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Prepare for your future

No matter what discipline you are in or career goals you have, we want to prepare our undergraduate and graduate students for the future.

What we offer

We offer programs to support success in both your personal and professional life. Learn more about our co-curricular offerings that will build skills and practical knowledge to support your next steps. 

Internships

Internships provide a chance to contribute solutions to pressing planetary challenges at organizations leading in sustainability.

Pro seminars

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Have an honest conversation with faculty about the professional opportunities and challenges. This is a lunchtime seminar held throughout the quarter as part of Professional Development Fridays.

Career conversations

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Learn about a diversity of career paths from people who know what it's like to be in your shoes. This is a lunchtime seminar held throughout the quarter as part of Professional Development Fridays.

Earn your certificate

The Academic Professional Program offers graduate students and postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to develop and expand their toolkit as professionals.

Discover our academic professional certificate program

Skillshares

Skillshare is a peer-taught series for sharing skills and practical knowledge

Suggest a topic or sign up to teach

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See the calendar

Check out our upcoming professional development programs and events. 

Learn about future events 

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Planning your next steps?

Check out the job board – our internal source for open opportunities. 

Review our job board (SUNet ID required)

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Get inspired

Learn more about the wide variety of careers Stanford Sustainability alumni pursue.

Explore careers

Stanford career education

Find more job search resources such as resume workshops, mock interview practice, and employer contacts.

Alumni career connections

Find connections in the Alumni Directory, the only verified online listing of Stanford alumni.

Have questions?

If you are a current graduate student or postdoc, contact Clare Maloney-McCrystle
If you have a role you would like to post to the job board, email sustainjobs@stanford.edu