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General
Teaching
Research
Graduation
Conferences
Career Resources

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General

• UW Physics and Astronomy Journal Clubs

Research

• Some research guidelines (UW)
• Ask our faculty about a research internship or seek out an external research experience

Teaching

• Get paid to be a tutor
• Ask the Department if there are teaching openings in any of our discussions or labs -- we'll pay!
• Departmental TA Training Manual
• How to create a teaching portfolio

Graduation

• Forms and petitions
• UW Graduation information

Conferences

• Tips on attending a professional science conference
• How to design a poster for science meetings #1 #2 #3
• How to make a scientific presentation
• UW travel support for undergrads (also check with WY/NASA Spacegrant office!)

Career/Job Resources

• UW Career Assistance
  • ACES
  • Resumes, networking, etc.
  • Handshake
  • Be a high school teacher!
• Graduate School
  • Checklist for applying to graduate schools
  • Questions to ask when you visit a prospective grad school
  • American Institute of Physics Careers page
• Academic Job Search Guide
• Templates for CVs/resumes and cover letters
• AIP: American Institute of Physics
  • Career opportunities with a physics bachelors degree
  • Statistics on education and employment in physics & astronomy
  • State-by-state listing of employers who recently hired physics bachelor's
  • Latest data on where physicists work and what they do throughout the economy and at different degree levels
  • Physics jobs postings
  • Career advice, sample templates for CVs, resumes, cover letters
• APS: American Physical Society
  • General info on jobs
  • Career guidance including communiation/presentation skills
• AAS: American Astronomical Society
  • Career resources
  • Astronomy jobs postings
• Science magazine
  • Career resources
  • General advice on jobs and careers
• Jobs outside of academia
  • Technical careers and internships in the US Army (solicitation by a UW astrophysics PhD!) jobs and internships
  • Physicists as Coders
  • Tips for interviews at Google and the like
  • Federal
  • NASA
  • Department of Energy
  • Non-academic jobs for astronomers
  • Profiles on jobs in academia and industry
  • Possible alternative careers and advice on switching

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