Environment & Sustainability Industry Group

Subscribe to our Industry Communities to receive updates on events, jobs, and industry tips. Emails will be sent every two weeks. Students may subscribe to multiple newsletters.

How to Subscribe to Environment & Sustainability (Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources) Career Newsletter

1. Log into your Handshake account.
2. On the top-right, click on the icon with your initials. Then, click on My career interest.
3. On the next page, scroll down to the Check industry career communities to get targeted information about opportunities. Select all options that you would like to receive newsletters.
4. On the bottom-left, click the green Save My Career Interests button.

Self-Assessment & Career Exploration

• Do a Focus 2 assessment to help you discover majors and occupations that match your personal attributes.
• Use the What Can I Do With This Major? website as a starting point to learn what career paths are possible from each major. 
• Browse career exploration tips provided by the Environmental Studies department.
  • See a list of jobs held by UCSC alumni.
  • See a list of graduate programs attended by UCSC alumni.
• Visit our Graduate and Professional School page to explore these options.
• Browse Government Career Guides.

• Browse O*Net to learn about Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources occupations/jobs.

Research Opportunities On-Campus

• See tips on how to join a lab on campus
• UC Santa Cruz STEM Diversity Research Programs 

Summer Research Experiences

• Search for summer research programs via Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)
• Search for summer research programs via NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
• Prepare for applications by reviewing our resources for letters of recommendation, personal statements, and curriculum vitae (CV). These resources were developed for graduate school applications but are still applicable to these applications.

Events

• 2024 Spring Graduate & Professional School Fair - April 25th at West Gym in Rachel Carson College
• 2024 Just-In-Time Virtual Career & Internship Fair - June 26th virtual on Handshake
• Search for more events on Handshake.

Jobs

• Search for jobs on Handshake, Linkedin, and Conservation Job Board.
• See our resources to prepare your resumes and cover letters.
• See our resources to prepare for interviews.

Resources

UC Santa Cruz Science offers immersive student research experiences almost anywhere you can imagine—beneath the oceans, across deep space, into the fabric of life, and beyond.

• Search opportunities on campus 

Student Organizations

• Connect with science & health student organizations on campus.