Career & Tools

The RCSGD is seeking a Graduate Fellow for Education Initiatives. This position contributes to the RCSGD mission of ensuring that LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty are supported and affirmed at UCSB. Students at any point in their graduate programs are welcome to apply by 9:00am on December 4th. Read on for more info.

Are you pursuing an academic career that will involve teaching? Would you like to develop your teaching repertoire and distinguish yourself from other applicants? This information session will allow you to explore how UCSB's Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT) program can help you secure academic jobs and enhance your teaching effectiveness. Read more today!

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are invited to a special workshop focused on writing and submitting fellowship proposals, including the NIH and the NSF. This December 16 workshop will feature grant writing experts, faculty, and education experts of successful training programs at Stanford and Georgia Tech.

The College of William & Mary invites current graduate students from a diverse array of fields to present their work at the the annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS), which will be held on March 20-21, 2020. This broadly themed conference is designed to bring together graduate students from diverse areas of study and from all stages of the degree process. Abstracts are due December 6.

Join the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association for their fourth annual Chemical Engineering Student Seminar Series (ChESS) talk this Friday, November 22nd at 4pm in Engineering II, Room 1519. Read on for details about this week's speaker.

The application for City Internships' 2019/20 Study and Intern Abroad Programs is now open. For this academic year, City Internships is offering Winter, Spring, and Summer Programs in twenty locations. All of the programs feature a series of career-readiness classes, workshops, and events centered around an internship placement at a leading company in an industry of interest. Apply today!

On December 4, Academic Advisors from the Graduate Division will be available to meet with students individually to conduct formatting pre-checks and answer questions about the process of filing a master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation, or DMA supporting document. Space is limited so sign up today!

Are you interested in sharing your research with legislative staffers, agency managers, and senior policy leaders at our State Capitol? The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) is currently seeking graduate students, postdocs, and early-career faculty in California for the CCST Science Translators Showcase on February 5th. Read on to learn more and apply by December 4!

Are you interested in mentoring and teaching science to high school students? UCSB's School for Scientific Thought has the perfect opportunity for graduate students to spend five of their Saturday mornings during the Winter quarter teaching science and getting young high schoolers excited about a life in the sciences. $2000 fellowships are available. Applications will be accepted until December 8.

Are you interested in an opportunity to use and enhance your data skills? The NSF's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics is currently accepting applicants for a one-year, full-time appointment. Read on to find out more about this opportunity!

Come learn about opportunities funded by the Individualized Professional​ Skills (IPS) Grant Program at ​our November 22 Meet & Eat. You'll hear from students in Psychology, Sociology, and EEMB 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!

Join BMES, CSEP, CNSI, and the Center for Bioengineering this Friday, November 15 for ​an engaging career talk with Dr. Ohi Dibua,​ a software engineer at Nines. Read on for more details and to RSVP for the event.

The Department of Black Studies is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships for the 2019-2020 academic year. Read on for more information on the positions and how to complete an application. Apply by November 15!

Want to learn the basics of Geospatial Data? UCSB Library’s Interdisciplinary Research Collaboratory is hosting a Data Carpentry workshop for those interested in an introduction to spatial computing with the R statistical programming language. This is a series of four half-day workshops to be held on November 14, 15, 21 and 22 from 9:00am to 12:30pm.

Are you a current student or recent graduate looking for a paid STEM internship or research opportunity? Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is hosting a virtual recruitment fair showcasing more than twenty-five U.S. Department of Energy sponsored programs. This webinar is on Wednesday, November 13 from 12-3:00pm EST.