CAREER COACH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Career Coaching
Ready to hit the ground running this spring? Schedule a meeting with a Career Coach to discuss ways to gain experience (internships, research, campus/community involvement), tips for your post-graduate job searching/interviewing, updating your resume and writing cover letters, and how prepare for pursuing graduate school. Make an appointment on MyPLAN using the following link: Schedule here!
RSO/CLUB INVOLVEMENT AND EVENTS
RSO Virtual Club Fair
Tuesday, February 2nd, 6-8pm CST
• Signing up is so easy! Check out this short video to see the different options for signing up for our Virtual Club Fair.
• All RSO’s in compliance will receive an email from NvolveU with a personalized invitation to register when registration opens!
Event Planning During COVID-19
Wednesday, January 27th, 3pm CST, Zoom: https://go.unl.edu/eventplanning
• If your RSO is thinking about hosting in-person events this semester, it’s important that you keep up with Directed Health Measures to help promote a safe environment and keep within university compliance.
• Join Assistant Vice Chancellor TJ McDowell each Wednesday at 3 p.m. for a quick update on the latest policies and to get answers to your event planning questions in the age of COVID.
ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES
COVID Testing Jobs
• UNL will be increasing testing on campus and is hiring to help with this process.
• There are several types of positions available with various qualifications needed for each job. Pre-Health students are encouraged to apply and gain healthcare experience.
o All info about the positions on this website: https://covid19.unl.edu/test-positions.
o Immediate openings for Lab Technician I or Lab Technician II are available and offer part time hours. Apply directly here: https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4251261
Information Sessions available for Conference Assistant Positions
Wednesday, January 27th, 7pm CST, Zoom link
Friday, January 29th, 10am CST, Zoom link
• Conference assistants are a vital member of the conference services program. During the summer conferences season, these students live and work in the residence halls, responding to the day-to-day needs of conference and camp guests.
• Learn more here about this position: https://conferenceservices.unl.edu/ca
UNL New Student Enrollment is Hiring Orientation Leaders
• To review the position of an Orientation Leader see the following link: https://nse.unl.edu/staff/become-orientation-leader/
• Link to apply: https://nse.unl.edu/staff/become-orientation-leader/apply/
• Applications due February 14
PRE-LAW OPPORTUNITIES
Paying for Law School AccessLex workshops
AccessLex is offering several online workshops in January and February.
• Topics include: Paying for Law school (Jan. 26), Building your Law School Budget (Jan. 28), Choosing a Law School (Feb. 3), and Applying to Law School (Feb. 4).
• AccessLex offers additional free online resources and tolls for planning and paying for law school. We highly recommend the financial planning tools found here.
• Register to attend each workshop by clicking on the link for each workshop title.
Practice LSAT (PrepTest #78)
Saturday, February 6th, 8:45 AM-12:00 PM CST, Louise Pound Hall Room 27
• Take this opportunity to practice taking the LSAT under timed conditions. This practice exam will be in paper and pencil format, and not a digital format like the official LSAT exams. However, taking a practice LSAT under timed conditions will help you to practice your strategies and thought processes and hone your test-taking skills.
• To Register: Sign up for the Practice LSAT at: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu
Law School Fee Waivers
• The Explore Center has a limited amount of application fee waivers for UNL Law School
• These are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
• If you are interested in being able to take advantage of this opportunity, please call us at 402-472-3605.
VIRTUAL CAREER EVENTS & UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES
Careers in the NCIS
Thursday, January 28th, 12-1:30pm CST, via Zoom: https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/97305576946
• Special Agent Michael Rieger will be discussing career considerations with the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS). As a civilian special agent with the NCIS, Michael primarily investigates major crimes including sexual assault, deaths, child exploitation and aggravated domestic violence.
• More information can be found here: https://events.unl.edu/2021/01/28/153869/
Teach for America Application Deadline
Where will your career take you after graduation? By joining Teach For America, you will become part of a powerful network of more than 60,000 leaders changing the course of our nation.
As a corps member, you’ll be challenged to think creatively and lead boldly. You’ll leverage your unique talents to dismantle inequities in the classroom and beyond. As an alum, you’ll join a diverse community working to expand opportunity from nearly every career sector.
• Upcoming application deadline: January 29th
• For more information go to their website: https://www.teachforamerica.org/
Data Science Internship Information Session, Monday, January 25th 11am-12pm CST, https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/658154?ref=events-search
Economic Justice: Working Toward Eliminating the Opportunity Gap, Friday, January 29th, 1-2pm CST, https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/663552?ref=events-search
OTHER JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
Geological Survey - Student Trainee (Hydrology)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Interdisciplinary
Texas A&M University, Galveston - REU: OCEANUS
Indiana University - Research Geologist
Department of Geology, Kansas State University - Graduate Student Opportunities in Geosciences
Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell - Graduate Student Research and Teaching Assistantships
Other Job and Internship Resources
US Government Jobs - USAJOBS
The Geological Society of America - Geoscience Job Board
The American Association of Petroleum Geologist - AAPG Career Center
The Seismological Society of America - SSA Job Listings
Rigzone - Geosciences Jobs
The American Geophysical Union - AGU Pathfinder Career Center
The Association for Women Geoscientists - AWG Job Board
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) - Opportunity Catalog