Good morning from the Engineering & Applied Sciences Career Community! This week we’ve got a handful of events, internships, and work opportunities available. So check that out down below!
Upcoming Events
The Meliora Collective Mentorship Program | Register by February 10 on the Meliora Collective
This virtual program brings enthusiastic undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty, staff, and parents together in a unique partnership to support both student and alumni mentees in achieving their personal and professional short and long-term goals. To foster enriching connections, we carefully match participants based on their interests and career aspirations, creating pairs that guide and empower mentees through their professional and personal journeys. While the Program offers helpful resources like guides and worksheets, it prioritizes flexibility, allowing pairs to tailor their experience to their unique preferences over the three-month timeline. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, so our team is available to offer tools and assist pairs when needed.
The program includes 4–5 meetings with your assigned mentee or mentor, resources to help you learn more about being a mentor, resources to help mentees identify short- and long-term goals, and discussion prompts for conversations.
Check out more details here, and make sure you register soon!
February 7th, 2024 | Navigating the US Job & Internship Search for International Students
Join Greene Center representatives in a discussion on navigating the US job market and what you can be doing while at Rochester, both inside and outside of the classroom, to become your best candidate. Topics will include the overall process, CPT, and busting common myths. There will also be plenty of time for questions.
Click here to register and learn more!
February 16th, 2024 | Discover Goldman Sachs: Insights from the Top
Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Learn from Goldman Sachs professionals about the amazing career potential at the firm, including virtual remarks from their Vice Presidents of Campus Recruiting.
This event aims to give University of Rochester students an inside look at Goldman Sachs, including an overview of the firm’s different business lines, recruiting process, and insights from Goldman Sachs’s leaders and an in-person panel of UR students who recently interned with the company.
Click here to register and learn more!
February 22nd, 2024 | Jefferies Investment Bank Session
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm. Learn from the Jefferies professionals about the amazing career potential at the firm. As they open applications for summer 2025 internship opportunities, you can learn about the exciting challenges offered by the firm.
Click here to register and learn more!
March 1st, 2024 | Thorlabs Industry Road Trip
Join us on Friday, March 1st for an Industry Road Trip to Thorlabs! Experience what it’s like to work at Thorlabs with an exclusive tour of their facility. This trip is limited to 10 students so sign up today!
Specific Engineering disciplines that are good fits for Thorlabs are: Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical, Electrical. Physics degrees are also valued, as well.
Please note: Due to some of the government/military contracts Thorlabs has, all will need to be US citizens, which will be asked to confirm upon arrival.
Transportation will be provided and departure to Thorlabs is at the RR bus loop.
Click here to register and learn more!
The Inside Scoop: Navigating Spring Career Week | Thursday, February 8, 4pm-5pm in Dewey Hall 2162
Spring Career Week is quickly approaching! In order to set yourself up for success, we encourage you to attend this workshop to get the “inside scoop” on all of the exciting activities that will be happening throughout the week of February 12-16, 2024. We will host an all-industry Spring Career Expo, our bi-annual Employer/Student Networking Event, a virtual career fair, on-campus interviews and coffee chats, and more! Learn how to prepare for these events, pick up tips about meeting with employers, and what your next steps should be after participating in Spring Career Week, and check out the Handshake listing here. We hope to see you there!
Career Clothing Closet Open House | Friday, February 9, 12pm-1pm in Lattimore Hall Room 124
Want something new or different to wear for Spring Career Week? Check out the Greene Center’s Clothing Closet at our Career Week Open House to browse our extensive inventory of professional apparel! It costs nothing, and you can also keep the clothes too!
The Career Clothing Closet allows students to dress for success by selecting donated career and professional wear that includes suiting, dress shirts, dress pants, skirts, dresses, shoes, ties, jewelry, and other accessories. Appointments to try on apparel and find the perfect outfit may be made via Handshake or at the Open House. If you require disability-related accommodations, please contact the Greene Center at career.center@rochester.edu as soon as possible, ideally at least 3-5 business days in advance of the event. Thank you and see you there!
Cupcakes and Connections: An Employer/Student Networking Event | Monday, February 12, 4:30-6pm in the Greene Center – Dewey Hall
Mix and mingle with employers during a fun, festive, and meaningful night of networking! Learn more about the finance, consulting, engineering, healthcare, and non-profit industries! Employers and alumni from various companies will be in attendance to network with students prior to the Spring Career Expo the following day, so stop by the Greene Center in Dewey 4-200 any time from 4:30-6 p.m. for socializing, appetizers, and desserts while they last. Recommended attire for this reception is business casual. You can find all the details here on Handshake.
Need some helpful tips for networking? Check out our webpage or visit us during our Drop-in Hours (MW: 12-3pm and F: 12-4pm)! If you require disability-related accommodations, please contact the Greene Center at career.center@rochester.edu as soon as possible, ideally at least 3-5 business days in advance of the event. See you there!
2024 Spring Career Expo | Tuesday, February 13, 11am-2pm in the Feldman Ballroom
The Greene Center invites you to our 2024 Spring Career Expo! Explore entry-level and internship opportunities with companies that are looking to recruit University of Rochester undergraduate and graduate students. Employers will be on-site from industries including advertising, banking, engineering, finance, healthcare, marketing, tech, and many more! Registration is open on Handshake.
