UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

Hello, The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University is proud to announce the  2022 RISE (Research Internship Summer  Experience)   program.  We would be grateful if you would distribute this announcements to your students. RISE is open to current undergraduate students in the upper classes as well as to master's students who are interested in doctoral studies. The RISE program will be hosted on the NC State campus in Raleigh, NC, during the months of June and July (May 29 - July 30), 2022. Participants will receive a stipend, on-campus housing and travel funds. More information and directions for applying to the 2022 RISE Program are available at the web site  go.ncsu.edu/rise .  Applica tion review starts on March 15, 2022 . We look forward to receiving your application.  Thank you.

Hello, My name is Briana Yik, and I am the Vice President of a UCLA student club called Students for Integrative Medicine (SIM). This Winter we are excited to invite you to our virtual Self-Care & Wellness (SCW) Fair on Saturday, March 5th from 1PM-4PM PST held via Zoom! Our goal for this event is to provide students and community members a welcoming space to destress, practice self-care, and learn more about holistic wellness.  We would greatly appreciate your help in advertising our event to your club members, friends, and family, as this event is free and open to everyone. Here is a short blurb that you can use to share our event: Students for Integrative Medicine (SIM) at UCLA is excited to be hosting our virtual Self-Care & Wellness Fair this Winter on Saturday, March 5th from 1PM-4PM PST ! The SCW Fair is organized in collaboration with five UCLA undergraduate organizations that will be hosting workshops during the event: E3 (Ecology, Economy, Equity), HAPY (Health...

Greetings All,   Nedda Mehdizadeh and I will once again be offering our graduate student career workshop this spring. We hope you'll consider  joining us .   Eng Comp 499 combines self-reflection and structured activities to illuminate professional trajectories within and beyond the university. Covering both academic and extramural career preparation, our course tackles uncertainties and offers strategies to make career planning more empowering.   Colloquium participants will have the opportunity to: ·   talk with expert panelists about how they built on their graduate training to obtain positions in a wide variety of fields; ·   research positions that fit their own aptitudes, goals, and values; and ·   create packets of job application materials in a supportive and collaborative workshop environment. Next quarter, our course will meet in odd-numbered weeks, from 10 AM to 12:50 PM on April 1, April 15, April 29, May 13, and May 27. Disc...

T he Pasadena, Calif., office of Stantec is seeking a full-time Integrated Water Management Intern to join our multi-disciplinary team of water resources professionals, each committed to delivering sound and strategic consulting services to a range of local, regional, state and federal clients. If working on challenging projects and working on teams aimed at delivering solutions to some of California’s most complex water supply opportunities appeal to you, join us. Education and Experience In progress toward earning a or Master’s degree (minimum) in public policy (environmental or natural resources focus), urban planning, environmental engineering, or related field; with a minimum of 1 year of related undergraduate coursework or work experience. Apply here:   Stantec Jobs - Integrated Water Management Intern in PASADENA, California, United States

J oin UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group for a talk and discussion on the threats to the Los Angeles water supply and efforts to improve resilience in the context of the current mega drought affecting the Colorado River with Ian James. This event will take place March 7th at 5pm via Zoom. Register for the event via:  https://bit.ly/3LV72Cw

The department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at Drexel University has an open  tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the general area of Structural Engineering and Mechanics  for a start date of September 1, 2022.  To apply for this position ,  please visit  Careers at Drexel .  For questions, please contact  Ivan Bartoli .  

  Open to UCLA Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars!    This week's professional development events: Career Conversation Series "Mastering behavioral interview questions"  - Every Tuesday     Career Conversation Series Mastering behavioral interview questions for grad students & postdocs Tuesday, February 22 from 12 to 1pm Closing - “Do you have any questions for us?” (How to evaluate whether the organization is a good fit for you.) REGISTER HERE:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 938779 In this interactive Career Conversation series, we’ll discuss strategies for delivering meaningful responses to behavioral interview questions and practice developing our responses. During each session, we will focus on one category of questions and share insights on how to organize and deliver answers that highlight your skills and experiences. Join us to practice building persuasive answers to commonly asked interview questions. Schedule  T...

  Mindful Writing Retreats (Online) on February 18th, February 21st, and March 4th The mindful writing retreat will integrate simple techniques from mindfulness to support the writing process and cultivate an approach to writing that fosters balance, self-care, and well-being. Please bring a current writing project because much of the retreat time will be allocated for writing. All sessions will be conducted remotely via zoom. Friday, February 18th, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 924703 Monday, February 21st, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 924734 Friday, March 4th, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 924721 GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please use our app...

