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The UCSB Library is pleased to announce the return of extended hours for dead & finals weeks. Beginning June 2 and ending June 13, Late Night Study will begin at 6PM. During Late Night Study, the Library is only open to UCSB students, faculty, and staff. Read on for more info!

City of Hope's 3rd Annual Biomedical Graduate Student Symposium provides various professional development opportunities for attendees. Organizers encourage PhD students to present their current research; abstracts of 500 words or less can be submitted online and are now due July 31. Registration for the symposium opens June 1.

Have you considered continuing your research interests in the medical field? Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) offers a wide range of opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to learn collaboratively across various specialties with the support of faculty and staff at a premier medical institution. Find an opportunity for you today!

UCSB Library is offering a Summer Python series on Tuesday mornings from June 25-September 10. These lessons are ​free and open to UCSB affiliates, including students, researchers, staff, and faculty. The lesson, Plotting and Programming in Python, is an introduction to programming in Python for people with little or no previous programming experience. Read on for more info and to sign up!

The Non-Traditional Student Resource Center is looking to hire a Graduate Student Assistant who will be responsible for collaborating with affiliated departments and addressing the needs of the Non-Traditional Student population. Read on for more info and to apply!

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies is currently accepting applications for teaching assistants for first-year German language courses for the academic year 2019-2020. Primary duties will include teaching, grading of homework and assignments, and enrollment in a German 500 methodology practicum. Interested students should submit application materials as soon as possible. Read on for more info!

Stanford PRISM (Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine) is an opportunity for select late-stage graduate students from diverse backgrounds to come to Stanford for a recruitment weekend, interview with potential mentors, and get the inside scoop on postdoctoral training at Stanford. Priority Review deadline is July 8, 2019; application closes August 5, 2019. Read on for more info!

2019 marks the sixth anniversary of TEDxUCSB! The event will feature nine talks on a range of topics centered on this year's theme, "Declaration of Interdependence." TEDxUCSB will take place on Saturday, June 1, 2019, from 2-6pm in UCSB's Theater and Dance W1701. Read on for details!

UC Santa Barbara's Center for Black Studies Research is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in Social Sciences with a focus on Black Studies. The research may include the fields of psychology, education, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, and data science as it applies to social sciences and other social science disciplines and fields. Priority application deadline is June 15, 2019. Read on for more info!

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships for ​Fall 2019. Interested students who are fluent and proficient in Spanish with a BA in Spanish or equivalent, please fill out this survey and contact Laura Marqués-Pascual with your CV. Read on for more info!

Are you interested in developing a digital device repair training program? Would you like to lead a team of undergraduate student technology repair specialists? Do you want to be part of a solution that addresses both social and environmental justice aspects of technology repair? Join the Sustainable Technology Repair Initiative as their graduate student assistant. Application deadline is June 4.

Join us for our June Lunch & Learn featuring graduate students from Chemistry and Global Studies! Enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with grads from across campus. RSVP today!

The Peer Buddies Program is looking to fill its Summer Camp Counselor position immediately at $20/hr! Peer Buddies is an inclusion summer camp designed to help build social skills for kids with developmental disabilities. Read on for more info and apply today!

Congratulations to Liliana Rodriguez, a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology, who will be taking the stage as this year's Student Speaker at the 2019 Graduate Division Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 14th. In this GradPost special feature, learn more about Liliana's research, her source of inspiration, and her future plans.

On May 28, join Shana Love, MPA, from the California State Auditor's Office as she shares crucial practices for career success built from having a successful personal brand. Shana will go into detail about leadership, personal conduct and image, and how your values can shape your career. She will also clarify what the Auditor's Office is really like and how the work is a great fit for graduate students. Sign up today!