UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

Applying for the NIH Training Fellowship on September 28 th. This workshop will cover the application process and required components of an NIH NRSA application. We will discuss preparation, documents required, and writing strategies for the F31, but the F30 and F32 are very similar. We will also address how to find appropriate materials/resources for a complete application. Thursday, September 28th, 5:15-6:45 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 1327827 GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please use our online reservation page:  https://gwc.gsrc.ucla. edu/Appointments    Please note: only UCLA graduate students are eligible for writing appointments.

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The Graduate Student Resource Center is excited to announce that they are hiring student staff for the 2023-24 academic year. They are looking to fill the following positions:   -            Social Media Coordinator -            Programming Coordinators -            Office Assistants   Application Form:  https://sa.ucla.edu/ Forms/p/Ug4Zb Deadline to apply is   June 16 th , at 11:59p.m. The UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center (GSRC) is a Graduate Students Association (GSA) initiative that is student run and managed by Student Affairs. The GSRC is a resource, referral and information center for graduate and professional school students. They offer advice and assistance in dealing with the challenges of graduate school, as well as offer a number of workshops and programs done in collaboration with our campus partners. A...

Active Membranes Field Operations Engineer About us: Active Membranes is a Los Angeles based company commercializing a new generation of award winning electrically conducting desalination membranes. Our membranes have anti-scaling properties and can operate at higher recovery while reducing the need for pre-treatment. This will lead to significantly reduced process footprint, complexity, and as a results capital and operating costs. Responsibilities: • Provide on-site installation, start up, and commissioning of membrane-based water treatment systems • Perform hands-on on-site troubleshooting, service and repairs, and water quality analysis • Provide technical support to external customers at their location • Provide on-site training and supervision to the operators and clients • Interface with cross functional work teams within the company such as business development, engineering, product/project management • Develop service technical documentation • Create and maintain service infor...

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Expanding Your Audience: How to Publish Outside Academia (STEM Focus)  on June 1st.  Where can your writing and research interests go beyond a field-specific journal article or academic conference presentation? Writing for non-academic outlets offers graduate students the opportunity to spread knowledge about new scientific discoveries and innovations beyond the lab. This workshop will help students improve their science communication skills, providing guidance on how to translate complex scientific ideas for different audiences. We will discuss the use of plain language and clear, focused writing to help make your science more accessible. These techniques will improve readability and are appropriate whether the audience is STEM or the general public. Thursday, June 1st, 5:15-6:45 PM RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation:  https://ucla. joinhandshake.com/edu/events/ 1289323 GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment w...

Faculty Job Search: Recent Successful Faculty Job Seekers Panel Tuesday, May 23rd at 12:00 – 1:30 pm PT via Zoom Good advice and up-to-date information about the faculty job search comes from those who have just successfully completed a search. Join us to learn how recent job seekers successfully obtained their current role. All members of this panel of current Stanford PhDs and Postdocs who have concluded the faculty job search during 2022-23 and have received at least one job offer. Some have juggled several competing offers. Panelists: Pablo Seward Delaporte, PhD in Anthropology, accepted a position at University of St. Louis Rebecca Gleit, PhD in Sociology, accepted a position at Skidmore College Yinuo "Noah" Yao, PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, accepted a position at Texas A&M University Shahzad Khan, Postdoc in Biochemistry, accepted a position at University of North Carolina Come hear them give you the full picture:  What made their written material...