Career Development

The UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management presents the 21st annual public presentations of the school's master's thesis projects: Environmental Solutions in Action. Please join UCSB Bren in learning and celebrating the wonderful work their students have completed on science-based solutions to today's environmental challenges.

It is time for the 2nd annual Black Summit/Celebrating Black Scholarship event presented by UCSB's Black Graduate Student Association! A day full of exciting workshops and talks highlighting the awesome work being done on and around UCSB.

Garden Street Academy, a private K-12 school, seeks a dynamic Middle School Language Arts Teacher with appropriate credentials and degrees to provide a quality, dynamic, and innovative curriculum for 6th - 8th grades, committed to thematic, inquiry-based, student-centered instructional practices.

UCSB’s Division of Humanities and Fine Arts is now accepting applications for the Dean's Prize Teaching Fellowship to reward excellence in teaching, curricular design, and pedagogical practices. Prize winners are appointed as Teaching Associates for one quarter to offer an independently-taught seminar. Application deadline is May 25, 2018.

If you are considering entering the job market any time soon, a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile is a must-have. Join our May 1 workshop on using LinkedIn and Versatile PhD as powerful tools for your non-academic career search!

Come ​work alongside your fellow graduate students! The Graduate Writers' Room reopens on Monday, April 23, for the Spring 2018 Quarter. Enjoy free snacks, coffee, and wifi while working in our quiet, comfortable space.

If you're ​applying for a teaching-​focused academic job, you will almost certainly be asked to provide a teaching philosophy statement. ​So what is it and how do you even begin to describe your own philosophy? The Graduate Student Resource Center ​will host a handy workshop ​to answer ​these and other rhetorical questions. In this workshop, we will look at ​​teaching philosophy ​statements and ​ask the hard questions that will help you ​figure out what your own philosophy is.

Lunch & Learn resumes next month with graduate students from Art History and Technology Management giving talks on May 4! Enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with grads from across campus. Space is limited, so sign up today!

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center seeks graduate students to work as instructors in a correspondence program on “Foundations in the Humanities” for people incarcerated in California Men’s Colony and Kern Valley State Prison. Apply now to be a Graduate Teaching Fellow in this IHC Prison Correspondence Course. Deadline is June 1, 2018.

Come join an interactive workshop co-led by BASF, where facilitators will discuss concrete ways to connect with audiences of varied backgrounds and to translate scientific research for them. They will use case studies and video clips to illustrate effective strategies for identifying bridging points, distilling out unnecessary detail, explaining through metaphors, and engaging through emotion.

Did you know that Santa Barbara is a founding city of “Earth Day” (now celebrated around the globe)? On this tour you will enjoy beautiful scenic sites and learn the history of Earth Day while drinking popular beverages known to Santa Barbara natives. The tour will end at the Earth Day Festival in Alameda park where the Santa Barbara community celebrates regional leaders.

Join Dr. Mindy Colin for a free lunch discussion to gain valuable insights into best practices for succeeding as an international Teaching Assistant. This event is planned to create a casual yet supportive network for international TAs so that you can gain insights and build community. Current and prospective TAs are all welcome to join!

How do you tell your story so that it leads to the outcome and salary you deserve? Join us for a hands-on workshop with Lisa Gates, co-founder of the firm SheNegotiates, to learn five key steps for preparing for any negotiation. Grad students and postdocs of all genders are welcome at this event! NOTE: This workshop is a rescheduling of an event previously publicized in March 2018.

Students come into our classrooms from different backgrounds with varying levels of prior knowledge. While this diversity of students poses some difficulties, there are actually many advantages to this situation. In this workshop, we will discuss different ways to encourage learning at all levels and explore different types of section activities to build a community of learners in the classroom.

Interested in a career in higher-education teaching? In this mock group interview, participants will have a chance to practice talking about their teaching. To foster authenticity, we will induce a mild degree of nervousness by videotaping participants. During a private follow-up session, you will have the opportunity to review your performance on videotape with an Instructional Consultant.