Career Development

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships for ​Fall 2019. Interested students who are fluent and proficient in Spanish with a BA in Spanish or equivalent, please fill out this survey and contact Laura Marqués-Pascual with your CV. Read on for more info!

Are you interested in developing a digital device repair training program? Would you like to lead a team of undergraduate student technology repair specialists? Do you want to be part of a solution that addresses both social and environmental justice aspects of technology repair? Join the Sustainable Technology Repair Initiative as their graduate student assistant. Application deadline is June 4.

Join us for our June Lunch & Learn featuring graduate students from Chemistry and Global Studies! Enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with grads from across campus. RSVP today!

The Peer Buddies Program is looking to fill its Summer Camp Counselor position immediately at $20/hr! Peer Buddies is an inclusion summer camp designed to help build social skills for kids with developmental disabilities. Read on for more info and apply today!

On May 28, join Shana Love, MPA, from the California State Auditor's Office as she shares crucial practices for career success built from having a successful personal brand. Shana will go into detail about leadership, personal conduct and image, and how your values can shape your career. She will also clarify what the Auditor's Office is really like and how the work is a great fit for graduate students. Sign up today!

Are you interested in helping your fellow grad students find careers outside of academia? The UCSB Beyond Academia organizing committee is now recruiting graduate students and postdocs to join the team for next year’s conference, where you can have the opportunity to develop transferable skills that are ​valuable to careers both inside and outside of the academy. Come to ​the next Organizer Interest Meeting on ​May 29!

Passed up a prior funding workshop? Need a refresher? Have new questions? Come ​to our workshop on June 4! You'll get clarity on funding-related questions ranging from admissions, external fellowships, project money, and research grants, as well as where to get answers for each type of scenario. Snacks will be provided!

The ​Interdisciplinary Humanities Center seeks 5-10 graduate student teaching fellows for Foundations in the Humanities, a prison correspondence program in literary studies active in twelve California state prisons. Fellows will be paid for participation in the program. Read on for more info!

Are you an international student interested in working in the U.S.? Are you preparing for a work or internship opportunity but don’t know what to expect? Do you want to continue your academic journey in the U.S. as a researcher or scholar? Then attend this panel event to get an overview of American workplaces, employer expectations, and tips for success. Pizza and refreshments will be provided!

NAVSEA is hiring many full-time and internship positions at Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division in Port Hueneme, CA. They will be holding an information session on campus on May 21st to discuss current openings. Pizza will be provided! Read on for more info and to register on Handshake.

The UCSB Library is seeking proposals for their Open Access Week activities. Open Access (OA) Week is an annual international event that takes place the last week of October. In 2019 Library programming for OA Week will occur October 21-25. Proposals are accepted from members of the UCSB community through August 1. Read on for details!

The Department of Asian American Studies is accepting teaching assistant applications for its lower division courses for the 2019-2020 academic year. Read on for specifics and information about how to apply!

If you are planning to apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2020-21 grant cycle or want to learn more about the program, join us for an information session on May 30. This session will cover types of grants, the components of a Fulbright application, tips for putting together the best Fulbright application possible, and the campus interview process.

Are you interested in becoming the future of venture capital? PledgeLA has teamed up with HBCUvc to create a 10-week, full-time, paid experiential learning internship program that offers two weeks of training and eight weeks placed at an LA-based venture capital firm. Read on for more info! Applications are due May 19th.

Come learn about the Individualized Professional​ Skills (IPS) Grant Program at ​our ​​May ​30 Meet & Eat! You'll hear from Jason Johns and Natalie Love (​​PhD students in EEMB), and Roxie Chuang (PhD student in Psychology) about their professional development experiences funded by the IPS ​grant.