The UCLA Financial Wellness Program will stream the two VITA Tax Education workshops this year via YouTube LIVE. These LIVE streams can be accessed by students via the links below until March 28th, 2022. Domestic Students 2/15 International Students 2/22

The deadline to submit the application for the   UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship   will be by   2/25/22.   This program is intended to support doctoral students who are advanced to candidacy at the time of nomination by their department to the Graduate Division.  Applicants should be within one year of completing and filing the dissertation and planning to start teaching or research appointments soon after the end of their dissertation fellowship year. Award:  Program participants will receive a $20,000 stipend plus standard tuition and fees (excluding nonresident supplemental tuition and professional degree supplemental tuition). Eligibility:  Are officially advanced to doctoral candidacy at the time they are nominated by their departments (for 2022-23, by March 25, 2022). “Officially” means ATC documents have been received by the Graduate Division’s Academic Services; Will file their dissertations within 12 months of beginning their fellowships. Th...

Mindful Writing Retreats (Online) on February 11th, February 18th, February 21st, and March 4th The mindful writing retreat will integrate simple techniques from mindfulness to support the writing process and cultivate an approach to writing that fosters balance, self-care, and well-being. Please bring a current writing project because much of the retreat time will be allocated for writing. All sessions will be conducted remotely via zoom. Friday, February 11th, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 924699 Friday, February 18th, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 924703 Monday, February 21st, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 924734 Friday, March 4th, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/e...

T he Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at Drexel University has  an additional tenure-track position open at the Assistant Professor level in  Structures and Mechanics   for a start date of September 1, 2022.  To apply for this position, please visit  Careers at Drexel . For questions, please contact  Ivan Bartoli . 

  Open to UCLA Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars!    This week's professional development events: Info Session with McKinsey & Company  (February 8) Alumni Panel: "Oh the places you'll go": Explore where your graduate degree (and postdoc) can take you  (February 16) Career Conversation Series "Mastering behavioral interview questions"  - Every Tuesday     Info Session with McKinsey & Company       “Oh the places you’ll go”: Explore where your graduate degree (and postdoc) can take you Wednesday, February 16 from 5:30 to 7pm REGISTER HERE:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 946606 In Dr. Suess’s children’s book,  Oh the Places You’ll Go , the author promises that “It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air.” Earning a graduate degree or pursuing postdoctoral training at UCLA can lead to the most unexpected, but wonderful, careers. Join us for this engaging panel to learn how UCLA adv...

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIE), in collaboration with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), at the University of Maine (UMaine) invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in transportation engineering, with expertise in life cycle analysis and assessment of transportation infrastructure systems.  This position is a joint appointment split 75% in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and 25% in the prestigious ASCC ( https://composites.umaine. edu/ ) to support the Green Engineering and Materials research initiative. This position is 50% teaching/50% research. Search Timeline is as follows: Review of applications to begin: March 1, 2022 Screening interviews to begin no earlier than: March 15, 2022 On-site interviews to begin no earlier than: April 5, 2022 Tentative start date: August 29, 2022   For questions about the search, please contact search committee chair Dr. Eric Landis at  landis@maine.edu...

Dissertation Proposal (STEM) Workshop on February 10th This workshop, geared toward students in STEM fields, will cover dissertation proposal structures and components, as well as writing process strategies and time management. In addition, we will address issues related to the oral defense portion of the proposal. Thursday, February 10th, 6:00 - 7:30 pm RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 917784 GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please refer to our appointments web page:  https://gwc.gsrc.ucla. edu/Appointments   

  February 1, 2022   Dear Colleagues,   We are pleased to announce the continuation of our Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD)  Drop-In  Hours. Graduate students who are finalizing the formatting of their thesis or dissertation are welcome to attend and receive assistance and feedback about filing and formatting requirements from Academic Services Analysts. Please share this opportunity with your graduate students who plan to file this Winter 2022 by sharing this email.       Winter 2022 ETD Drop-In Hours     Wednesday, February 23, 2022       1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Zoom*   Thursday, March 3, 2022    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom*   * RSVP  required in order to obtain Zoom link and meeting password.   If you have any questions, please contact your Academic Services Representative or send us an email at  academicservices@grad.ucla.edu .

  Virtual Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Workshops Winter 2022 Academic Services will offer workshops to inform students about policies and procedures related to filing theses and dissertations. These sessions will cover information for both Master’s and Doctoral filers. The  Winter  202 2 ETD Workshops   will be held virtually via Zoom.   We invite you to attend if you are filing this year.   RSVP:  ETD Filing Workshops - Winter 2022   Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Zoom*   Thursday, February 17, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Zoom*   Monday, February 28, 2022 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Zoom*     *RSVP required in order to obtain Zoom link and meeting password.