Division of Graduate Studies resources
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- Professional Skills Workshops offered by Graduate Division (open to postdocs and graduate students!)
- Resources for Postdoctoral Researchers
Academic job search:
- Academic Keys: http://www.academickeys.com/
- Nature job board: https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/
- Science Careers: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), features Dual-Career search, for couples looking for academic jobs within commute distance: https://www.hercjobs.org/
- International jobs in academic, science, research and administrative: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/
- National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) career center: http://careers.nationalpostdoc.org/
- Physics Today job board: https://jobs.physicstoday.org/
- C&EN jobs by American Chemistry Society: https://chemistryjobs.acs.org/jobs
- FuturePI Slack: https://twitter.com/FuturePI_Slack
Non-academic job search:
- Biospace, jobs in life science: http://www.biospace.com/
- iHire, jobs by different industry: www.iHire.com
- for biologists: https://www.ihirebiotechnology.com/
- for chemists: https://www.ihirechemists.com/
- for engineers: https://www.ihireengineering.com/
- for environmental scientists: https://www.ihireenvironmental.com/
- IT jobs: https://www.ihiretechnology.com/
Career development:
- Leadership certificate program: offered by Division of Graduate Studies. Consisting of eight 3-hour courses and two day-long workshops. These introduce a range of leadership theory, practical skills, and special topics relevant to both academic and non-academic professional contexts. http://graddiv.ucsc.edu/grad-horizons/leadership.html
- PhD career guide: information on different career paths for PhDs, details on entry point, employer lists, application process, starting salary, growth opportunity, exit options. http://www.phdcareerguide.com/
- iBiology: free online seminars and courses covering various topics in Biology: https://www.ibiology.org/ Also offering professional development course “Planning Your Scientific Journey”, now accepting applicants for Fall program: https://www.ibiology.org/planning-scientific-journey.html
- Versatile PhD: online community for non-academic career development, stories of PhDs transitioning into different jobs, their resume and statement (need to log in with UCSC password): https://versatilephd.com/
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) free webinars on career development: http://www.asbmb.org/webinars/
- myIDP: online career planning tool, know your values, assess different career paths, and develop personal career plans: http://myidp.sciencecareers.org/
- National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) career planning resources: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?page=CareerPlanning
- American Chemistry Society (ACS) career navigator, workshops and courses (some require membership): https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers.html
- from Science to Pharma, training and resources for Medical Science Liason: https://www.fromsciencetopharma.com/Home
- Scientific writing
- Guide to Science and Medical Communication from Master’s in Communication
- Graduate Certificate Programs in Science Writing, Communication and Journalism list from Master’s in Communication
- The Effort Report podcast: http://effortreport.libsyn.com/