Career Development

The September Lunch & Learn will feature graduate students from Education and Materials! Enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with grads from across campus. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Find out the difference between fellowships and grants, why both are valuable, and which of the two can yield specific types of funding you need compared to just one source of income. Each are beneficial in different ways throughout your academic journey and development. Join us for this September 6 workshop to learn the ins and outs!

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center seeks graduate and undergraduate students who are fluent in Spanish to serve as interpreters at elementary schools during the schools’ fall parent-teacher conferences. Application deadline is October 8, 2018.

If you are seeking fellowships, grants, awards or call-for-proposals (CFP) that can support your research, this COS Pivot Workshop on September 4 is for you! You will learn to navigate different tools like creating tailored search lists, finding other collaborators, and tracking funding opportunities. Please come with your laptops and questions! Snacks will be provided.

You are almost there! The hiring committee thinks you are an accomplished scholar with an impressive career trajectory and commitment to diversity. But this is a teaching-heavy position and they want to know: are you also a wonderful presence in the classroom? This workshop on September 4 will explore teaching philosophies and how to make yours shine!

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will be hosting a virtual information session on August 23 to discuss why NGA is a great place to work, how you may be a fit, and provide you with guidance about the application process and application tips!

Share your research to win a trip to Berlin, Germany! The Falling Walls Lab Stanford is calling grad students, post-docs, and other young professionals from all fields to present their research project, business plan, or social initiative in just three minutes. Application deadline is September 9, 2018.

Many Ph.D. students feel that their degree will be their main qualification when they enter the non-academic job market, but having relevant job experience is just as important in setting yourself apart from other applicants. This August 29 workshop will cover how to find and pursue relevant experience that can be done alongside your graduate work.

Looking to transition to a career in fields like data science, data engineering, or artificial intelligence? Apply to become an Insight Fellow! The Insight Data Fellows Programs are tuition-free fellowships for graduating students, PhDs, and postdocs. The fall application deadline for Insight’s Fellowships is quickly approaching on August 20.

Do you know what a diversity statement is? How does diversity fit into your academic goals? This workshop on August 21 will explore diversity statements: what they are, what they look like, and how to make yours relevant to who you are. Join us and learn how to write about yourself, your research, and your teaching in relation to diversity!

Do you have a vision to make your community better? Or an idea to further develop your leadership potential? Apply to be a Bush Fellow and receive a flexible grant of up to $100,000! Bush Fellows may use the grant to pursue a self-designed leadership development plan or to start/complete a degree-seeking program. Deadline is August 30, 2018.

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center is now accepting applications from graduate students interested in attending the Humanities Without Walls Summer 2019 Workshop. During this three-week, in-residence summer workshop, participants will learn how to leverage their skills and training towards careers in a variety of fields. Deadline is Sept. 30, 2018.

If you are looking to pursue career opportunities outside of academia, your resume and cover letter are your tickets into that world. This workshop on August 16 will explore important techniques that will help you expertly craft and strategically target your resume and cover letter so you can get over the first application hurdle and on to an interview!

Join us on August 8 for a working session on how to use COS Pivot, a ​​​comprehensive funding source database available to you as a UCSB student. This event is particularly relevant if you are a beginner in understanding funding or an advanced student doing research ​who has not quite found funding options that fit your work. Come with your laptops and your questions! Snacks will be provided.

Passed up a prior funding workshop? Need a refresher? Have new questions? Come ​to our workshop on August 9! 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.