GPS Resources

August 8, 2016

Empirical Research Methods Workshops

In 2007 the Center for the Study of Law and Society (CSLS) launched the CSLS Empirical Research Methods Workshop series. The series introduces Berkeley Law faculty, CSLS affiliated faculty & visiting scholars, and graduate students interested in conducting empirical research on law to a wide range of empirical…

March 9, 2016

CHEM295: Special Topics in Career Development

A pilot course offered in the College of Chemistry open to all graduate students.   This course navigates all aspects of the path to career from the beginning stages of the Individual Development Plan (IDP) in grad school to negotiating your starting salary.

December 12, 2015

MCB295: Careers for Life Science PhDs

MCB295 is a career and professional development seminar series for life science PhDs organized by students in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Each weekly session features a panel of speakers from a variety of careers who…

October 14, 2015

Humanists@Work

Humanists@Work is a UC-wide initiative geared towards UC Humanities and humanistic Social Science MAs and PhDs interested in careers outside/alongside the academy.

September 3, 2015

BIDS Video Archive

The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) provides a collection of recorded lectures that cover a wide range of topics, tools, programming languages, and methods of analysis of interest to budding graduate student data scientists.

August 26, 2015

Consultations on Academic Writing

The Graduate Writing Center offers individual consultations on topics such as academic writing, grant writing, dissertation writing, editing, and preparing articles for publication. To learn more, contact Sabrina Soracco, Director of Graduate Writing Center, at (510) 643-9392 or via email. Also, visit the Graduate Writing Center online.

August 26, 2015

Graduate Services in Doe Library

Graduate Services in Doe Library offers a core non-circulating research collection that supports: A quiet and congenial study space for graduate students and faculty UC Berkeley’s graduate programs in the humanities and history Course reserves for graduate humanities and social sciences courses Graduate Services also houses…

August 26, 2015

Berkeley Library Guides & Tutorials

Librarian experts have created a series of guides to help you find resources and services by subject, course, and topic at UC Berkeley.

August 13, 2015

Working Groups at D-Lab

D-Lab Working Groups bring together researchers from across disciplines and departments who share a common interest under the broad rubric of data-intensive social science. These self-organizing groups meet regularly to discuss relevant research, master a new technological skill, or collaborate on a project.

August 13, 2015

Student Mentoring and Research Teams (SMART)

Student Mentoring and Research Teams (SMART) is a program offered by the GSI Teaching & Resource Center and the Graduate Writing Center that enables doctoral students to create mentored research opportunities for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley. The program provides summer funding for both graduate and undergraduate participants…

August 13, 2015

Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty

Offered jointly by the Graduate Writing Center (formerly Academic Services) and the GSI Teaching & Resource Center, the aim of the Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty is to enable graduate students to excel in all aspects of academic life as they pursue an advanced degree at Berkeley and…

August 13, 2015

Graduate Assembly Travel Award

The Graduate Assembly recognizes that a graduate student’s education requires presenting at conferences and/or seminars, some of which take place in locations outside the Bay Area. Since these conference locations are out of the area, some departments may not provide full financial assistance. As a result, the GA implemented the…

August 13, 2015

Conference Travel Grants

Academic master’s and all doctoral students may apply for Conference Travel Grant funding to attend professional conferences or to participate in professional development activities; however, students in professional degrees and self-sustaining programs are not eligible. For professional conferences, grant amounts will depend on the location of…

August 13, 2015

Job Search Services

The Career Center offers a variety of job search services, including CareerMail, a letter of recommendation compiling service, a database of job listings and on-campus recruiting events, and a resume book. If you want to receive timely updates…

August 13, 2015

Ph.D. Career Counseling

The Career Center offers the opportunity to meet with a Ph.D. counselor to discuss the academic job search and the widening range of career options for Ph.D.s. If you have any questions about the academic job search process or are unsure about what other possibilities you’d like to explore,…

August 11, 2015

The Berkeley Graduate

The Berkeley Graduate, the Graduate Assembly-sponsored publication, is always looking for guest columnists. They welcome columns from Berkeley graduate and professional students on a wide variety of topics related to student life, research, and involvement in the wider community. Columns may range from how to survive and thrive as a graduate or…

August 11, 2015

Graduate Assembly Delegates and Projects

At UC Berkeley, every student has the power to actively engage with and change the world around them. Don’t just passively experience change in our world – help make change! Become a Delegate and join students from across campus once a month to discuss campus and graduate student matters, direct your…

August 11, 2015

Individual Development Plan (IDP)

At UC Berkeley the Individual Development Plan (IDP) is defined as a private, dynamic, annual self-evaluation and career exploration tool for graduate students and postdocs. It is a written list of goals mapped to a timeline and includes goal setting for research projects, skills development, and career planning. The IDP is to be…

August 11, 2015

D-Lab Newsletter

A weekly newsletter full of information about the qualitative and quantitative methods trainings hosted by D-Lab, their interdisciplinary workgroups, and data science in the news. Sign up at the D-Lab website.

August 11, 2015

GSI Professional Standards and Ethics Online Course

Through this course GSIs learn about policies, practices, and standards that all instructors need to know in order to perform their responsibilities professionally and ethically. The course is structured in five modules: Promoting Learning through Diversity: The Inclusive Classroom Teaching Students with Disabilities Creating an Educational Environment Free of Sexual…