Career & Tools

Are you a graduate student interested in the intersection of public policy, research, and mentorship? The Presidential GOLD Fellowship hosted by the UC Washington Program provides you with the opportunity to live in DC and engage policymakers on issues important to national public policy and your research. Last date to apply for Spring Quarter 2020 is Feb 10!

Interested in a career beyond the academy, and want to learn more about the essentials of crafting it? Join these professional development webinars from Beyond the Professoriate for a jump start. They are free to join and also available to watch on replays. Advance registration is required.

UC Santa Cruz and UC Riverside are pleased to announce the opening of the first Earth Futures Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Fellow will play a key role in helping to found the world’s first center to study the future of Earth on cosmic time. Deadline to apply is Feb 1.

This is a call for interested speakers for the 2020 Spatial Lightning Talks on Tuesday, February 11 at 12:00 p.m. This annual series of 3-minute lightning talks brings together speakers from across the UCSB campus as well as the local community to enlighten the crowd on spatial topics of all sorts. Read on for more info and sign up by January 26!

Are you a tech-savvy, service-oriented graduate student? Apply to be Collaborate's Instructional Design Assistant today! These roles are 50 percent positions with fee remission and 25 percent positions without fee remission.

Come learn about opportunities funded by the Individualized Professional​ Skills (IPS) Grant Program at ​our January 31 Meet & Eat. You'll hear from students and postdocs in Materials, EEMB, Environmental Science, and Physics about how they used their grant money to pursue a variety of external professional development opportunities. We'll bring the food, you bring your curiosity and questions!

Kick-start your career on February 28-29! The annual Beyond Academia conference aims to prepare UCSB graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all stages and disciplines to pursue a wide range of career options. Registration is open through February 20, so sign up today!

Want to learn more about resources, credits, and deductions for graduate students? Then sign up now for our February 4th financial literacy workshop on tax credits, deductions, and resources! Space is limited so please RSVP.

Come join other graduate students as we discuss feelings of impostor syndrome in academia. This interactive workshop is designed to unpack feelings of impostor syndrome and provide tools to address these emotions. Designed specifically for women, people of color, and marginalized students in mind; however, all are welcome! There will be snacks available.

Are you a graduate student in the biomedical sciences interested in research and working with some of the brightest minds in the country? Check out the 'Path to Postdoc' opportunity at UCSF and apply by February 2!

Here is a great opportunity from the Linguistics Department for international graduate students to get detailed, tailored English-language academic writing help, while also receiving course credits. Sign up today!

Mark your calendars! The 2020 Winter Career & Internship Fair will be held on Jan 21 & 22 from 10am to 2pm at the Corwin Pavilion. Meeting and interacting with recruiters face-to-face is still a critical part of the job search process — the Winter Career Fair will offer you a unique opportunity to make personal connections that are impossible when simply submitting a resume online. Read on for more information.

For many students who spent years learning about introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions, literature reviews can be confusing because they don’t fit neatly with previous knowledge. In this workshop on January 30, participants will learn what makes up a literature review and how to write one. Sign up today!

The “Pillars of Teaching Assistantship” workshop series and certificate is designed to provide TAs with a comprehensive, research-based foundation for teaching in the role of TA. TAs will earn a Pillars certificate after completing all six workshops and their brief pre- and post- workshop activities. In this workshop on May 7, you will evaluate different ways of reflecting on your teaching that help you grow as a TA. Read on to learn more!

The “Pillars of Teaching Assistantship” workshop series and certificate is designed to provide TAs with a comprehensive, research-based foundation for teaching in the role of TA. TAs will earn a Pillars certificate after completing all six workshops and their brief pre- and post- workshop activities. In this workshop on April 22, you will use principles from evidence-centered design to make assessments more focused and impactful and to help you with practical grading strategies. Read on to learn more!