Career Development

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has paid internship opportunities and a job opening this summer that are available to graduate students in Washington, DC. Application deadline is April 15, 2019. Read on for more info!

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.

Whether it's linking sentences, paragraphs, sections, or chapters, narrative is what allows good writing to flow. This workshop on April 24 will teach participants the ins and outs of narrative. From there, participants will learn how to revise their writing to better position the narratives in their own works. RSVP today and learn how to improve your ability to connect with your audience!

On April 22, join Instructional Development for a workshop on PowerPoint design. This workshop will help you learn how to make slides that research shows help your students learn best. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Join Dr. Christopher Martin, Senior Science Program Officer Directo​r of Grants and Systems​ at the Kavli Foundation, for a Physics Career Colloquium, "Learning Never Ends", on April 9, 2019. Topics may be of interest to graduate students in any science discipline thinking about their future. Read on for more info!

Find yourself obsessing about visuality, research, and the humanities? The UC Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) is hiring a Research Communications Manager to coordinate all of UCHRI’s research and programming communications. Read on for more info and to apply!

Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy, is currently looking to fill full-time Generalist Consultant and GAMMA positions. Read on for more information about these job opportunities and attend a virtual info session to learn about BCG. Apply today!

UCSB Library is offering two half-day, hands-on workshops aimed to familiarize participants with NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software tool, designed for researchers working with text-based and multimedia information. NVivo allows for researchers to complete deep analysis on large and small groups of data. Part 1 of the workshop will focus on file organization. Read on for more info.

On April 17, join Instructional Development for a workshop on grading student writing. Issues to be discussed include grading rubrics, written feedback, and anticipating potential grade disputes. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Join us for ​this year's Graduate Student Career Mixer on April 17! Hosted at the Mosher Alumni House, this exclusive recruitment event is an opportunity for UCSB master’s and Ph.D. students​, as well as postdoctoral scholars, to connect with employers who are specifically seeking to recruit graduate students and junior scholars for job and internship opportunities. Sign up today!

How do they do it? I'm talking about those graduate students who publish articles, conduct research, fly to conferences, and still find time to be caught up on every Netflix show. This workshop on April 17 will explore the type of time you have and how best to be productive with it (because not all time is the same when it comes to writing). Sign up today and learn how to maximize your writing productivity!

Did you miss out on the Beyond Academia conference last month? Don't worry! You can attend Beyond the Professoriate's career conference, hosted online May 4 and 11! Th​is two-day event brings together panelists and presenters from a wide range of academic backgrounds and careers who will talk about working in non-faculty roles in a variety of jobs and careers.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we must cancel this ​Budgeting Basics workshop. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and will inform you if we are able to reschedule the workshop in the near future. You may also send an email to our Graduate Funding Peer Advisor if you would like to schedule an individual consultation on funding-related matters.

The Department of Black Studies is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships for the 2019-2020 academic year. All materials, including the letter of reference, must be postmarked no later than April 8th, 2019, by 5pm. Interested students should submit application materials as soon as possible. Read on for more info!

Come ​work alongside your fellow graduate students! The Graduate Writers' Room will reopen on Monday, April 1, for the Spring 2019 Quarter. Enjoy free snacks, coffee, and wifi while working in our quiet, comfortable space.