Exploring and reviewing your career options is an important step in creating a career plan that furthers your professional development.
Information about jobs at UC San Diego
- Job Bulletin — Be sure to bookmark this listing of open positions (updated daily) and check back often.
- Classification Criteria/ Series Concepts — View a listing of UC systemwide staff job titles and specifications, including general qualifications for the various job classifications.
- Career path flow charts — Take a look at career mobility information for a sampling of areas:
- Job Description Library — View approved job descriptions searchable by job description number, title, department, or vice chancellor area to gain more in-depth knowledge of staff positions at UC San Diego.
- Title and Pay Plan — Search a listing of all approved titles with information regarding salaries, premium overtime eligibility and bargaining unit designation.
Planning your professional development
- UC Learning Center (login required) — Browse the online catalog of courses, listed alphabetically or by topic, to select and enroll in training.
- Career Counseling and Planning — Individual career consultation services:
- Professional Recruitment and Community Outreach
- Talent Acquisition & Outreach Services
Learn about educational benefits
- Educational Benefits — Learn about a variety of educational benefits and opportunities to support your continuing education, including:
- Reduced fee enrollment
- Discounts on courses
- Staff Financial Assistance — Obtain information on funding for training and development programs that enhance job skills and assist you in reaching your career goals.
Staff development policies
- UC Personnel Policies for Staff Members and UC San Diego Implementing Procedures 50/Professional Development and 51/Reduced Fee Enrollment — Review guidelines on educational benefits available to UC San Diego employees.
- See collective bargaining agreements for information on additional guidelines for represented employees.
Gathering more information and gaining more experience
- Informational Interviews — Gather information about UC San Diego jobs and departments by visiting departments and talking with people who are pursuing careers of interest to you.
- Internships build skills through on-the-job training to enhance your professional portfolio and further your career mobility.
- Mentorship — Find out how you can be matched with a mentor who can assist you with developing and implementing your career plan.
- Career Connection Career Development Workshops (search “Career Connection,” and select the Calendar view) — Obtain career development help in a classroom setting with an instructor and other UC San Diego employees:
- Career Planning
- Career Information Panel
- Networking Tips
- Transferrable Skills Tune Up
- Assessment and Planning Worksheet (PDF)