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.
There will a be an Alumni Career Panel at the BMCDB Retreat again this year.
BMCDB Career and Professional Development Seminar:
April 24, 2024 12:00pm (Room TBA) Lyndsey D. Ruiz, PhD, Lead Career Advisor, UC Davis Career Center will introduce the resources available at the Career Center for graduate students and do a mini-workshop on resumes, CVs and cover letters.
Registrar now for courses/workshops in Spring 25 on Career Exploration 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:
- Feb 28 – “Biotechnology and the Development of Therapies for Rare Diseases”, Dr. Ben Lindenmuth (UC Davis DEB Alum, Senior Director, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals)
Workshops and Trainings
Register now- spots go quickly AMS 298: Career Decision Making for Advanced Degree Students CRN: 30742 (2 units)Spring Quarter 2025 Fridays, 10am-11:50am, South Hall 114. Instructor: Lyndsey D. Ruiz, PhD, Lead Career Advisor, UC Davis Career Center
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.
The UC Davis 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. In particular, UC Davis students can register for the PhD & Master's Virtual Career Expo (online, hosted by the Graduate Career Consortium) Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM ). This free virtual job fair brings together employers from the fields of STEM, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences seeking advanced degree talent (Masters, PhDs, Postdocs and Alumni). Once registered, students and postdocs should be able to see a list of employers