Career & Tools

UC Irvine is offering multiple free virtual career workshops in the next few weeks to help you explore career possibilities and develop helpful skills. UC Santa Barbara students are invited to attend these workshops, but advance registration is required. Read on for more details!

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) hires students at the Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD levels for positions supporting the US Congress and also offers summer internships. Read on to learn more about these opportunities and see sample job descriptions!

This virtual workshop on November 9th will help you begin to understand how to look for and apply for positions that speak to your values and interests. This workshop will review two helpful career exploration platforms, ImaginePhD and VersatilePhD, to help you discover new career pathways and how to learn about viable career paths beyond the academy. RSVP today!

Check out this UCSB series on grad student and postdoc professional development experiences funded by the Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program. Our latest featured video is by Marina Zhukova, a graduate student in Linguistics, who attended the Linguistics Career Launch, a 4-week online career bootcamp for linguists interested in exploring careers outside academia. Read on to watch her video and learn more about the IPS program!

Many job interviews take place online, so what better way to prepare than through this Zoom-based workshop! On Nov 8, come learn a plethora of tips and tricks to utilize in your next online interview, whether that be in academia or industry. We'll discuss common interview questions, tips for giving job talks online, and things you'll want to prepare before the interview itself.

UCSB's Student Mental Health Coordination Services and UCSB's Health & Wellness Department are each hiring for graduate student assistant positions. Both positions are 20 hours/week and involve work on various projects to support the respective programming of the two offices. Read on to find out more about these positions and how to submit your interest.

The Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) provides opportunities for college students to participate in research at one of 47 Department of Navy (DoN) laboratories for 10 weeks during the summer. This is a paid internship with stipends set to $7,000 for new undergraduate participants, $8,500 for returning undergraduate students, and $11,000 for graduate students. Apply now!

Interested in finding funding for an internship or job opportunity? Come attend our Graduate Student Internship Fellowship Information Session on November 4th to learn how to create a strong application to be a competitive applicant for $2000-2500 in fellowship funds. Get the experience you need without the financial strain!

Join the Library on October 25 at 2pm for two presentations to recognize International Open Access Week. Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of openness, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make open access research and scholarship sustainable. Following the presentations, there will be an outdoor reception in the adjacent Mountain Courtyard. Read on to learn more!

UCSB Career Services is currently accepting applications for its Graduate Career Peer position. Along with an hourly salary and partial fee support (equivalent to 25% TA fee support), this position provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in academic administration while helping fellow graduate students develop important career skills. Apply by October 31!

What do you want to be known for? What makes you stand out as a scholar/professional? If you don't define your own value, others either won't know or will define it for you. Join Bri McWhorter from Activate to Captivate for a hands-on workshop that will help you learn how to articulate what makes you unique, define your career goals, and make a plan to convey your message to others.

This is the second and final week for the Engaging Teaching Symposium Series! The Symposium is a great opportunity to learn about innovative teaching practices at UCSB and beyond, presented by both instructors and learners. The Symposium will run October 13-26. Read on to learn more!

Are you having trouble focusing or aren’t sure where on campus you can get your work done? Come to the Women's Center EVERY MONDAY this quarter for study hours and make some friends along the way! The Center will provide a very intentional space for you and coffee as well.

Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you get unstuck with your writing. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!

Let's face it: there are a lot of experiences and situations that can make grad school stressful. Do you already have some concerns? In this workshop, your academic counselor, Ryan Sims, will host an interactive discussion about some common grad student life experiences and share with you some tools and techniques to address them. All are welcome!