat.

Join UCSB Career Services for the Science, Technology & Engineering 2020 Career & Internship Fair. This fair will take place virtually on Handshake! This is an opportunity for you to connect with recruiters in a virtual environment through 1:1 audio, video, and text-based chat.

Calling all aspiring creative writers! The College of Creative Studies (CCS) has multiple fall courses open to graduate students to help you polish your writing skills. All CCS classes are Pass/No Pass and can be taken for variable units. Read on to learn more!

The “Pillars of Teaching Assistantship” workshop series and certificate is designed to provide TAs with a comprehensive, research-based foundation for teaching in the role of TA. TAs will earn a Pillars certificate after completing all six workshops and their brief pre- and post- workshop activities. In this workshop you will use learning objective taxonomies and a lesson planning framework to design active, student-centered classes.  Read on to learn more!

Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a “Schedule A” recruitment program that connects federal government and private-sector employers nationwide to highly motivated college students with disabilities. Registration is now open through Wednesday, October 14.

This Association for Psychological Science (APS) webinar features a panel of APS members, all of whom will share their personal journeys to their postdoc positions. STEM career coach Alaina Levine will also participate and give advice about the steps involved in identifying the best opportunities for you, and preparing for your search. Webinar is on October 15 from 11am-12pm.

Are you interested in applying science and technology in the interest of national security and solving global challenges? Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories is hosting an information session on October 14 from 3 - 4pm where they will be discussing their 'Design Physics Division' and opportunities for PhD students.

Join us for a screening of Picture a Scientist! The film provides new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. Once you RSVP, you'll receive the screening link and will have 72 hours to watch on your own time. Sign-up 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 October 23rd 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.

Grad students, need help managing your research? UCSB Library is offering a workshop on Zotero, a popular open source citation manager. Learn how Zotero can help you efficiently collect and organize your research, create bibliographies, collaborate with your colleagues, streamline your research process, and more. This workshop will be offered three times in October. Sign up today to reserve your spot.

UCSB now has 35 single occupancy spaces on campus for limited use by graduate student instructors to deliver remote instruction. Graduate student instructors with compelling needs to utilize these spaces for remote instruction may reserve a space for a maximum of 6 hours per week, up to 10 weeks in advance. Read on for more information and to reserve your space!

On May 10, join Instructional Development for a workshop on teaching philosophy statements! As a participant in this workshop, you will work through a series of exercises to help you reflect on your teaching, and by the end of the workshop you will have a draft outline of your teaching philosophy statement.

On January 21, join Instructional Development for a workshop on teaching philosophy statements! As a participant in this workshop, you will work through a series of exercises to help you reflect on your teaching, and by the end of the workshop you will have a draft outline of your teaching philosophy statement.