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Graduate students are invited to attend and present their research at City of Hope’s 5th Annual Biomedical Research Graduate Student Symposium, to be held via Zoom on August 27, 2021. The submission deadline for abstracts is July 7, 2021 and presenters may be eligible for monetary prizes. Read on for more details!

Are you interested in teaching at a community college? Check out a new mentorship program called The Rancho Academy, designed for students interested in a faculty or administrator career at the community college level. The program is a six-week to ten-week commitment at no cost and students will be matched with a faculty or administrator mentor. Students are welcome to apply by August 19, 2021 to the next cohort which begins on September 1, 2021 or by October 14, 2021 to join the cohort beginning on November 1, 2021. Read on to learn more!

UCSB Arts & Lectures announces the return of FREE Summer Cinema with Be Excellent & Party On! - Movies Under the Stars in Your Cars on Thursday evenings at 8:30pm from July 1 through Aug. 12 at West Wind Drive-in Santa Barbara. Take a trip back to the drive-in (and back in time!) with a series of nostalgic comedy and adventure flicks from the ’80s and ’90s. Read on for more info!

How do you distill your entire academic and professional career into one document? You may be the best candidate for a job, but if you do not have a well-organized C.V., then you're likely to get lost in the application pile. Come to this workshop on June 30th and learn what the major sections of a C.V. include and how to tailor your C.V. to specific positions.

For many graduate students, updating a professional resume seems like a stressful barrier. The latest iteration of this workshop on Tuesday, July 6 will highlight the most critical elements to perfect in a resume to be a competitive applicant. Tired of not getting an interview? Start here to make sure you are passing the first hurdle.

The eFellows program places early career PhDs in engineering fields in university research postdoctoral fellowships. In addition to hands-on academic research with a faculty advisor, each fellowship cohort will participate in professional development and mentoring activities designed to prepare them for future research careers. Apply by July 6, 2021!

Embark, Gladstone’s Presidential Postdoctoral Program, aims to increase the representation of underrepresented groups within the sciences and at Gladstone. They are now accepting applications on a rolling basis. Read on to learn more!

Check out the Summer 2021 events and workshops offered by the Graduate Student Resource Center! Don't miss your chance to get plugged into our ongoing professional development programming – from finding funding, to crafting your C.V. and resume, to navigating LinkedIn, and much more. ​Mark your calendars and visit our Events page for updated information as events get closer.

Arguably the most important document when applying for any academic job is the cover letter. To kick off the Academic Job Market Writing Success Series, we will begin with cover letters: what they are, what they look like, and how to write them for the job that you are applying for. Participants will learn what the major sections of a cover letter entail and how to tailor a cover letter to specific positions.

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 keep writing during the summer. 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!

The Graduate Division, in partnership with the Division of Student Affairs, is currently accepting applications for the International Graduate Student Peer Advisor. Along with an hourly salary and partial fee support, this position provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in academic administration while supporting fellow graduate students. The application deadline has been extended to Tuesday, June 22. Read on for more info and to apply!

Sponsored by the UCSB Office of Black Student Development, AVC Umoja Community invites students, faculty, staff, and others in the community to join them for a Juneteenth Celebration at 9am on June 18. Read on for more info and to RSVP!

The Graduate Simulation Seminar Series (GS^3) is back for Summer 2021! They are offering a 10-week seminar program featuring talks from a diverse set of graduate students and/or postdocs who use simulation in their research, representing a wide swath of academic disciplines across UCSB. Presenters have the chance to win prizes. Read on for more info about the series and how you can sign up to present.

The STS Futures Initiative is thrilled to be hosting this year's Cal STS retreat: two full days of free professional development workshops and networking opportunities on June 25th and 26th. Participants are free to pick and choose which workshops they are interested in attending. Read on for more details and to register!

Are you interested in helping your fellow grad students find careers outside of academia? Join the Beyond Academia organizing committee for an information session on June 16th from 11am-12pm. Learn about how you can develop transferable skills that are ​valuable to careers both inside and outside of the academy!