Career Center Events
Speed Resume Critique Session
When: Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Time: 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Place: MLK Student Union, Kerr Lounge 3rd floor
Looking to polish up your resume before the Cal Career Fair? Come visit the Career Center on campus and have your resume critiqued by a professional career counselor! Drop in anytime between 1pm-4pm. Don't miss this excellent opportunity for a convenient resume check!
2009 Cal Career Fair
When: September 9th, 10th, 15th, and 16th
*** Please note that the fair has been expanded to 4 days and spans 2 weeks - we encourage you to attend all 4 days!***
Time: 11AM-4PM
Place: Pauley Ballroom, MLK Jr. Student Union
Sponsored by the Career Center, come join us for Berkeley's premier career fair-- The Cal Career Fair! This fair will kick-off the academic year and the on-campus recruiting season. Recruiters from business, industry, non-profits and government will bring information about entry-level positions.
Login to *Callisto* at https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/students/ to review this year's Fair Directory, which lists participants' recruiting information. This information is updated up to the day of the fair. Be sure to check frequently. Also, be sure to bring your UC Berkeley Student ID to the fair.
**The Career Center is proud to co-sponsor this fair with the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor's Society, Asian Business Association, Regent's and Chancellor's Scholars Association, and the Undergraduate Economics Association.**
Courses and Tools of Interest
The Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF - http://gif.berkeley.edu) at UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources provides leadership and training across a broad array of integrated mapping technologies. Upcoming Fall events and workshops include:
* Open House - Friday, Aug. 28th, 1-3PM *
Please join us Friday for an Open House and learn how you can use geospatial technology in your research! http://gif.berkeley.edu/about/open_house.html
* The GIF has 16 workshops scheduled for Fall 2009 *
The GIF offers workshops to train UC students, faculty, and staff on geospatial tools and applications, including GPS, GIS, remote sensing, species modeling, and webGIS. Workshop fees are $57 for all UC affiliates; $224 for all non-UC affiliates. Undergraduate students can
apply for financial assistance to take a workshop through the GIF Undergraduate Scholarship Program. There are several new workshops scheduled, including:
- Intro to Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Social Science Focus;
- Intro to Open Source GIS: Working with Quantum GIS (QGIS);
- Intro to Agent-Based Modeling: Using GIS data with NetLogo; and
- Intro to LIDAR applications in Remote Sensing.
Please visit our website http://gif.berkeley.edu/support/workshops.html to view the entire
schedule and registration details.
* GeoLunch *
The Geolunch schedule for Fall, 2009 is now available online http://gif.berkeley.edu/about/geolunch.html The GIF and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology co-host the weekly seminar series offering interesting talks and group discussion, all having to do with geospatial theory, research, and application. GeoLunch occurs throughout the academic year every Friday, 1-2pm in 111 Mulford Hall Conference Room. Be sure to check out the great selection of speakers presenting this term.
* Office Hours *
Interested in some advice on a geospatial project? Use our online registration formhttp://gif.berkeley.edu/support/office_hours.html to sign up for GIF office hours advising.
Civil Engineering 101
CE 101: Fluid Mechanics of Rivers, Streams, and Wetlands -- Civil And Environmental Engineering
TuTh 3:30-5:00pm, 406 DAVIS [3 units]
Prerequisites: Basic fluid mechanics, as demonstrated by CE100 or Mechanical Engineering 106 or consent of instructor.*
This course is designed to cover the physics pertaining to engineering efforts to preserve, harness, or restrain the natural processes found in aquatic environments, from mountain streams through rivers and reservoirs to estuarine wetlands, deltas, and the open ocean. We cover the basic fluid mechanics of: waves, mixing and transport of pollutants/nutrients, flow in engineered and natural channels, and sediment transport. The course intends to provide quantitative skills for describing the physical dynamics of these environments, acknowledging that a complete physical description is not yet possible.
Some topics in ecology and management are briefly discussed, as these often motivate engineers' work on these systems. Laboratory and field experiences are used to illustrate the concepts when practical.
