UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

The CalFresh Initiative at UCLA is very excited to announce that the application to join our team for the next academic year has been released!   We are looking for both undergraduate and graduate students with a diverse set of skills, knowledge, and experiences with the motivation and commitment to promote food security on campus and in our communities.  To learn more about the CalFresh Initiative at UCLA and submit your application, please check out the listing on  Handshake .  Link:  https://app. joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/ 6619566?utm_source=activity_ mailer&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=notification_email .  Here is a document going over our  Position Descriptions , which include the following: Lead Policy & Advocacy Data Outreach Graphic Design Marketing And more!  If you have any questions, please email  calfresh@cpo.ucla.edu cc: rmaharaj@cpo.ucla.edu and nnukpese@cpo.ucla.edu . ------------------------------ -...

MindWell Graduate Student Researcher (Up to 50% Time - 20 hours/week) Job Description: Semel HCI Graduate Student Researcher for the MindWell Pod   Summary Statement  The goal of the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) Center at UCLA is to improve the health and well-being of the UCLA community through the development of new ideas and expansion of existing programs in education, service, and research. Semel HCI aims to enhance well-being through the work of thematic groups, called “pods”: BEWell, BreatheWell, EatWell, EngageWell, MoveWell, MindWell, and ResearchWell. Learn more here: https://www.healthy.ucla.edu/   MindWell Pod  The MindWell pod promotes psychological well-being, resilience, mental health and positive psychology at UCLA. MindWell achieves this by sharing and promoting resources and content on these topics, developing interventions, activities and events to enhance psychological well-being for the UCLA  community, as well as directing students,...

The Graduate Writing Center is offering an online writing retreat for graduate students in STEM and quantitative fields who are working on theses/dissertations, proposals, or journal articles. **Thesis/Dissertation Writing Retreat**  (STEM and quantitative focus) This program targets graduate students who are in the process of writing their doctoral dissertation or master's thesis, proposals, or journal manuscripts related to thesis work. The program will provide a virtual space to focus on writing. Morning sessions will address goals, productivity, and time management issues. The program will also offer workshops that address thesis and dissertation structure, writing strategies, and scientific writing issues. This program will meet 9:00–4:15, Tuesday–Friday, July 12-July 15 via Zoom. Deadline to apply is June 30th. For more information and registration instructions, please see the bottom of this web page –  https://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/ programs/diss

The UC Center Sacramento is excited to announce its seventh annual Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy. The award will recognize excellence in graduate student research with a direct impact on public policy. The recipients of the Emerging Scholars Award will receive a $ 750 prize and will deliver a policy lecture at UCCS. The policy lecture is a great way for graduate students to meet people from the policy community, and develop contacts in Sacramento. At UCCS we have between 100- 150 people attend each talk, and the audience is composed of legislators, legislative staff, state agencies, consultants, faculty, graduate students, and other researchers. The deadline to apply is June 16th. To apply and for more information, please visit https://uccs.ucdavis.edu/graduate-students/emerging-scholars .

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies will administer the selection of 10 graduate summer fellowship awards each year   beginning in 2021 for research, teaching, mentoring, and/or service related to Black life.   This fellowship aims to strengthen the pipeline in academic as well as other career sectors by supporting graduate students who need to free up time near the end of their degree programs in order to advance their research projects towards graduation. Prospective and current graduate students from across all disciplines will be encouraged to apply.  See the attached document for more information on application guidelines.   Funding The fellowship runs through summer 2022 and provides a $6,000 stipend.   Eligibility Requirements PhD students who have advanced to candidacy; Master’s students (must be in the summer prior to submitting thesis project) Research projects focusing on Black life and the Black experience (and/or) Demonstrated te...

SGE Consulting Structural Engineers seeks candidates for the position of Engineering/Design Project Manager SGE Consulting Engineers is looking for dedicated, hard-working team members with an engineering,  architecture, or construction background to join our growing firm.  Professional project management and/or design experience are not requirements for this position! We provide  complete professional development so that candidates need only their design/construction background and  extra-curricular project management experience to lead projects from the very beginning through issuance of  construction permits.  A successful candidate will become an integral contributing member of our tight-knit team, working on  challenging and rewarding projects, varying in size from small to large multi-million dollar ventures. A successful  project manager would also have the opportunity to help define, develop, and lead the Design Management  Division a...

Would you like to learn more about mindfulness in supporting writing? If so, we will be offering retreats to cultivate an approach to writing that fosters balance, self-care, and well-being. Please see the details below. Mindful Writing Retreat Sessions (Online) 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. 1) Friday, May 13th, 10:00AM - 12:30PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1009832 2) Friday, May 20th, 10:00AM - 12:30PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation: https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1009833 GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, ple...