Career and professional development opportunities for graduate students and postdocs include:

Spotlight: Online Career Conference for PhDs
Events: Introduction to the Actuary Profession for Graduate Students
Opportunities: CONNECT Student Applications
Career Advising: Graduate Student and Postdoc Advising
Who's Hiring Graduate Students and Postdocs: Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, John Hopkins University

More information and links to register can be found below.

Spotlight

Online Career Conference for PhDs
Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 8, 11-11:45 a.m., Virtual

Join Beyond the Professoriate for its annual PhD Career Conference, designed to help doctoral students and postdocs build a practical job search strategy.

May 4: What employers actually value about your degree
May 5: How to write a resume
May 6: How to network when you don't have a network
May 7: Using LinkedIn in your job search
May 8: Advice for international students on the job market

Events

Introduction to the Actuary Profession for Graduate Students
Thursday, May 14, 10-10:45 a.m., Virtual

This virtual info session led by Soo Kim, Society of Actuaries Student Ambassador, will introduce graduate students to the actuary career path and address common questions.

Opportunities

Sign Up for NSC 098D: Investigating Career Options for STEM Advanced Degrees (Fall 2026 Semester)

This interactive career exploration course helps you explore career options, clarify goals and design actionable plans using a life design approach. This is a zero-credit hour course, graded on a credit/no credit basis, that meets in-person on Mondays from 5-6:15 p.m. during the fall semester.

CONNECT Student Applications Now Open
Applications close on May 9 at 11:59 p.m.

UT CONNECT brings together Masters, PhDs and postdocs with community 0rganizations to assist in data, research and evaluation projects.

These short-term (3-4 months) projects, help organizations understand their client or community landscape, gain meaningful insight into their work, and achieve their desired social impact. In return, students gain experience in delivering high-quality, actionable work to support the organizations work for years to come.

Texas Advance Computing Center, SGX3 Summer 2026 Internship Program
Deadline ASAP. Email Angela Newell with resume.

Career Advising

Graduate Student and Postdoc Advising

The Office of Career and Life Design invites you to sign up for one-on-one advising on these topics: academic job career advising, mock interviewing, resume or CV review, and career and internship coaching. We are open every week, now through the summer. Meet our advising staff and sign up.

Who’s Hiring Graduate Students and Postdocs?

Department of Agriculture
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Wildland Fire Social Science

Department of Defense
Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Ideum
Senior Exhibit Designer

John Hopkins University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Electronic Materials

Ounce of Care
Software Engineer

New York City, Landmarks Preservation Commission
Director of Environmental Review

Resetting the Table
Senior Content Writer

Texas Network of Youth Services
Finance and Grants Administrator

Uncommon Schools
Dean of Curriculum & Instruction

Virginia Commonwealth University
Scientist, Automation Chemistry

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