Graduate Student Resource Center

Supporting Graduate Students' Academic and Professional Success

Workshop Recordings

The Graduate Student Resource Center (GSRC) organizes professional development events throughout the year to provide graduate students and postdocs opportunities to explore potential career paths, navigate the job market, and successfully gain employment. Here is where you will find access to our most recent recordings:

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Career Pathways: Academia - panels and workshops each Fall for those aspiring to become faculty at a research institution.

Career Pathways: Beyond Academia - panels and workshops each Winter, focusing on careers outside the academy - private industry, alternative academic positions at colleges and universities (alt-ac), non-profits, government (including schools and public entities), and NGOs.

Career Pathways: Teaching - panels and workshops each Spring for those aiming to teach at community colleges, CSUs, and liberal arts colleges, and as professors of teaching at research universities.

Other professional development events and workshops - a collection of one-time workshops with focuses ranging from financial wellness to how to better plan and schedule your time while in grad school.
  • Career Pathway: Teaching

    Spring 2024 

    (coming soon)
    Panels and workshops each Spring for those aiming to teach at community colleges, CSUs, and liberal arts colleges, and as professors of teaching at research universities.
  • Career Pathways: Beyond Academia

    Winter 2024

    Panels and workshops each Winter, focusing on careers outside the academy - private industry, alternative academic positions at colleges and universities (alt-ac), non-profits, government (including schools and public entities), and NGOs.

    Keynote Address with Dr. Susan Hackwood, Professor of the Graduate Division and Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professor at UCR - Monday, February 12, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | HUB 26

    CV to Resume Workshop with Dr. Vanessa Lee, Career Center Career Specialist at UCR - Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | 11:00 am – 11:50 am | Zoom

    Where Are They Now? Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Panel - Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Zoom

    Where Are They Now? STEM Panel - Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Zoom

    Identifying and Leveraging Your Transferable Skills with Dr. Vanessa Lee, Career Center Career Specialist at UCR - Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | XCITE Commons

    Effective Networking and Your Elevator Pitch, with Dr. Vanessa Lee, Career Center Career Specialist at UCR - Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | XCITE Commons

    Networking via LinkedIn & Virtual Career Fairs Workshop, with Dr. Vanessa Lee, Career Center Career Specialist at UCR - Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | HUB 265

  • Career Pathways: Academia

    Fall 2023

    Panels and workshops each Fall for those aspiring to become faculty at a research institution.

    Keynote Address with Dr. Lidia Kos, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies at UCR - Monday, November 6, 2023 | 12 - 1:00 pm | XCITE Commons

    UCR Postdoc Panel - Monday, November 6, 2023 | 1 - 2:00 pm | XCITE Commons

    Interviewing for Faculty Positions with Dr. Annika Speer, Professor of Teaching in Theater, Film, and Digital Production at UCR - Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | 12 - 12:50 pm | Zoom

    An Introduction to Academic Cover Letters with Dr. Lauren Hammond, Graduate Writing Center Program Specialist at UCR - Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 10 - 10:50 am | Zoom

    UCR Recently Hired Faculty Panel - Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 2 - 2:50 pm | XCITE Commons

  • Other Professional Development Events and Workshops

    Other Workshops

    A collection of one-time workshops with focuses ranging from financial wellness to how to better plan and schedule your time while in grad school.
     
    UCOP Tax Workshop for 2023 Tax Year
    It is tax season and the process of filing can be intimidating. Fortunately, UC partnered with Ernst and Young, LLC to provide information on tax filing basics for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars. These webinars took place mid-March, but were recorded and are available by request.
     
    To request access to these recordings, please complete the following Google form: Tax Recording Access Request. Please allow 2 business days for confirmation of access. The request for access will be available through April 30.