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Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program is a unique career-building opportunity for recent or soon-to-finish humanities and social science PhDs. Successful applicants are placed in two-year fellowships in the fields of policy, community development, arts and culture, media, and international affairs. Fellows receive stipends of $70,000 per year and have access to employer-based health insurance. Deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 18, 2020 by 9PM EDT.

Grad students, need help managing your research? UCSB Library is offering a workshop on Zotero, a popular open source citation manager. Learn how Zotero can help you efficiently collect and organize your research, create bibliographies, collaborate with your colleagues, streamline your research process, and more. Space is limited - RSVP by February 14 to secure your seat.

Join the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships on Feb 12th for a co-sponsored workshop on a foundational topic, making figures for presentations and publications. Pizza provided, please RSVP.

The Mellichamp Initiative in Mind & Machine Intelligence has organized two exciting talks for graduate students. Both look at the challenges and potential of artificial intelligence, but from very different perspectives: cognitive psychology (Melanie Mitchell, Wed. Feb. 19, 5pm) and economics (Hal Varian, Thur. Feb. 20, 5pm).

Interested in becoming a leading data scientist? The Data Incubator's Spring 2020 Data Science Fellowship application is now open! This intensive, 8-week program prepares master's and PhD students and postdocs in STEM and social science fields for exciting careers as data scientists. Deadline to apply is today!

Interested in gaining exposure to a new career area? UC Santa Barbara's Gaucho Job Shadow Program pairs students with professionals in Santa Barbara and across California for an opportunity to spend a half-day or one full day in the workplace during Spring Break. Last date to apply - February 7th.

The 2020 Graduate Student Internship Fellowship application is about to open on March 2. Curious about what an internship for a graduate student is really like? Learn from the stories and lessons of our 2019 awardees in this article and at our panel on Feb 12th!

Interested in disseminating complex scientific achievements to the wider world? Applications are now open for ComSciCon 2020! The 8th annual Communicating Science (ComSciCon) workshop will be held in Boston on June 11-13, 2020. Acceptance to the workshop is competitive. Attendance is free, and travel support and lodging will be provided to accepted applicants. Apply by March 1st!

If you are interested in an industry career in computer modeling or simulations, you should consider attending the Simulations in Science Conference on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Students, researchers, and post-docs who are interested in how simulations are used in the business world are encouraged to attend.

Do you want to make up to $250 per quarter while also serving your fellow graduate students? The GSA is looking for dedicated grads to represent their peers and colleagues on campus committees to ensure that the graduate student community's needs and interests are being considered and served. GSA will even pay you for your labor! Read on for more info.

Looking to transition to a career in fields like data science, data engineering, or artificial intelligence? Apply to become an Insight Fellow! The Insight Data Fellows Programs are tuition-free fellowships for graduating students, PhDs, and postdocs. The application deadline for Insight’s Fellowships is quickly approaching on February 10.

Join this career talk tomorrow with Dr. Michelle Rozo, Senior Science and Technology Advisor for Biotechnology at the Department of Defense (DoD). Dr. Rozo will share about her current position and what motivated her career move to science policy. Refreshments provided. Make sure to RSVP!

The Interdisciplinary Research Collaboratory is hosting a Carpentry Workshop on Relational Databases and SQL on Friday, January 31 from 9a-12:30p. A light breakfast will be served. Read on for more info and to sign up today! Registration is required.

Stanford PRISM (Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine) is an opportunity for select late-stage graduate students from diverse backgrounds to come to Stanford for a recruitment weekend, interview with potential mentors, and get the inside scoop on postdoctoral training at Stanford. Application closes March 2nd!

UCSB's Professional Women's Association presents a roundtable series focused on goal setting and skill development so that you can take the next step in your career. RSVP today!

Are you a graduate student interested in the intersection of public policy, research, and mentorship? The Presidential GOLD Fellowship hosted by the UC Washington Program provides you with the opportunity to live in DC and engage policymakers on issues important to national public policy and your research. Last date to apply for Spring Quarter 2020 is Feb 10!

Interested in a career beyond the academy, and want to learn more about the essentials of crafting it? Join these professional development webinars from Beyond the Professoriate for a jump start. They are free to join and also available to watch on replays. Advance registration is required.

UC Santa Cruz and UC Riverside are pleased to announce the opening of the first Earth Futures Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Fellow will play a key role in helping to found the world’s first center to study the future of Earth on cosmic time. Deadline to apply is Feb 1.

This is a call for interested speakers for the 2020 Spatial Lightning Talks on Tuesday, February 11 at 12:00 p.m. This annual series of 3-minute lightning talks brings together speakers from across the UCSB campus as well as the local community to enlighten the crowd on spatial topics of all sorts. Read on for more info and sign up by January 26!

Are you a tech-savvy, service-oriented graduate student? Apply to be Collaborate's Instructional Design Assistant today! These roles are 50 percent positions with fee remission and 25 percent positions without fee remission.