This page is home for information on events sponsored by BMCDB or other career and professional development events of interest. Monthly events are highlighted followed by general resource links.
Registrar now for courses/workshops in Winter 25 on Career Exporation and Preparation. Scroll down to the Workshops section.
Seminars and Panel Discussions:
DEB Friday Seminars (Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology) are open to everyone and are aimed at STEM doctoral students interesting in biotech innovation and careers. The schedule often includes UC Davis alums who will talk about their current positions and career paths. Seminars are every Friday at 11am in 1022 Green Hall (unless otherwise indicated on the schedule). Go to the DEB Friday Seminars page for the full list, including these upcoming seminars from an alums:
- Nov 22 – “Translational Skills and Strategic innovation in Biotech and Pharma”, Dr. Olu Oguyankin (DEB Alum, Director, Global R&D Strategy, ViiV/GSK) ZOOM Seminar Contact Program Manager Jacki Balderama (jbalderama@ucdavis.edu) for the registration link if you aren't enrolled in DEB294.
Workshops and Trainings
Register now- spots go quickly AMS 298: Career Decision Making for Advanced Degree Students CRN: 41539 (2 units) Winter Quarter 2025 Fridays, 10am-11:50am, Olson Hall 158Instructor: Lyndsey D. Ruiz, PhD, Lead Career Advisor
Offered through a partnership between the GradPathways Institute for Professional Development and Career Center, this course aims to guide advanced degree students through career exploration and preparation of professional correspondence documents. Students will explore employment options, engage in career readiness, and enhance skills for navigating the advanced degree job market utilizing design thinking. Appropriate for STEM students (don’t be deterred by the AMS course code). This course is sometimes “hidden” so you may not find it with schedule builder etc, but if you put in the CRN, you can access it. Email ldruiz @ucdavis.edu with any questions.
Winter 2025 Career Preparation and Exploration Workshop Series
This competitive workshop series has limited space and offers PhD students and postdocs a chance to explore career options outside of academia, providing you with assessment resources and specialized workshop facilitation from experienced Career Center staff and partners. Please see the application link for more details, and be sure to apply by Dec 1, 2024.
Other ICC offerings- Upcoming office hours at Walker Hall: 🌟12/4, 2-4pm - Abbasi Room (1136 Walker). Meet with Lead Career Advisor, Lyndsey D. Ruiz, PhD, to go over application documents or discuss career options for advanced degrees. Open to Master’s, PhD, and Postdoctoral scholars. All disciplines welcome!
The Internship and Career Center hosts a number of trainings or resources for topics from writing a resume to interviewing to career exploration, for both academic and non-academic career exploration. For general information, go to https://icc.ucdavis.edu/mpp where there are many links and an events calendar https://icc.ucdavis.edu/services/calendar Most events are now listed via Handshake so be sure to make an account if you haven't already. While we may highlight a few events here, you can sign up for weekly notifications to see all events via https://icc.ucdavis.edu/services/email-mailing-lists-management scroll down to find the one for all events.
Visit Graduate Studies for multiple professional development resources, including the Gradpathways Institute for Professional Development https://grad.ucdavis.edu/professional-development They also have a Mentee resource page https://grad.ucdavis.edu/mentoring-resources-mentees and host many workshops (see https://gradpathways.ucdavis.edu/calendar):
Career Fairs aren't just for undergraduates! Check out the career fairs offered by UC Davis throughout the year, and their webpage also lists events hosted by others.