Career Development
Seminar series, journal clubs, workshops, conferences, and jobs
Let’s Chat: Developing Connections for Professional Advancement (led by Abby Niesen)
Date - Wednesday, March 8th, 11am - 12:30pm
Location - West Conference Room, Graduate Center (1230 Walker Hall)
Description
For graduate students and postdocs.
Register with one click: https://ocpweb.ucdavis.edu/dems/register/register.cfm?variables=7EC1D22ED7AC87
Are you interested in learning how to develop connections to actively direct your professional journey? Networking may seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. This session, led by Professors for the Future Fellow Abby Niesen, will prepare you to initiate conversations with professionals (in industry or academia), ask specific questions that can help you develop leverage to ensure career alignment with interests/goals, and apply effective organization strategies throughout the process.
This is the first of three workshops aimed to empower graduate students and postdocs by providing strategies in self-advocacy. For more information about this series of workshops, please contact Abby Niesen at abniesen@ucdavis.edu.
Please bring a laptop or tablet
Sponsored by Professors for the Future and the GradPathways Institute (Graduate Studies)
Exploring Career Paths Using ImaginePhD
Thursday, March 2nd, 12pm - 2pm
Graduate Center, 1220 Walker Hall (Gibeling Room)
Register 1-click
Pizza lunch served to those who register.
Wondering if you are on a career path that is right for you? In this session you will be introduced to career paths and opportunities through self-assessment of skills, interests, and values. We will identify starting points for career exploration and using these assessments will see how your skills and interests align with particular career paths. This workshop will also help you identify what is most important to you in your future career.
We will use the free ImaginePhD platform to engage in the career exploration and planning process. Although originally designed for the humanities and social sciences, this platform is also used by those inSTEM disciplines. This workshop is open to all UCD graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from any discipline.
Please bring a laptop or tablet to make the most of this session
Instructor: Teresa Dillinger, PhD, Director, GradPathways Institute, Graduate Studies
Sponsored by the GradPathways Institute (Graduate Studies)
2023 Silicon Valley Women in Engineering Conference
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
Place: San Jose State University, Student Union
Time: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM PDT
Learn about cutting-edge technologies and topics such as artificial intelligence, climate resilience, quantum computing, electric vehicles, and next generation biotech as well as advice on your job and internship search. During the Innovation Showcase and Networking Reception, meet potential employers and hiring managers, connect with women mentors, and discover state-of-the-art innovations. Register today!
Recruiting Students for Neuroengineering Projects
Dr. Sheela Toprani (Neurology and Neurosurgery) is recruiting masters students (also open to PhD students) for the three attached projects. Two of the projects include faculty collaborators - from Biomedical Engineering (Dr. Karen Moxon), Neurosurgery (Drs. David Brandman and Sergey Stavisky), and the Speech Neuroengineering and Cybernetics Laboratory (Dr. Lee Miller).
These positions are also posted at this link:
https://neuroengineering.ucdavis.edu/jobs-and-other-opportunities
BESA Slack and LinkedIn Groups
Join the BESA Slack Group here to find out about ways to get involved in BESA. And click here to join the BESA LinkedIn group and network with BESA alumni!
