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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

Registration

Please complete the following steps to become a GPS-STEM member:

1. RSVP form: https://forms.gle/4TgFEqAg8KJBmX37A & attend annual program orientation.

Missed the Orientation session? Please watch

  • 2020 Orientation Video (Updated programming)
  •  2019 Orientation Video

2. Skill, Interest and Value assessments at Science Careers: myIDP. Please upload myIDP certificate HERE.

What is myIDP & how can I learn more about it? Watch our myIDP workshop video to learn more and upload myIDP certificate.

3. Create a LinkedIn Profile & Join the LinkedIn Group

4. Please sign-up for bi-weekly NEWSLETTER to receive announcements on the upcoming events (GPS-STEM, on-campus, off-campus), career & professional development news, jobs & grants.

5. Follow upcoming events to keep track of GPS-STEM events

6. Please subscribe to GPS-STEM YouTube Channel to receive recordings of the recently held events.

Full membership will only be activated after finishing steps 1>6.

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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