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The 6th Annual Grad Slam continues with prelim rounds 3 and 4. Remember to get out the vote to help your favorite presenters advance to the semifinal rounds! Check out a preview of the presentations and be sure to follow us on Facebook for live updates on the winners of each round.

The 6th Annual Grad Slam kicks off Monday, April 9! Come out to the first two preliminary rounds, where your People's Choice vote can help your favorites advance to the semifinal rounds. Check out a preview of the presentations and be sure to follow us on Facebook for live updates on the winners of each round.

Want a two-year, paid in-residence fellowship to do research at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)? Work with your faculty member to submit a letter of intent by the May 31 deadline. For more information, check out the program website and attend their next informational webinar on April 10.

Come learn more about Raytheon and their career opportunities. Woodstock Pizza will be served. Raytheon is a global technology leader that provides innovative solutions to customers in 80 nations. They provide the most advanced technology in the world in the strategic business areas of Homeland Security, Missile Defense, Precision Engagement and Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance.

Career Services' quarterly résumé clinic features real-world employers and UCSB career counselors to give you advice on your résumé. Your attendance at Resume+ (or the grad resume workshop happening on the same day!) earns you an "Early Admission" pass for the upcoming Spring Career & Internship Fair on April 19.

Health Resources and Services Administration is hosting a virtual job fair for behavioral health professionals on April 11. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from over 100 healthcare organizations recruiting for 1,000+ behavioral health vacancies during the event.

Join us for a special June Lunch & Learn, where you'll be treated to talks and performances by graduate students in Theater & Dance and Mathematics -- all while enjoying free lunch. Note the extended time and different location for this event -- 11:30am-1pm in HSSB 1135 (Modern Dance Studio). Space is limited, so sign up today!

Are you interested in helping your fellow grad students find careers outside of academia? The UCSB Beyond Academia organizing committee is now recruiting graduate students and postdocs to join the team for next year’s conference, where you can have the opportunity to develop transferable skills that are ​valuable to careers both inside and outside of the academy.

Come hear about the expeditions of grad students Kelsey Bisson and Eleanor Arrington who set sail on a research expedition in the Santa Barbara Channel in December 2017, just three weeks after the Thomas Fire ignited. Their research team – which also included a musician, videographer, and illustrator – will discuss the unique opportunity they had to investigate the ​real-time impact of ash deposition on the coastal ocean.

If you are looking to pursue career opportunities outside of academia, ​the resume and cover letter are your ticket into that world! This April 11 workshop will provide important techniques that will help you expertly craft and strategically target your resume and cover letter so you can get over the first application hurdle and on to an interview!

UCSB’s Counseling and Psychological Services is hosting a variety of group therapy, workshop, and seminar offerings for Spring 2018, including graduate student processing groups, wellness seminar series, and international student support groups.

Come on out to the UCSB Graduate Student Teaching Symposium on May 4, a showcase of teaching excellence with panel discussions and presentations about how to secure teaching jobs in higher education. Registration is FREE, and graduate students are also invited to submit presentation proposals by April 15.

If you are a graduate student whose research is funded by the NSF Division of Chemistry, you may be able to receive supplemental funding for career development experiences and internships outside of academia. Review this article and discuss with your research faculty advisors about submitting an application. The deadline is May 15, 2018.

UCSB has a dedicated multi-disciplinary team to assist students who are experiencing a financial crisis. The UCSB Financial Crisis Response Team works closely with Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and other campus resources to evaluate and respond to students in urgent financial need.

The session will provide tips on writing the CCUT teaching portfolio, including ways of presenting teaching materials, documenting student ratings, meeting the technology requirement, tone of the portfolio narration, and more. Participants need to have completed at least two of the CCUT requirements.