Career Development

Join us for our first Lunch & Learn of the summer! For our July event, you'll be treated to talks by graduate students in Comparative Literature and Geography -- all while enjoying free lunch. Sign up today!

In an effort to provide better accommodations for graduate student parents, the Graduate Division has updated our existing time-to-degree policy for parenting demands. The eligibility language has been clarified and the policy has been extended to master’s students as well.

NantBioScience is hiring for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scientific Communications that will provide PhDs in the biomedical sciences with comprehensive training in professional medical writing in the biopharma industry.

UCSB Career Services is currently accepting applications for its Graduate Career Peer position, to begin employment in Summer 2018. This position will give the successful applicant valuable experience working in ​higher-ed administration and the opportunity to assist with program development. NOTE: The application deadline has been extended to Sunday, June 24 at midnight.

The UCSB Library is seeking proposals for their annual Open Access Week programs. It is an opportunity for students and faculty to tell the Library what specific actions they would like the Library to take to redirect some collection funds toward more sustainable publishing models and initiatives. Submission deadline is August 1, 2018.

If you couldn't make it to the May 14 workshop on being a balanced researcher, have no fear! Here are some resources from the event for those who missed out. ​The workshop addressed common issues that many graduate students and postdocs often face and ​described the most useful strategies that thousands of researchers have found helpful in balancing the many demands on their time.

If you couldn't make it to the May 14 workshop on creating the seven secrets of highly successful research students, have no fear! Here are some resources from the event for those who missed out. Hugh Kearns covered topics such as advisor-student relations, getting your student to seek help when they are stuck, and keeping on going when things get tough.

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is seeking to hire Research Scientists for Quantum Computing and Optimization. This is a unique opportunity for multi-disciplinary, integrative research and science that supports NASA’s long-term mission requirements for students who have completed a Ph.D. degree in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Computer Engineering.

Join this workshop and share your work and offer constructive feedback for refining dissertation projects pursuant to the development of dissertation & postdoctoral fellowships applications. The workshop is open to five undergraduate and twenty graduate students in the Humanities & Qualitative Social Sciences.

All international graduate students and friends are invited to join OISS and Graduate Division for a year-end BBQ event. Burgers, hot dogs, and vegetarian options available. RSVP today to secure your spot and a free BBQ lunch!

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. Join them for free lunch and more information on how you can help shape the future of this great opportunity for grad students!

UCSB’s Department of Chicana/o Studies has open TA positions for 2018-2019 to teach Introduction to Chicana/o Studies, Racism in American History, and Chicana Writers. Interested students should submit application materials to Joann Erving no later than Wednesday, June 13, 2018.

Join fellow grad students on June 8 for an interdisciplinary art and science event that examines oceanography through the lens of art. The event will showcase the music, art, and film created during the cruise, manifested as a documentary and magazine, as well as provide a spotlight for local artists who share their passion for the marine world.

Want to learn more about LGBTQ+ research in the STEM fields? Join OUTreach on June 4 for a seminar talk by Dr. Izel Tekin, a postdoctoral fellow in the Craig Montell Lab. Snacks and drinks provided by the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.

Summer is almost here, which means that if you're planning to go on the academic job market this fall, it's time come up with a game plan. This workshop will give an overview of the academic hiring process as well as information on how to search for an academic job, what materials you will need to prepare for applications and campus visits, and how to develop a realistic time frame.