Career & Tools

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 Giorgia Troiani, a graduate student in Linguistics, who used the IPS funds to attend a week-long school connecting academics studying Linguistics to industry representatives focused on language technologies. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

The National Humanities Center is offering two programs designed to extend and enhance the professional growth of PhD Students: The Graduate Student Podcasting Winter Institute and Creating an Accessible Classroom and Inclusive Curriculum: Graduate Student Summer Residency. Submit your interest by 3pm on Friday, October 21.

The U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) are advertising for a student contractor position to coordinate Climate/Environmental Justice and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) activities across their network. Applications due October 21.

The UCSB Library will be offering three Zotero Basics workshops for graduate students during the Fall quarter. Zotero is a free bibliography management tool that helps you collect citations for your research and generate entries for notes and bibliographies. Workshops will be held in the UCSB Library. Read on for more info and the registration link.

The Equity in Graduate Education Consortium invites all graduate students to their virtual Equity-Based Mentoring Workshop, this Friday, October 21 from 10a-12p. This workshop will provide a protected space to engage in rich reflection, dialogue, and strategies training to effectively support graduate students. Sign up today!

Humanities Without Walls (HWW) seeks applications for the Career Diversity Summer Workshop. This year's workshop will be hosted by the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from July 17 - 28, 2023. Selected workshop fellows will be provided with accommodations in Minneapolis and a $4,000 stipend. Apply by Nov 1 to be UCSB's nominee!

Interested in technology translation and commercialization, entrepreneurship, or building up your “intra-preneurial” skills? Join UCSB's Innovation & Entrepreneurship center on Wednesday, October 12 from 11:30a-1p for an informational session and panel on I+E programs and resources at UCSB. Pizza is provided!

Join the SACNAS graduate chapter on Wednesday, Oct 12 for an exciting hybrid event with Microsoft and the Quantum Foundry! You will hear from expert researchers working at Microsoft about their career paths and experiences. Coffee and food will be provided!

The Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference has opened general registration. The conference will be held in Washington, D.C. on February 9-11. The ERN conference is designed to help students to enhance their science communication skills; to better understand how to prepare for science careers in a global workforce; and to discover summer, graduate school, and employment opportunities.

Join the UCSB Quantum Foundry on Oct 10 for "Postdoctoral Positions: Why, and How?". This panel discussion will help you learn about what postdoctoral research entails, how to apply successfully, and how to be fulfilled in this position. Panelists include Ram Seshadri, Stephen Wilson, Mariya Romanova, Robert Kealhofer, and Julie Peterson.

The Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL) and Instructional Development are excited to invite you to the Engaging Teaching Symposium! The Symposium, which runs on October 6 and 7, is a great opportunity to learn about innovative teaching practices at UCSB. Read on for more info, including the Symposium's program!

Career Services has quite a few special events planned and valuable programs in place to help you with career planning and development for Fall 2022. Read on for more info!

Do you have an interest in helping junior high students and families gain familiarity with science and its importance in education? Are you looking to increase your science communication opportunities? You are invited to become a FUSE facilitator! The facilitator training is September 27, 5:30-7:30p in 1601 Elings. Pizza will be provided. Read on for more info and to RSVP.

Are you a PhD candidate interested in helping first- and second-year doctoral students? Consider applying to be mentor for the Graduate Scholars Program! GSP supports graduate students from diverse and historically-underrepresented backgrounds throughout their graduate careers. Mentors receive stipends of $500/quarter. Apply by September 23.

Master’s students, get the all the tools for your successful job search at this free conference hosted by Beyond Graduate School! The conference runs from September 26-30, so register today. Read on for more info!