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The Graduate Student Resource Center staff members and peer advisors are available for this Winter. We will be providing some of our services virtually, and some in-person. Find out more on how to connect with us!

Stanford University is now accepting applications for teaching fellowship positions in the first-year requirement. The program seeks candidates from all fields in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM, and especially value interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching. Multiple positions with potential terms between three and four years are available. Applications due on February 1.

Still hibernating or feeling dormant after the break? Don't forget to stay updated on upcoming fellowship opportunities. Our Funding Peer has compiled a list of over 75 funding opportunities with deadlines in the next three to four months -- all organized by type and stage for your convenience! Check out the full list and be sure to sign up for upcoming funding workshops to create customized funding searches that work for you.

Check out the Winter 2023 events and workshops offered by the Graduate Student Resource Center! Don't miss your chance to get plugged in to our ongoing professional development programming – from finding funding, to public speaking workshops, to DEI focus groups, and much more. ​Mark your calendars and visit our Shoreline page for updated information as events get closer.

Are you a graduate student or a postdoc interested in learning more about inclusivity and equity in teaching? Join a reading group organized by the Office and Instructional Development and CITRAL during the Winter 2023 quarter! This will be a great chance to build community with other grad students and discuss important DEI questions.

Check out this article on the Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) program in Inside Higher Ed written by GSRC's management team, Baron Haber and Shawn Warner, and Arica Lubin, the associate director of the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships. Read on for more information about the IPS program and a link to the article.

The R&D Division of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) is accepting applications for their Summer 2023 Internship and Fellowship Programs. Students will work in collaboration with ETS team members to carry out innovative and impactful projects. Read on for a full list of opportunities and deadlines.

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new Graduate Programming Assistant, Adrienne Tsikewa. She will be working closely with the staff of the Graduate Student Resource Center on programming and initiatives that support our campus' graduate students. Read on to find out more about Adrienne!

UCSB Graduate Center for Literary Research invites you to the following upcoming lecture by Dr. Constanze Fritzsch: "Carlfriedrich Claus and A.R. Penck: Printed Portfolios and Artist Books as Means to Create a New Society." This lecture will be held on Tuesday Dec 6 from 10-11am on Zoom.

Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you thrive during crunch time. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!

Check out this UCSB series on grad student and postdoc professional development experiences funded by the Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program. This week's featured video is by Yimin Luo, a postdoctoral scholar in Mechanical Engineering, who used the IPS funds to attend a workshop focused on grant writing for young assistant professors and late-stage postdoctoral scholars. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

Join us tomorrow, December 1st from 12-12:45 in Elings 1601 for our next Meet and Eat for the Individualized Professional Skills grant program! At this event, two previous grant awardees -- Caragh Barry from Spanish and Portuguese and Bridget Vincent from EEMB -- will present on their IPS-sponsored experience. In addition, the IPS staff will be there to answer your questions. Lunch from Three Pickles will be provided!

The GSRC is offering a robust menu of workshops, lunches, and other events during week 10. We know that this is a busy time, but we encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities to learn, eat, and socialize!

The Ventura College Faculty Diversity Internship Program is now accepting applications from STEM students. This is a great opportunity to learn about teaching at a community college. The intent of the program is to increase the pool of potential candidates that reflect the diversity of VC's student population in the local community, greater South Central Coast area, and internationally.

Apply now to three incredible opportunities offered by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center! The Graduate Collaborative Awards and the Visual, Performing, and Media Arts Awards are open until January 18, 2022. The IHC Dissertation Fellowship open until April 17, 2023. Apply now!