Career Development

Find tips on developing your career, finding work on campus, and learning what science alumni are doing for work.

 

Beyond the BSc

Professional 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 their BSc

 

What Can I Do with My Science Degree?

Resources from starting your BSc through establishing a network, connecting with relevant professional organizations and opportunities for career development

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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

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    Science Alumni Profile: Serena - Integrated Sciences, '15

    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

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    Science Alumni Profile: Jonathan - Chemistry, '07

    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

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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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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.

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