UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

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During this one-day workshop, graduate students and postdocs will learn the unique expectations of different kinds of academic institutions and get a head start on the process of compellingly communicating their qualifications through their application materials. Faculty from a range of institutions will share insights and expertise as participants work on their CV, cover letter, teaching statements, and research statements.  Registration Required:  http://www.uclagradsummerintensivestem.eventbrite.com   Date: Friday, September 9, 2016  Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm  Location: Career Center Room 200  Sessions Include:  Decoding academic job descriptions  CV polishing sessions  Applying to different types of institutions Research and teaching statement workshops  Cover letter writing  Communicating diversity in application materials

California Sea Grant  is excited to announce a new fellowship opportunity that may be of interest to graduate students and alumni. We invite applicants with an interest in  coastal engineering  and/or  coastal processes  to apply for the 12-month paid fellowship program.  The California Sea Grant State Fellow at the California Coastal Commission (coastal engineer/nearshore oceanographer) will support executive and senior policy staff ( FULL DESCRIPTION HERE ) . Graduate students close to completing his/her degree (or recently completed with graduation date after May 1, 2015) in a marine or coastal-related field at a California university are encouraged to apply.  Applications are due  September 1, 2016 . This fellowship is one of 23 opportunities available this year. For more information, see https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/fellowships/california-sea-grant-state-fellowship?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=statefell...

The Los Angeles chapter of Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) is pleased to announce that the 2016 College Scholarship program is currently accepting applications. These scholarships are available to women studying a transportation/planning/ engineering related field and who either attend school in or reside in Los Angeles County. Scholarship amounts range from $2,000 to $6,000 each with scholarships available for both graduate and undergraduate students.   The announcement and applications can also be found on our website at:  http://www. wtsinternational.org/ losangeles/scholarships/ Additional information and complete requirements are detailed on the application for each scholarship.  Applications are due on October 4, 2016 . If you or your students have any questions, feel free to contact me at  WTSLAScholarships@gmail.com   .

The Integrative Biology & Physiology Department is in need of TAs to teach the following courses in Fall 2016: Life Sciences 2: Cells, Tissues, and Organs Introduction to basic principles of cell structure, organization of cells into tissues and organs, and principles of organ systems. Required skills: background in chemistry or previously taken LS 2 Positions available: 1 Physiological Science 5: Introduction to Human Physiology Basic introduction to principles of human biology, with special emphasis on roles that exercise and nutrition play in health, and prevention and management of such illnesses as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. Required skills: background in physiological science or previously taken PhySci 3 and 5 Positions available: 2 Physiological Science 111L: Physiological Science Laboratory Designed to illustrate physiological principles studied in courses 111A, 111B (Foundations in Physiological Science). Required skills: background in physiological scie...

You are cordially invited to participate in UCLA?s Common Book Program http://www.firstyearexperience.ucla.edu/ucla-common-book by reading this year's Common Book and participating in a discussion with our first-year students. This year, we will offer two types of Common Book discussions: one for commuter students on Sunday, 9/18 on main campus (at 6:00 p.m.) and the other for residential students on Wednesday, 9/21 on the Hill (at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.). Feel free to choose whichever discussion date(s)/time(s) best suits your schedule. Ambassadors will be given a complimentary copy of Between the World and Me to read before the discussions, along with dinner provided and a parking pass if needed for those who don?t already have a valid permit. In lieu of an on-site Ambassador Orientation, we will be emailing participants a packet of information to orient them on their roles as Ambassadors a week before the discussions. To sign up to be a Common Book Ambassador, please fill...

Join us on Thursday, September 15, 2016 for EID Graduate Welcome Day. This is an event for ALL graduate students that focuses on issues that are particularly challenging to underrepresented students. New graduate students will have the opportunity to learn about resources, network, and become acquainted with the university in a supportive environment. The goal of the Welcome Day is to help new graduate students make personal connections and to promote an inclusive campus climate, personal well-being, and academic success. The event is free of charge. Lunch will be provided. The afternoon sessions will be followed by a networking event for all registered attendees. This Welcome Day is not meant to be a replacement for the university-wide Orientation on Friday, September 16, but is instead ANOTHER opportunity to become a part of the UCLA Graduate Student Community.   https://www.facebook.com/UCLAEID/   https://twitter.com/UCLAEID http://migration.gsrc.ucla.edu/Equity-Incl...

During this one-day workshop, graduate students and postdocs will learn the unique expectations of different kinds of academic institutions and get a head start on the process of compellingly communicating their qualifications through their application materials. Faculty from a range of institutions will share insights and expertise as participants work on their CV, cover letter, teaching statements, and research statements.  Registration Required:  http://www.uclagradsummerintensivestem.eventbrite.com   Date: Friday, September 9, 2016  Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm  Location: Career Center Room 200  Sessions Include:  Decoding academic job descriptions  CV polishing sessions  Applying to different types of institutions Research and teaching statement workshops  Cover letter writing  Communicating diversity in application materials

The Germanic Languages Department is looking for a TA to teach a German language class in Fall. The Department of Germanic Languages seeks a Teaching Assistant for an Elementary German language class for Fall 2016. Applicants must be native German speakers or have near-native fluency. Applicants must also be registered UCLA graduate students during the quarter/s of the TAship and in good academic standing. All TAs must be registered and enrolled in a minimum of 12 units, hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at the time of the appointment and not be appointed for more than 50% time without an exception to policy approval from the Graduate Division. Applicants may not have worked more than 12 quarters under the teaching apprentice appointment. In addition, applicants may not have worked more than 18 quarters, under any combination of the academic apprentice personnel titles. Please forward your CV along with letter of interest to Kerry Allen, Student Affairs Officer, allen@humnet.ucla.edu...

