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Associated Students is seeking to hire a graduate student to fill its Community Financial Fund Advisor position. The deadline to apply for this position is September 24, 2017.

The Office of International Students & Scholars is now accepting applications for Program Case Coordinators. Applications are invited from international and domestic graduate students interested in the field of international education at the higher education level.

For eight weeks this summer, 22 undergraduate students traveled to UC Santa Barbara to participate in the Academic Research Consortium (ARC) and UC Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (LEADS) Scholar program.

Are you a scientist or engineer seeking career training in the public policy realm? Then join the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) on September 28 to learn more about ​their Science & Technology Policy Fellowship.

The Department of Sociology has an open TA position for Fall 2017 to teach Methods of Sociological Research. Interested students should contact Sharon Applegate as soon as possible.

The Department of Religious Studies is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships in the courses "Islam and the West from 700-1850" and "Modern Arab Culture" for Fall 2017. Interested students should contact Andrea Johnson as soon as possible.

Faculty, administrators, and staff are invited to join this half-day workshop to learn about changes in immigration, campus policy, and culture that may affect the way you interact with the growing UCSB community of international students and scholars.

The Cottage Health Research Institute has two vacant positions, Research Business Analyst and Research Scientist I, that may be of interest to graduating students.

The Library is asking students to participate in a brief survey to assess needs and preferences for the creation of a designated room that students can use to practice presentations. Survey takers have the option to enter a drawing for a $50 UCSB Bookstore gift card.

UCSB's Undocumented Student Services will hold a community forum on DACA updates on Friday, September 8, and the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center will host a webinar on DACA on Wednesday September 13. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to both events.

Diversity statements are becoming more and more common in the application process, especially for California colleges. But what is ​it and how do you write one? In this workshop, you will look at ​diversity statement examples and learn what you should include when writing your own.

Join Versatile PhD for their first-ever Ask Me Anything event with Dr. Desney Tan from Microsoft Health. The forum is open for three days and is a great format to ask questions and have discussions similar to informational interviews, from the comfort of your own computer!

TED is looking for early career, visionary thinkers from around the world to join the Fellows program at the upcoming TED2018 conference in Vancouver. Applications close September 10.

After School Languages, an elementary-school program that provides extracurricular language classes to K-6th graders, is looking to hire class instructors and private tutors. The application deadline for the upcoming Fall quarter is September 5.

If you're applying for a teaching-focused academic job, you will almost certainly be asked to provide a teaching philosophy statement. So what is it and how do you even begin to describe your own philosophy? Come to our workshop to find out!