Career Development

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.

Still looking for funding? Or planning ahead for 2018-2019? Attend the next Finding Funding Workshop on June 5th with Funding Peer Advisor Noreen Balos and learn about campus and external funding sources. Bring your computer to search funding databases, and we'll bring the free snacks!

NextProf Nexus is a three-day workshop that gives participants a candid view of academic life along with the tools and network to support their success. Each workshop brings together a select cohort of diverse engineers for three days of learning and interacting with peers and mentors. Application deadline is June 15, 2018.

Join the UCSB Library for a talk by Johanna Drucker, a Breslaur Professor of Bibliographical Studies in the Department of Information Studies at UCLA. Dr. Drucker's talk will assess the challenges of appropriating visualization methods from natural and statistical sciences for use in digital humanities, and will outline a set of proposals for alternatives.

Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) will assemble a diverse group of 20-25 leading change agents, aged 32-45, from around the world to participate in its unique seven-week program. Fellows represent all professional sectors and hail from any number of careers, from journalism to the military to higher education to private corporations to the theater and beyond. Application deadline is June 15, 2018.

Come join Continental for some good eats and casual conversation with several of their team members, while working on the solution to the Rubik's cube!

If you are planning to apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2019-20 grant cycle or want to learn more about the program, join us for an information session on May 31. 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.

In this second professional development series summer mentor preparation workshop on May 31, facilitator Dr. Jens-Uwe Kuhn will provide a brief introduction to mentoring goals, aligning expectations between mentors and mentees, and strategies for day-to-day managing of a summer research intern project and making it a successful experience for both you and your intern.

Want to connect with other grad students? Join UCSB Health & Wellness on May 31 in Speed Friending (like speed dating, but for friendships!), where you'll have great company along with tasty snacks and coffee! RSVP strongly encouraged.

Find out the difference between fellowships and grants, why both are valuable, and which of the two can yield you specific types of funding you need compared to just one source of income. Each are a benefit in different ways throughout your academic journey and development. Join us for this May 30 workshop to learn the ins and outs!

How do you determine the right scope and level of research for your summer intern? What should you consider? This interactive workshop on May 23 will tackle those questions and also present ideas for how to nurture your interns' independent thinking, how to deal with set-backs, and how to check student progress.