Call for Abstracts – Poster Session – “Earth Now: Earth 2050” UCLA College Luskin Endowment Inaugural Symposium – October 18-20, 2016 Abstracts may be submitted until 5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. http://www.ioes.ucla.edu/ luskin-conference-center- inaugural-symposium/ The world needs solutions to the environmental challenges it faces — not more hand-wringing. To advance those solutions, the inaugural symposium of UCLA’s new Luskin Conference Center will feature a poster presentation session on October 19 focused on the symposium’s theme — a new environmentalism. This brand of environmentalism is a break with the past: it is optimistic, tech- and information-savvy, oriented to action in the public good, open to collaboration with non-traditional partners such as corporations, and combines novel science with new narratives about the future of nature and humankind. For this poster session, the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES), Luskin ...

Academic Services will offer a workshop this summer for students about policies and procedures related to filing theses and dissertations. This session will address both Master’s and Doctoral filers. We invite you to attend this session if you are filing this year.  Please feel free to attend the session regardless if it is already sold out. RSVP: Summer 2016 ETD Workshop Tuesday, August 16, 2016 12:00-1:00pm Young Research Library – WEC Room 23167

Eligibility: · Full-time enrollment as a undergraduate or graduate student for the 16-17 academic year.               Preference will be given to female students, but people of all genders are encouraged to apply! · Student must provide primary financial support for themselves and their dependent(s). · Student must submit a FASFA and demonstrate financial need as determined by UCLA FAO. Application Process: - The application can also be accessed at this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxOj_J0TWEjyNVdwT1ZOTWNmMTg · Applications can either be submitted online to swd@saonet.ucla.edu or in-person to the BRC.

The UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED) is currently accepting applications for our Summer B ridge R eview for E nhancing E ngineering S tudents (Summer BREES) program.  BREES is an intensive summer program designed to provide undergraduate CEED students with early exposure to and preparation for core courses.  A facilitator is needed for MATLAB . Summer BREES, which will be held from September 6th - 16th, 2016, is an intensive summer program designed to provide undergraduate CEED students with early exposure to and preparation for core courses in the engineering pathway.  Through this program, CEED hopes to assist students in gaining sufficient mastery, understanding, and problem solving skills in specific core courses.  This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students loo...

Editing for Style: How to Improve Your Writing Stacey Meeker, Information Studies; GSA Director of Publications I've been told that my writing is "dense" and "passive" and that my sentences don't "flow." How can I fix these problems?  This hands-on workshop will cover strategies for improving writing at the sentence level. We will look at common problems like the overuse of weak verbs, passive voice, and nominalizations as well as offer specific tips to strengthen clarity and cohesion.  Friday, August 12th ,  12:00-1:45pm Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center   (basement level)   ( map )

The UCLA Graduate Writing Center (GWC) is planning to hire several writing consultants to begin in fall quarter 2016. We are hiring qualified people from all fields (see qualifications below). We are particularly interested in people with experience in scientific writing or professional writing; recipients of major extramural fellowships/grants application (Ford, Fulbright, NSF, NIH, etc.); people with publication experience; people with ESL certification; and people with experience teaching writing or writing-intensive courses. We prefer to hire graduate students who have at least two years left in their academic programs and can commit to working for two years. We are willing to consider people who can commit to only one year if they have ESL certification or extensive experience teaching writing. We will not consider incoming graduate students unless they have done at least one year of graduate-level course work previously. *Position Description* 4-10 hours/week providing one-on-...

Test for Oral Proficiency (TOP) Website: http://oid.ucla.edu/training/top Students who plan to work as a Teaching Assistant (TA) at UCLA and are non-US citizens must pass the TOP before working as a TA in any department at UCLA. All non-citizens are considered international students. This includes permanent residents. Exemptions from the TOP are listed below: -You are a U.S. citizen or hold a Bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution, you are automatically exempt from taking the test; you do not need to take any further action. -Holding a Master's degree from a U.S. institution does not qualify for an exemption. -No alternatives to TOP are accepted. Scores on any other language proficiency exams may not be used as a replacement for the TOP (e.g., SPEAK, TSE, TOEFL, ESLPE). -If you do not plan to work as a TA at UCLA, you do not need to take the TOP. Other positions (e.g., Reader, Special Reader, GSR) do not require the TOP. When the 2016-2017 TOP schedule is available it w...

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Workshop Summer 2016 Academic Services will offer a workshop this summer for students about policies and procedures related to filing theses and dissertations. This session will address both Master’s and Doctoral filers. We invite you to attend this session if you are filing this year.  Please feel free to attend the session regardless if it is already sold out. RSVP: Summer 2016 ETD Workshop Tuesday, August 16, 2016 12:00-1:00pm Young Research Library – WEC Room 23167

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty six cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan's mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan's facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct; five conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day; nine surface water reservoirs; 800 miles of pipeline, ranging up to nearly 20 feet in diameter; 16 hydroelectric power plants; and numerous support facilities. The MWD’s Engineering Services Group currently has two (2) openings for Associate Engineers (Civil, General Design) in the Design Unit of our Facility Development Section at our Headquarters Building in Los Angeles, CA.  Application Filling Period: ...