Grad Jobs#
Each year, all of the graduate students in our department take on a variety of service roles to the department and the broader community. These jobs include organizing events, managing communications, and supporting departmental operations.
This page and its associated subpages provide information about the different roles available, the expectations for each role, and advice from students who have previously held these positions. This is also where we keep track of who’s assigned to what jobs during the current academic year.
Current Job Assignments#
Role |
#* |
People |
|---|---|---|
Small Council Reps |
2 |
|
Department Climate + DEI Advisers |
2 |
|
UAW2865 (GSI/GSR Union) Steward/Organizer |
1+2 |
|
Grad Student Admissions |
1+3 |
|
Undergraduate Liaison |
1 |
|
Graduate Assembly Delegate |
0-1 |
Role |
#* |
People |
|---|---|---|
Prospective Visit Planning |
1+3 |
|
Ay 375 GSIs |
1 |
|
BadGradWiki Wrangler |
1+3 |
|
T-shirts |
1 |
|
Grad Cabinet Snacks |
||
Respect is Part of Research Facilitators |
2 |
Role |
#* |
People |
|---|---|---|
Mentoring System Grandmentors |
1+ |
|
First-Year Orientation Coordinators |
1+ |
|
Graduate Student Mentors |
N1st-yrs |
|
Outreach Coordinator |
1+4 |
|
Astro Night Coordinator |
3+ |
|
POWER Bay-Area Coordinators |
2-4 |
|
SWPS Rep |
0-1 |
|
MPS Scholars Program |
0-1 |
Role |
#* |
People |
|---|---|---|
Colloquium Projectionist |
2-4 |
|
Grad Lunch with Colloquium Speaker |
2 |
|
Grad Student/Postdoc Research Seminar (GSPS) |
2 |
|
ArXiV Coordinator(s) |
1 |
|
TAFT |
1 |
|
Social Hour Coordinator |
2 |
Role |
#* |
People |
|---|---|---|
Movie Night |
||
Ski Trip |
||
Queer Grads Social Coordinator/s |
2 |
|
Sierra Conference |
||
Board Game Night |
2 |
|
Cosmic Garden |
2+2 |
|
* total, range, or leads + members
Previous Years’ Job Assignments
Archived job assignments from past academic years.
Job Pages#
Each grad job has its own page with more detail about the role, expectations, and advice from past holders. Click any card to learn more, or browse from the sidebar.
DEI / Identity / Advocacy#
Represents graduate students on the department Climate and DEI Committee.
Organizes events and community support for queer grads in the department.
Coordinates with the POWER Bay Area network on equity and inclusion efforts.
Represents grad student workers in the UC system’s academic workers union.
Academic / Department Events#
Runs the department’s public Astronomy Night outreach event.
Organizes lunch for graduate students with the weekly colloquium speaker.
Sets up AV equipment and microphones for the weekly departmental colloquium.
Recruitment / Admissions#
Reviews applications and helps coordinate the graduate admissions process.
Plans and hosts the annual prospective graduate student visit weekend.
Mentorship / Student Support#
Oversees the department’s mentor-mentee pairing system for new students.
Supports undergraduate astronomy majors with research and grad school preparation.
Department Logistics / Admin#
Sends out the weekly arXiv digest to the department mailing list.
Organizes the weekly graduate student and postdoc research seminar.
Teaches Ay 375, the department’s pedagogy course for new GSIs.
Represents graduate students on the department’s Small Council.
Coordinates with the SWPS committee on student welfare and professional support.
Organizes Tea After the Final Talk and related seminar social events.
Outreach#
Coordinates public outreach events including Cal Day and the Bay Area Science Festival.