Monday Digest

April 27, 2015

Weekly Career Center Newsletter: April 28-May 1

• Join us TOMORROW for a series of workshops given by guest speaker Alaina G. Levine. Haven’t RSVP’d yet? Visit this page for the full schedule and locations. Questions? Email Chelsea.
• Drop-in hours this week are on Thursday from 1-4 p.m.

New Resource

• Notes from Grad School 101 presentations:
• Grad Student Q&A
• GRE Prep

New Job Postings

These postings are from HireUTexas and other sites, or are forwarded to the Career Center by professors and staff.

Summer Intern | City of Austin Watershed Protection Department

Lectureship in Earth Sciences | Durham University

Co-Director, Membership & Outreach | Campus Environmental Center (Part-Time)

Co-Director, Planning & Operations | Campus Environmental Center (Part-Time)

Upcoming Career Center & Campus Events

Guest Speaker Alaina G. Levine, STEM Career Consultant
April 28 | Various Locations

• The Career Center will be hosting Alaina G. Levine: Award-winning entrepreneur, science journalist, science and engineering career consultant, professional speaker and corporate comedian. Alaina will be presenting a series of talks and workshops on April 28^th. Topics will include the academic job search, success as a postdoc, networking and finding hidden opportunities, delivering an effective poster presentation, professional etiquette and more.
• Find presentation abstracts & RSVP here.

Webinar: “I am about to graduate – what on earth do I do now?
10 things you can do NOW to get a job and move your career forward”
April 30 | JGB 2.112A | 1:00-2:00 p.m.

• In this webinar, you will learn specific tasks you can do RIGHT NOW to get a job and advance in your career. You will emerge with a solid and strategic plan that you can adapt at any stage of your career, but is especially valuable for those who are about to graduate or finish their postdoc and haven’t lined up a position yet. And perhaps equally important, you will leave the webinar feeling more confident and excited about what your near (and far) future holds for you.

Fulbright Grant Info Session
May 6 | CLA 0.128 | 3:00-4:00 p.m.

• Fulbright awards graduating seniors, recent graduates and alumni to travel for academic work in all disciplines, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and the performing and creative arts.  A number of countries also offer grants for those who wish to serve as English teaching assistants.

Peace Corps Application and Resume Workshop
May 12 | GAR 0.120 | 1:00-3:00 p.m.

• Bring your laptop and completed resume

Open House
May 4 | JGB 2.112 | 9:00 a.m.-Noon

• Last open house of the semester
• Bagels and coffee available

Environmental Trade Fair & Conference
May 5-6 | Austin Convention Center

• Exhibit hall is free to enter and many, many environmental companies will be present. This is a great networking opportunity if you are job searching.
• Full schedule and exhibitor list can be found here.

Come see us in JGB 2.112

Maurine Riess | mriess@jsg.utexas.edu | (512) 232-7673
Chelsea Ochoa | chelsea.ochoa@jsg.utexas.edu | (512) 232-0893
Twitter | @JSGCareerCenter