Career Development
Are you looking for experience in project management outside the university? The PIPELINES program employs UCSB graduate students as mentors to teams of undergraduate & community college STEM students working with Naval-based research projects. All graduate mentors will earn $800. Read on for more info!
Are you looking for experience in project management outside the university? Are you thinking about a career in industry?
The PIPELINES program (Problem-based Initiatives for Powerful Engagement and Learning In Naval Engineering and Science) employs UCSB graduate students as mentors to teams of undergraduate & community college STEM students working with Naval-based research projects. These teams work on projects from the Port Hueneme and Point Mugu Naval commands-NAVFAC, NAVSEA, NAVAIR.
As the UCSB Mentor for the team you will:
- Collaborate with a Naval Researcher on the project design
- Identify areas of need and support the academic growth of interns
- Meet regularly with interns during the 8-week program (Fridays)
- Engage UCSB faculty, staff, institutes with intern project
- Support scientific communication -oral presentations, design challenges, poster session.
Projects are all in Engineering -- Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Computer & Computer Science.
All UCSB graduate student mentors that participate will earn $1000.
Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
Please contact Wendy Ibsen, program coordinator, if you would like to know more about this professional skill-building opportunity.