*Given the different backgrounds of students in ESPM compared to CEE, I am willing to discuss with interested students a mechanism for waiving prerequisites. This would likely be accomplished by organizing those students into a study group that would read the very accessible introduction to basic fluid mechanics "Life in Moving Fluids" by Steven Vogel, which is shorter and more entertaining than a fluids textbook.
UCDC Now Accepting Applications!
An Application form for the Spring 2010 UC Berkeley Washington Program is now available online, at http://ucdc.berkeley.edu
Each Fall and Spring, the UCB Washington Program sends undergraduates to Washington, D.C., to complete academic research projects of their own design, and to participate in internships related to their research. The Program is open to juniors and seniors in any major, and graduating seniors may participate during their final semester at UCB (but not after they actually graduate).
To apply, you must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have junior or senior standing in the semester you plan to attend. You must also have taken at least two upper-division courses on the UC Berkeley campus, which provide background for the topic you intend to research. Internships are available in a wide variety of DC-based government agencies, nonprofit organizations, policy think-tanks, media outlets, and businesses. Students live in the brand new UC Washington Center at Scott Circle and UCB financial aid is transferrable to DC. Students earn a full semester of UCB academic credit.
Applications for the Fall 2010 UCDC Program are due Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 4 p.m. Candidate interviews will be conducted in mid-October 2009 for the Spring 2010 UCDC Program. Accepted students will be notified in the 12th week of class in the semester they apply.
There will be several information sessions during the early weeks of Fall Semester. An alum of the UCDC Program will speak about his or her experiences and answer your questions.
All UCDC info sessions will be held in 291 Barrows Hall:
Wednesday, September 2 12 noon-1:30 P.M.
Tuesday, September 8 4 - 5:30 P.M.
Wednesday, September 16 4 - 5:30 P.M.
Thursday, September 17 12 noon-1:30 P.M.
Information about how to locate internships in DC is available on a bulletin board outside the UCB Washington Program Office and at the Information Sessions. The Program Office is at M24 Wheeler Hall, and generally will be open 9-12 and 1-4 on Mondays through Thursdays.
More details about the program can be obtained by e-mailing ucdc@berkeley.edu, by visiting M24 Wheeler Hall, or by calling 510/642-9102.
Internships
The Friends of the Chancellors' Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) has two internship positions available:
CACS Water Associate Internship (2009-2010)
The Office of Sustainability is hiring a UC Berkeley student to serve as the CACS Water Associate for the 2009-2010 academic year. The CACS Water Associate will support the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) in developing a background paper and a campus water strategy. A full-year commitment is preferred, but a one-semester position is possible. This is a paid position at $10-15/hour. Click here for more information.
Green Labs Associate Internship (2009-2010)
The Office of Sustainability is looking for a UC Berkeley student to serve as a green labs Associate for the 2009-2010 academic year. The Associate will support the new green labs initiative, an effort to use multiple strategies and best practices to reduce resource use in campus labs, while maintaining mission and research excellence. A full-year commitment is preferred, and a total of 100-120 hours of work is possible. This is a paid positions at $10-15/hour. Click here for more information.
Restoration Ecology Internship (This is the last year this program will be offered!)
Located At UC Berkeley’s Richmond Field Station
Get the practical training you need for a career in natural resources. Help restore West Stege Marsh for the endangered California Clapper Rail and other wildlife species!
Students Will:
*Learn Basic Plant ID Skills
*Learn Techniques for Seed Collecting and Processing
*Help Propagate Native Plants for Marsh Restoration
*Gain Practical Experience in Revegetation Techniques
*Learn Best Practices for Managing Invasive Plant Species
*Study Marsh and Grassland Ecology
The program runs Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 9:30-3:30.Interns earn 1 credit for 3 hours of work per week.
For more information contact:
Stacy Haines, Restoration Coordinator
510-665-3585
stacy.haines@ttemi.com
Youth Noise Internships
Who We Are: YouthNoise, a division of Link Media, equips a worldwide community of young leaders dedicated to creating lasting social change with the resources to build campaigns, amplify projects and perpetuate grassroots movements. YouthNoise offers an array of tools, content, web and mobile technologies, mentorship and peer support that our users leverage to take action on a variety of social issues to create sustainable movements.
