Professional Development
Plan your future as an Engineering leader with resources, programs, and classes to develop a professional skillset. Prepare for a job or internship with career advising and programs for graduate students.
UVA Engineering master's and Ph.D. students land prestigious positions in a wide variety of career sectors, including university faculty, industry and government research, consulting and other fields. This is because we serve our graduate students with comprehensive professional and career development that helps them become knowledge entrepreneurs, with the skills to succeed in an ever-changing global marketplace. UVA Engineering's graduate professional and career development program takes advantage of the expertise across our comprehensive University community, including the Darden School of Business, the School of Medicine and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
Career Resources
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Center for Engineering Career Development
Whether you're looking for an academic job, an internship or job in industry, or pursuing further education, we hope you will take advantage of the services the Center for Engineering Career Development offers.
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PhD Plus
The UVA PhD Plus initiative prepares graduate students for long-term career success and professional growth through programs, events, and individual advising.
Teaching Fellowship Program
An experiential hands-on teaching practicum where graduate students and post-doctoral research associates co-instruct a course with UVA Engineering faculty and learn fundamental pedagogical skills.
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