Career & Tools

Are you in the middle stages of your dissertation and running into roadblocks? Do you need some new strategies and habits to help you finish up? Then apply for the first session of the 2024 Dissertation Write-In, which runs from June 17-20! The application deadline is Friday, May 10.

The New Venture Fair is part of UC Santa Barbara's New Venture Program, in which students from all academic disciplines work for several months to develop start-up business models for innovative product ideas. The Fair, which serves as the New Venture Competition (NVC) semi-finals, is an event where the community gets a first look at UCSB's exceptional student entrepreneurs. The New Venture Fair will be held April 25th from 5:00-7:30pm at Corwin Pavilion.

The series contains three individual workshops which can work as a sequence or as standalone sessions. They are open to all graduate students, and space is limited to 20 participants per session. Bring a writing project-in-progress that you can work on during the timed sessions and learn how to create better writing habits for yourself.

Are you interested in applying to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program? Join us for upcoming information sessions and meet with an advisor today!

Instructional Development has tons of workshops to support Teaching Assistants on campus this spring quarter! Explore topics like teaching, time management, and professional development. Plus, don't miss out on earning the Certificate in Inclusive Teaching (CIT), a flexible resource for grad students & postdocs to foster inclusive classrooms, mentor a diverse student body, and navigate the job market after grad school. Sign up for individual sessions on Shoreline!

Looking for a space to help you be more productive and accountable with your writing? Join the Graduate Center for Literary Research every Wednesday from 10am-1pm in Phelps 6206C and find community to help you write.

To recognize and encourage the efforts of graduate students who serve as effective mentors, the Graduate Division offers eight awards for students who have distinguished themselves in the area of undergraduate research supervision. Each of the recipients will receive $1000 and be profiled on GradPost. Nominations must be submitted through the student's home department and are due on May 6.

Join the UCSB College of Letters & Science for a workshop for any faculty or graduate students who are interested in learning more about how to submit articles and pitches to The Conversation, a nonprofit and independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy is looking for creative early-career scientists and engineers to help direct the future of American energy innovation through two-year full-time Fellowships in Washington, D.C. This opportunity is open to current U.S. citizens who have received a STEM Ph.D. within the last five years or plan to defend within the next one year. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and you can find out more at their info session on March 28.

Harvard is sponsoring eligible late-stage doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows for week-long visits to campus with a host faculty member. During their stay, visitors will interact directly with Harvard faculty, engage in collaborative discussion for innovative problem solving, develop new research techniques or leverage Harvard’s network of libraries and museum collections, and build relationships with peers and scholars in their field. Applications for fall 2024 are now open! Candidates must apply no later than May 24th to be considered for a visit in the fall 2024 semester.

Were you interested in the symposium by 3M RISE? They've got a workshop to help you succeed in getting your foot in the door for their event. Sign up today for their Resume and Research Statement Workshop!

You have just 2 more days to register for UCSB's Beyond Academia Conference—a free 3-day career exploration event with workshops, networking events, and food!

3M is holding their 5th Annual RISE Symposium, a virtual conference designed for underrepresented science and engineering graduate talent to further their career goals and possibilities.

Are you looking to find out what your next steps might be after your PhD? Come join in on the 12th Annual Beyond Academia Conference with UC Berkeley Feb 22-23 to learn about exciting potential career paths. Registration is free!

Are you interested in learning how to pivot into an industry career? The Torrey Pines Training Consortium is here to help provide guidance and insight in making this career transition with a series of workshops on Feb 21-22!