Graduate StudentResource Center

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.

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 Assatu Wisseh, a PhD candidate in the Film and Media Studies department, who used the IPS funds to complete the Society of American Archivists' Arrangement and Description (A&D) Certificate program. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

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.

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 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.

Job Alert - UCI is looking for a Research Development Coordinator for their Humanities Center!

Learn more about the value of participating in Grad Slam as a SHEF student by joining us for this workshop on Friday, November 4 from 1-2:30pm. You will hear from a roundtable of faculty members who have served as Grad Slam judges in the past, who will discuss what it takes to create an effective narrative-driven short talk. You'll also have the chance for hands-on workshopping of your own potential Grad Slam talk.

The Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) is pleased to announce the new Mentor Leadership program. The selected fellow will be paid a stipend to act as a lead mentor for graduate students and postdocs across a wide range of STEM disciplines, serving as a role model and guide for developing mentoring expertise. Apply by Oct 30!

Ivan Bercovich, innovator and leader in the tech industry, is visiting campus next month! Come listen to his talk titled "How to Hack Your Career" where you'll learn how to make the most out of your transition from university to workforce.

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.