UC Irvine GPS-STEM

Graduate Professional Success for PhD students and Postdocs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

PD Activities

GPS-BIOMED offers a variety of professional development and career planning activities within the following categories:

EXPLORE: Events that increase awareness of diverse careers
TRAIN: Interactive workshops that develop professional soft skills
EXPERIENCE: Hands-on experiences within the workplace
TRANSITION: Networking and mentoring opportunities that foster career transitions

**Up to date information about upcoming events can be found here

These activities are not mandatory and members are free to participate in the activities they see fit. The figure below represents a menu of suggested GPS-BIOMED activities and illustrates how these events correspond to PhD & Postdoctoral training. Most events are offered during lunch and evening hours.

GPS Activities within the context of PhD & Postdoctoral Training:
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 explore

 

myIDP upkeep (on own time)

LinkedIn profile creation & upkeep (on own time)

Career & Networking Nights (Quarterly, 1-2 hr/mixer)

Life Beyond the PhD Speaker Series (Quarterly, 1 hr/speaker)

train

 

 

UCI Extension courses (Quarterly, 16-24 hr/course, online/evenings)

GPS-STEM (GPS-BIOMED) Pitch Competition (Fall, 4-6 hr)

Science Communication Skills (Winter, 16 hr/course, evenings)

SciPhD The Business of Science Program (Not active) (Summer, 36 hr, 2-weekends)

TAP-STEM : Teaching Apprenticeship in STEM (16hr/quarter, year-long commitment)

Business Concepts for STEM Scientists certificate program

Interview Skills Bootcamp (Quarterly, 6 hr)

Grad Division: Activate to Captivate (Quarterly, 16 hr)

Effective Communications Certificate Program for GPS-BIOMED Trainees (Pending Status) (Summer, 16 hr)

Grad Division: Mentoring Excellence Program (Quarterly, 16 hr)

experience

 

 

 

Numerous internship opportunities are available to biomedical graduate students within a variety of companies and nonprofit organizations. If you are interested in participating in an internship during your time as a graduate student or postdoc, please discuss your intentions with your faculty advisor and make an appointment with GPS-BIOMED and/or Career Center. More information about on-campus and off-campus internships can be found here: https://sites.uci.edu/gpsbio/program-elements/experience/.

transition

 

 

LinkedIn Activity (on own time)

Career & Networking Nights (Quarterly, 1-2 hr/mixer)

1:1 Alumni Mentoring Program (6-month commitment, 10-12 hr)

Professional Group Networking Mixers (Quarterly, 1-2 hr/mixer, evenings). Some local professional groups include: BCLA, HBA, OCTANe, OCRA, and SoCalBio,

IDP_form **The UCI Graduate Division currently offers a campus-wide IDP form. We suggest using our agreement as a supplement for the career planning section.  Postdocs need only complete the GPS-BIOMED agreement.**