Helpful resources for graduate students career planning

We have compiled information for students with an advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Space Sciences. This list is meant to provide some leads to look into for job opportunities and advice.

Graduate fellowships

• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
• NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program
• VSGC Graduate STEM Research Fellowship Program
• DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program

General resources

• AGU career center:
  • Faculty/Post-doc/PhD listings
  • Build/Upload your resume
  • Career webinars
• Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences (Science Education Resource Center at Carlton College):
  • Searching/applying for an academic position
  • Teaching advice
  • Post-doc advice
  • Research conduct (tips and tricks to move forward)
• Jobs in Astronomy, Space & Planetary Sciences (EarthWorks):
  • Faculty/Post-doc/PhD listings
• Career Advice (Inside Higher Ed):
  • Various career advice on job applications,grants writing...
• Science Careers:
  • Post-doc/Faculty listings
  • Build/Upload your resume

Postdoctoral fellowships

• NSF Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
• ESA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme (European Space Agency)
• NCAR Advanced Study Program
• HAO postdoctoral fellowships
• NASA Postdoctoral Program
• Los Alamos National Laboratory postdocs
• Naval Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
• National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateships
• JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researchers
• JAXA/ISAS International Top Young Fellowship
• AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

Industry

• Insight Data Science Fellows Program:
  • Are you a PhD candidate or post-doctoral researcher looking to transition to a career in industry? Do you want a career that truly leverages your quantitative experience in a fast-growing, in-demand field that’s making a positive impact in the world?
• Scientific consulting: the career path not (oft) taken
• The Science Careers guide to consulting careers for Ph.D. scientists
• Microsoft research: Earth, Energy and Environment
  • Development and adoption of technologies for scientific visualization and data management—especially technologies that accelerate insight in the environmental and earth sciences.

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