Link Media operates the Link TV national network and www.linktv.org. It creates global awareness and connection by engaging, informing and activating Americans to get involved in critical issues. Link TV is available in more than 31 million US homes on satellite. Link’s original programs reach an additional 15 million households through select cable outlets. Linktv.org serves thousands of streaming videos, information and ways for individuals to get involved. It receives over 3.7 million visits/month to pages that access our video "feeds" and 155,000 visits to activation and informational pages.
Positions available:
1. Online Community Coordinator- can be US based
2. Multimedia Coordinator- can be US Based
3. Social Media Marketing Coordinator- Bay Area
4. Fundraising and Development Associate- Bay Area
5. Programs and Campaigns Coordinator- Bay Area
From Youth Noise: We bring our interns in as an integral part of the team and there is opportunity for financial payment after three months of demonstrated work with our team!
For more information, or to send in a resume and cover letter: internship@youthnoise.org Subject Line: “Program and Campaigns Coordinator” Thank you for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you!
Climate Change Action Project Facilitator
Key Responsibilities:
• Identify Berkeley-based organizations and businesses interested in hosting a Climate
Change Action Group (CCAG). Coordinate logistics of scheduling groups.
• Facilitate 4-session, 1-2 hour CCAGs at local institutions, including churches, community
centers, businesses and workplaces.
• Document and keep up-to-date records of community outreach efforts and results.
• Evaluate the efficacy of each CCAG using tools developed by Ecology Center staff.
• Maintain communication with the Climate Action Coordinator and provide information as
requested.
Overview:
The Ecology Center's Climate Change Action Project (CCAP) provides Berkeley residents with tools, resources, and social support to reduce their personal and community greenhouse gas emissions. Residents are invited to participate in four-session Climate Change Action Groups (CCAG) at the Ecology Center and/or receive training and host their own group with friends, neighbors, coworkers or others. Through a partnership with the UC Berkeley Chancellor's Office, the Ecology Center will be expanding the CCAP by offering facilitation for groups at workplaces and community spaces throughout Berkeley. We are seeking to hire UC students, preferably graduate-level, to serve as facilitators for community-based groups and businesses.
Requirements and Expectations:
We are seeking a proactive worker with excellent intepersonal and communication skills, experience facilitating groups and making public presentations, a "can do" attitude, and climate change knowledge. Experience in outreach and community organizing desired.
• Able to commit to work during the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters, (September, '09
- May, '10);
• Must be able to dedicate 15 hours of time per group.
• Applicants are asked to give due consideration to the demands of their academic and
extracurricular schedules prior to applying. Anyone whose schedule cannot consistently
accommodate the time requirements of this position is asked to refrain from submitting
an application.
Pay: A stipend of $200-$300 will be paid for each Climate Change Action Group facilitated, depending on size and length of Group.
Start date: September 1, 2009.
To Apply: Email resume and cover letter to Debra Berliner (debra@ecologycenter.org). Please put the position's title in the subject line.
Institut Pasteur in Paris for U.S.citizens
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN PARIS
UP-COMING DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/PostDoct.html APPLY TODAY!
These three-year fellowships are open to American postdoctoral scientists wishing to pursue research at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. With 2500 people of 60 nationalities, the 130 research labs at the Institut Pasteur are devoted to the basic science of improving global public health with an emphasis on infectious diseases. Packages are $70,000 annually. For a list of labs and application information, visit our http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/ website.
Calls for applicants are held periodically.
UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN PARIS
These 10-week internships at the Institut Pasteur, one of the world’s leading private, nonprofit centers for infectious disease research, offer hands-on laboratory experience to undergraduates contemplating a scientific career. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Living allowance is $400 per week. See our website for information and downloads.
Summer 2010 application is now online! please check website for further information. http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/zuccaire.html
