Competency: Advanced Knowledge

April 1, 2021

Writing Your Federal Resume (FEB Academic/Campus Series) (04/14/2021)

Preparing a résumé for Federal jobs is unlike creating one for jobs in the private and nonprofit sectors. To do so requires an understanding of the nuances of Federal hiring. We invite you to join a representative of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to learn strategies on developing and…

April 1, 2021

Discover Your Career Fit: INTERSECT Job Sims with Dr. Thi Nguyen

See organizers’ website for details This workshop will have exercises to help you explore a career field that uses your skills. Please note – this is an interactive event, and it will be helpful to have your laptop at this workshop, even if you access the Zoom by…

April 1, 2021

Navigating USAJOBS

Instructor-led virtual training that provides a step-by-step process that covers searching for Federal jobs, creating your account and profile, managing your account, reviewing Job Opportunity Announcements, submitting your applications, and following up on your application status. Registration Information: Once you have registered, you will be provided instructions on how to…

April 1, 2021

Undocumented Professionals Panel & Discussion

Join us for our Undocumented Professionals Panel and discussion with DACAmented and/or formerly Undocumented Professionals. Panelists will share advice and personal reflections about living with and without DACA and how they’ve navigated their careers given their unique experiences and identities. We would like to remind participants to utilize the rename…

April 1, 2021

Black Undocumented Spaces: Our Voices (For Allies and Advocates)

Join us for Black Undocumented Spaces: Our Voices for Allies and Advocates, and listen to the stories of Black undocumented students and alumni. They will discuss their vision for higher education to reach equity and inclusion to better support Black undocumented students.

April 1, 2021

R Data Wrangling and Manipulation

See organizers’ website for details It is often said that 80% of data analysis is spent on the process of cleaning and preparing the data. This R workshop will introduce tools (notably dplyr and tidyr) that makes data wrangling and manipulation much easier. Participants will learn how…

April 1, 2021

Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas

See organizers’ website for details Pandas is a Python package providing fast, flexible, and expressive data structures designed to make working with ‘relational’ or ‘labeled’ data both easy and intuitive. It enables doing practical, real-world data analysis in Python. In this workshop, we’ll work with example…

April 1, 2021

Introduction to Bash + Git

See organizers’ website for details An introduction to programming basics in Bash and GitHub that are often assumed, but that you might have never had good instruction on! The first half of this workshop will introduce you navigating your computer’s filesystem and basic Bash commands to…

April 1, 2021

QGIS Fundamentals (part 1 of 2)

See organizers’ website for details This workshop will introduce methods for working with geospatial data in QGIS, a popular open-source desktop GIS program that runs on both PCs and Macs as well as linux computers. Participants will learn how to load, query and visualize point, line and polygon…

April 1, 2021

Teaching and the Academic Job Market

See organizers’ website for details Zoom meeting information is linked above on the event page for your workshop under “Online Location/Join Online Event” Arrive punctually Complete the attendance form at the end of the session (the platform does not notify you that your attendance was recorded but if you…

April 1, 2021

2021 Berkeley Grad Slam Competition

Grad Slam is a UC-sponsored competitive speaking event designed to showcase graduate student research in three-minute talks pitched to a general audience. This is a unique opportunity for graduate students who are engaged in substantive original research projects to develop skills communicating their academic research — while making their work…

April 1, 2021

HTML/CSS Toolkit for Digital Projects

See organizers’ website for details If you’ve tinkered in WordPress, Google Sites, or other web publishing tools, chances are you’ve wanted more control over the placement and appearance of your content. With a little HTML and CSS under your belt, you’ll know how to edit “under the hood”…

February 12, 2021

Beyond Academia Conference 2021

See organizers’ website for details Our flagship conference is a two-day event with close to 100 Ph.D. speakers who successfully transitioned from academia to industry. We hope to see you there!

February 12, 2021

Geospatial Data in Python with GeoPandas Parts 1-2

See organizers’ website for details Geospatial data are an important component of social science and humanities data visualization and analysis. This workshop will introduce basic methods for working with geospatial data in Python using GeoPandas, a relatively new Python library for working with geospatial data that has matured…

February 12, 2021

Data Wrangling and Manipulation in R Workshop

See organizers’ website for details It is often said that 80% of data analysis is spent on the process of cleaning and preparing the data. This workshop will introduce tools (notably dplyr and tidyr) that makes data wrangling and manipulation much easier. Participants will learn how to use…