Career Development

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    Alumni Networking Night

    What comes after grad? Meet professionals with BSc degrees from diverse work and research fields.Join us at our annual event where we bring BSc alumni to chat with you about what they got up to after graduation and how they ended up in diverse fields by leveraging their Bachelor of Science degree… read more

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    What Employers Are Looking For

    One of the key strengths of a Bachelor's Degree is the breadth of your skills and experience.Your degree is designed, in part, to prepare you for jobs that don't yet exist and so that you can adapt to the job market shifts with new technologies and changes. It isn't all about acquiring hands-on… read more

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    Developing Your Career: Your Future After Graduating

    As you're nearing graduation, reflect on your experience at UBC.Your last year or so at UBC may feel intimidating. You may or may not be graduating this year, and there is a good chance that you are starting to feel daunted by questions about your future. Questions like, “How can I stand out to… read more

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    Developing Your Career: Exploring Opportunities Later in Your Degree

    As you settle into your specialization, start building connections in the community.Build connectionsWhether you’re a transfer student, or you joined us from the start, you’ve been at UBC for a year or more now! How are you settling into your specialization? If you haven’t already, now is a great… read more

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    Developing Your Career: Steps to Take Early in Your Specialization

    As you enter your specialization this fall, start exploring potential career paths.You have an opportunity to begin to ask new questions about how your studies are equipping you for next steps after school and, ultimately, to pursue an exciting career that matters to you.Think about what excites… read more

  6. SCI Team

     SCI Team supports your personal and professional development.For Science students, by Science students.SCI Team brings you events, videos, and resources to help you:Get involved with research opportunitiesUnderstand career options availableConnect with volunteer or job opportunities and… read more

  7. Career Development

    Find tips on developing your career, finding work on campus, and learning what science alumni are doing for work. Beyond the BScProfessional development and career preparation workshop series for students at any point in the degree, with a focus on students who are midway or further through… read more

  8. Beyond the BSc

    Prepare for next steps after your BSc. Strengthen your résumé, explore job search skills, and more.Designed for UBC Science students. Participate in a series of virtual workshops designed to help you take the first steps in transitioning from the lecture hall to the workplace.These workshops will… read more

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    Research opportunities for Science undergraduates in 2024

    As a UBC Science student, you may be interested in undertaking an academic research experience during your undergrad. Below are three of the major opportunities you can explore. Be sure to thoroughly read all requirements, conditions, and considerations.NSERC Undergraduate Student Research… read more

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    Science Alumni Profile: Adjoa - Geophysics, '18

    UBC Science alumni have gone on to build meaningful and fulfilling careers in sectors around the world. Our conversations with alumni have told us that your journey through Science and beyond isn’t a linear path but a complex navigation of right and left turns, and even some dead-ends, that will… read more

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

Learn more: Musqueam First Nation

Faculty of Science

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