City Year and Rochester AmeriCorps Professional Development Workshop | Wednesday, February 14, 12am-1pm in the Greene Center – Dewey Hall
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s belief in and commitment to our Beloved Community, you are cordially invited to build your professional development skills while serving our greater 585 community. In this session you can expect to acquire hands-on, real-time interview skills with two tenured HR professionals and practice best practices to improve your confidence interviewing for your next professional opportunity. And stick around after the skill-building session to engage in a mini community service project to create Valentine’s Day Cards for the Golisano Children’s Hospital. Students from Healthcare to Humanities backgrounds, First Year and Beyond are welcome to join this learning, collaborative session. This session aims to provide attendees with a comprehensive support space to honor our shared humanity both in practice and community-building activities. Check out the details here.
2024 Virtual Spring Career Expo | Thursday, February 15, 2pm-4pm, Virtual
The Greene Center will host our 2024 Virtual Spring Career Expo on the Handshake platform. Explore entry-level and internship opportunities within a variety of industries that are seeking to recruit University of Rochester undergraduate and graduate students, including engineering and tech, data science and analytics, finance and business operations, non-profits, marketing, healthcare, and more. Get the details here to register.
Alumni Connected and Featured Opportunities
February 9th, 2024 | UR Summer Library Internship Program
The UR Libraries Summer Internship Program is an emerging initiative aimed at preparing rising sophomore and junior students (preferred but not required) at the University of Rochester for future work opportunities in their field of study. The UR Libraries are unique in that many of their departments mirror the work that students might find in their aspirational fields – data, finance, HR, IT, facilities, communications, user experience, project management, qualitative/quantitative research methods, instructional design, and so much more.
This paid internship opportunity places students in a productive, collaborative, and supportive work environment, and offers on-campus room and board for students who express a need. Students must opt out of the room and board arrangement (situated on the River Campus) with the knowledge that there is no pay differential for doing so. A designated workspace and the necessary technology/software will be provided to summer interns for the duration of the program.
As an intern within UR Libraries’ summer program (start May 28; work up to August 2; 8-10 weeks of work), students will benefit from a cohort experience, where peers reflect on and share their work but also socialize among and across fellow interns within the program and, as possible, across other summer programs. Students will benefit from mentoring via their manager, library leadership, and the Greene Career Center.
General timeline:
- February 2024 – evaluation of applications; interviews take place
- March 8 – Verbal offers for hire are extended
- March 29 – Successful candidates receive written offer
- April 2024 – intern and manager orientation
- May 28 – Internships begin
The library is offering 10 paid summer internships.
To access them all on Handshake, use this link. The label is ‘ur libraries internship’.
Below are the individual postings:
- Artificial Intelligence Health Literacy/Plain Language (URMC Campus, Miner Library)
- Core 10 Data Collection
- Digital Scholarship Product Development
- Experiential Marketing
February 25th, 2024 | Applications Due for Humanities for Life Internship Program
The 2024 Humanities for Life (HFL) Summer Internship Program, funded by a gift from Schwartz Community-Based Internships, connects students to paid internship opportunities with non-profit organizations in the Rochester area. These internships help students access traditionally unpaid opportunities that highlight the value of the humanities in the workplace while building critical skills such as Adaptability & Resiliency, Career Design & Management, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Intercultural & Global Fluency, Leadership, Oral & Written Communication, and Teamwork.
First-year, sophomore and junior students in Arts, Sciences & Engineering at the University of Rochester are eligible to apply, including international students. International Students must apply for CPT through the Greene Center.
Program Benefits:
In addition to securing a full-time summer internship, accepted students join a community of current and past HFL interns, develop a network with all participating organizations, and participate in educational and social programming supported by the Greene Center for Career Education and Connections. In addition, selected HFL interns receive:
- A $5,000 stipend distributed across the course of the summer months
- Internship credit with transcript notation (CAS 394i)
- A dedicated career advisor
- Three summer excursions
Click Here For More Information and to Apply!
2024 HSF Scholar Program Application | Closes on February 15, 2024 at 5pm PT
HSF empowers families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional students as possible. Open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Hispanic heritage, including US citizens, permanent legal residents, and DACA students, this program provides valuable support services and scholarships. As an HSF Scholar, you will also be eligible to apply for all Scholar Conferences including, the STEM Summit, Finance Conference, Media & Entertainment Summit, Entrepreneurship Summit, and Healthcare Summit depending on your interests.
Get started today by checking out the eligibility requirements here, along with the timeline for your application. If you’re ready to apply, you don’t need any essays, recommendations, or documents in Phase I – you only need to fill out your information here on their online application.
July 31st, 2024 | Applications due for Analytics Systems Administrator at Epic
This job requires US work authorization.
April 30th, 2024 | Applications due for Data Analyst Intern at KLA Corporation
This job requires US work authorization.
February 21st, 2024 | Applications due for Mechanical Design Engineer at M/E Engineering, P.C.
This job requires US work authorization.
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To discuss any of these opportunities and more, Career Advisors are available Monday – Friday to support you through 1:1 Appointments and Peer Career Advisors are available during Drop-In Hours on Monday & Wednesday from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm and Friday from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
Daniel Greninger, Career Advisor
Engineering & Applied Sciences Community
