Welcome to this page for the “early-career astrophysicists & their supporters workshop series” organized from the UCSD Astronomy & Astrophysics department. Below you will find all the info about the workshop
Why this new workshop series?
It is particularly important, yet challenging, for UCSD’s Early Career Astronomers (ECAs) to connect and learn how to navigate the academic system in permanent evolution (e.g., responding to pandemic, climate change and diversity crises). Securing the next job, building a mentoring network, finding support at work while ultimately developing a sustainable behavior is important, yet challenging, particularly for underrepresented minorities in astronomy. This UCSD workshop series will consist of multiple practical and interactive discussion sessions and has the aim to provide (1) practical resources, tools and (soft) skills that are important for UCSD’s ECAs and their supporters (2) build a (peer) support network and, (3) discuss common challenges such as imposter syndrome, work/life balance and feeling overwhelmed. The series will focus around early career astronomers, but UCSD’s “senior” astronomers are also welcome and will be actively recruited to participate and share their experiences in (breakout room) discussions and/or panels.
List of past & upcoming workshops:
Can be found here and on the A&A events website https://astro.ucsd.edu/community/events/index.html
