Career Development

The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program awards five women postdoctoral scientists annually with grants of $60,000 each for their contributions in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Last date to apply is Friday, January 31, 2020.

UCSB's Instructional Development will be hosting four workshops this week focused on promoting active learning and engagement in your Winter Quarter courses. All faculty, instructors, and TAs are welcome to participate.

Do you often feel crazed during the end of fall quarter? Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community. Membership (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face - find out more here.

The RAND Graduate Student Summer Associate Program offers paid 12-week summer opportunities for graduate students to conduct research on a wide range of national security problems and domestic and international social policy issues. The deadline to apply is December 4, 2019.

UCSB Crossroads is hiring for a part-time project coordinator! This is a 50% time appointment for six months from the start date, with possible extension contingent upon performance and funding. This is a great opportunity for UCSB graduate students. The initial review date of applications will be December 8, 2019. Apply today!

Do you want to learn from top scientists and subject matter experts in energy sources, clean energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, climate change, vehicles, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, environmental sciences, and emergency response? The DOE Scholars Program is currently accepting applications through January 3, 2020. Read on to learn more!

Come learn about opportunities funded by the Individualized Professional​ Skills (IPS) Grant Program at ​our December 6 Meet & Eat. You'll hear from students in ​Spanish & Portuguese, Global Studies, and ​Marine Science about how they used their grant money to pursue a variety of external professional development opportunities. We'll bring the food, you bring your curiosity and questions!

Interested in becoming a Family Student Housing (FSH) Resident Assistant for the 2020-2021 academic year? Attend one of FSH's info sessions on December 3, 4, and 5 at 7pm, and check out the application, which goes live on December 1.

Join the Women's Center on December 6 for a relaxed event designed to bring together feminist-minded graduate students in a social and conversational setting. The event will include some guided discussion questions for groups and some informal polling to get a greater sense of the needs of women-identified and gender nonconforming students on campus. All genders and identities are welcome. Learn more and RSVP today!

The RCSGD is seeking a Graduate Fellow for Education Initiatives. This position contributes to the RCSGD mission of ensuring that LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty are supported and affirmed at UCSB. Students at any point in their graduate programs are welcome to apply by 9:00am on December 4th. Read on for more info.

Are you pursuing an academic career that will involve teaching? Would you like to develop your teaching repertoire and distinguish yourself from other applicants? This information session will allow you to explore how UCSB's Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT) program can help you secure academic jobs and enhance your teaching effectiveness. Read more today!

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are invited to a special workshop focused on writing and submitting fellowship proposals, including the NIH and the NSF. This December 16 workshop will feature grant writing experts, faculty, and education experts of successful training programs at Stanford and Georgia Tech.

The College of William & Mary invites current graduate students from a diverse array of fields to present their work at the the annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS), which will be held on March 20-21, 2020. This broadly themed conference is designed to bring together graduate students from diverse areas of study and from all stages of the degree process. Abstracts are due December 6.

Join the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association for their fourth annual Chemical Engineering Student Seminar Series (ChESS) talk this Friday, November 22nd at 4pm in Engineering II, Room 1519. Read on for details about this week's speaker.

The application for City Internships' 2019/20 Study and Intern Abroad Programs is now open. For this academic year, City Internships is offering Winter, Spring, and Summer Programs in twenty locations. All of the programs feature a series of career-readiness classes, workshops, and events centered around an internship placement at a leading company in an industry of interest. Apply today!