UAF student job and research fair

August 8, 2013

Cornerstone

The combined UAF Job and Research Fair sponsored by Career Services, Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research will take place from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 12 in the Wood Center multilevel lounge.

This event will provide an opportunity for students to talk to UAF departments, research units and other students about on-campus jobs, research opportunities and scholarly activities in their major or other fields of interest.

This year’s UAF Job and Research Fair will feature poster presentations by UAF graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. These junior researchers are invited to showcase their projects with either a newly created poster or one presented at a meeting in the past year. This is an excellent opportunity for researchers to recruit undergraduate assistants to work in paid positions or through one of UAF’s many undergraduate research courses. Interested graduate students and postdocs should email their abstract to the URSA Coordinator, Elizabeth Belknap, at eabelknap@alaska.edu. The deadline for registration is Sept. 9; sign up early because space is limited.

For departments to register for this event, create an “Employer” profile on UAFCareerConnect, then select the Events tab for the UAF Student Job and Research Fair 2013. Department registration deadline is Aug. 28, 2013

For departments:

• Increased awareness of undergraduate research


• Access to many potential, passionate student employees


• Possible collaborators on multi-discipline projects

For students:

• Find on campus student jobs


• Dialogue with other students about their particular field of interest


• Graduate student opportunity to mentor undergrads and provide background of their experience


• Undergraduate opportunity to ask departments/graduate students questions about student jobs AND internships, undergraduate research opportunities, or scholarly activities all in one place


• Opportunity for students to begin/continue planning their career based on information provided at the event


• Undergraduate opportunity to find answers to that dreaded question….”What will you do with your major??”


• Find potential references/mentors to assist in the career planning process


• Ability to practice “elevator speech” in preparation for the fall employer job fairs/interviews

For student organizations/clubs:

• Opportunity to recruit members


• Opportunity to check out undergrad/grad research opportunities/scholarly activities happening inside and outside major field of study


• Opportunity to provide valuable information/resources to fellow students/staff/faculty


• Opportunity to collaborate on multi-discipline projects

Contact Career Services if you have any questions about this event or creating a profile and registering for the fair on UAFCareerConnect, at careerservices@uaf.edu, 474-7596, 110 Eielson Bldg or URSA at ursa.uaf@alaska.edu , 474-5082, 301 Bunnell Bldg.