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Career and professional development opportunities for graduate students and postdocs include:
- Spotlight: Reimagining Professional Development Award Proposals due Tuesday, Career Design Lab
- Events: Coffee and Connections, Academic First-Round Interview Workshops, Open To Work: Careers in Technololgy and Software Development
- Opportunities: GRS096: Reimagining Career Possibilities for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Advanced Degrees, CONNECT: Masters, PhD, and Postdoctoral Applications
- Who's Hiring Graduate Students and Postdocs: Mathematica, Capital IDEA, Creative Artists Agency
More information and links to register can be found below.
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Reimagining Professional Development Awards provide funding and support to graduate student and postdocs who propose and create professional development resources that address unmet needs and are applicable to a variety of disciplines. Individuals may receive up to $1,500 in awards; team proposals may receive up to $3,000.
Career Design Lab for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Friday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., FAC 2nd Floor Classroom ABC, Lunch provided.
Looking for fresh ways to think about your career? Join us for the Career Design Lab, an interactive workshop open to graduate students and postdocs at all stages. During this half-day workshop you’ll reflect on your own experiences, hear stories from others and explore practical tools to guide future career decisions.
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In partnership with Healthyhorns, this session will focus on the unique stressors and uncertainties that international students and scholars may encounter while living and studying in the U.S. -- from cultural transitions to academic pressures. Coffee, hot chocolate and light snack will be served to attendees!
Academic First-Round Interview Workshop
Tuesday, Dec. 2, noon-1 p.m., FAC Classroom ABC
This workshop will introduce strategies to help prepare when interviewing for academic positions, including researching institutions, answering questions about your research, teaching and service, and finding ways to emphasize fit. Join us to learn more about the dynamics of academic interviews and develop confidence on the academic job market.
Interviewing Lab for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Wednesday, Dec. 3, noon-1:30 p.m., FAC Classroom ABC
In this lab, you’ll practice answering common questions, explore strategies to strengthen your responses and learn effective preparation techniques. Leave feeling confident and ready to succeed in your next interview.
CONNECT Virtual Student Information Session
Thursday, Dec. 4, 5:15-6:15 p.m., Virtual
This special workshop series is designed to walk doctoral students, PhDs and postdocs through a series of exercises to help them evaluate career options and identify next steps in building their career either as faculty or beyond the professoriate.
Startup Speaker Series: A Fireside Chat on AI, Health and Venture Capital
Thursday, Dec. 11, 5-8 p.m., Innovation Tower – UT Austin
Join leaders, clinicians, mentors and startups for an evening on the Texas healthcare innovation ecosystem to discuss how cutting-edge technologies are driving impact and opportunity across industries.
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Are you a graduate student or postdoc in the Humanities, Arts or Social Sciences (HASS)? This interactive spring course helps you explore career options, clarify goals and design actionable plans using a life design approach. Meets in-person on Fridays from 10:30–11:45 a.m. during the spring semester. This is a zero-credit hour course, graded on a credit/no credit basis.
2026 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Summit will be held April 7-9, 2026, at the Gaylord Pacific near San Diego, California. The Summit’s Student Program is for the next generation of energy entrepreneurs and researchers who want to drive American innovation.
Selected students receive:
- Individualized panel sessions and programming
- Access to industry recruiters looking to hire talented energy professionals;
- The opportunity to pitch your research at the Student PITCHES Competition.
Find more information about the Student Program. The application deadline is January 7, 2026.
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Who’s Hiring Graduate Students and Postdocs?
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| Mathematica
Quantitative Researcher
Capital IDEA
Program Lead
Creative Artists Agency
Senior Designer, Brand Consulting
EnergyHub
Engineering Manager
Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Physics
K&L Gates
Research Analyst, Library and Research Services
Northeastern University
Associate Director, Makerspace Safety
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Strategy Analyst
Spotify
Associate Manager, Music Publishing Operations
Swiftly
Android Engineer
University of Florida
Assistant Director, Data Management
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