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UC Irvine GPS-STEM

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

  • About
    • Leadership
    • NIH-BEST GPS-BIOMED
    • Progress Report
  • Member Info
    • Registration
    • Grad Student & Postdoc Council
  • FAQs
  • Program Elements
    • Explore
    • Train
    • Experience
    • Transition
  • Alumni
    • Alumni Spotlights
    • Employment Outcomes
  • Newsletter
  • Upcoming Events!!!
  • PD Activities
    • PD Credit Accrual
    • PD Certificate
  • GPS-STEM Radio
    • Health & Wellness Podcast
    • Science Policy Podcast
    • Career and Professional Development Podcast
  • Career Cohorts
    • UC Irvine Public Policy Prep
    • Science Café – Blog
  • Navigate Career Paths

Program Elements

GPS-STEM offers a variety of professional development and career planning activities within the following categories. Please click on a category to learn more about specific activities and programs.

  • 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 on the GPS-STEM calendar.**

Join GPS-STEM on social media!

  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Job Search Resources & Databases

  • BioPharmGuy
  • BioSpace
  • Naturejobs: Science Jobs of the Week
  • NIH OITE Career Blog
  • Science Careers
  • UCI Career Center Job & Internship Database

Spotlights

Graduate Professional Success (GPS) is a campus-wide effort to improve career development for PhD's. GPS-BIOMED is an NIH funded component for scientists in the biomedical fields.

DID YOU MISS THE ORIENTATION??
Contact Program Coordinator Emma Flores PhD, eflores@uci.edu, for more information

Completion of the program provides a professional development certificate that can be shared with employers.

New networking opportunities and one-on-one alumni mentorship are in the works!

External Partners

  • Allergan
  • Fish & Tsang LLP
  • LDOS Media Lab
  • OCTANe

UCI Partners

  • Antrepreneur Center
  • Applied Innovation
  • Career Center
  • Graduate Resource Center
  • Outreach & Minority Science Programs
  • The Graduate Division
  • UCI Division of Continuing Education
  • UCI Office of Postdoctoral Scholars
  • UCI Postdoctoral Association

External Partners

  • Allergan
  • Fish & Tsang LLP
  • LDOS Media Lab
  • OCTANe

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