Joseph Barber

Director, Graduate Career Initiatives

Dr. Joseph Barber is the Director of Graduate Career Initiatives serving graduate students and postdocs.  He has a Ph.D. in animal behaviour from University of Oxford (UK), has previously worked as a Research Fellow at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and currently also teaches graduate students as an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College (CUNY).  Joseph enjoys thinking creatively to help people find and explore different career paths, and is always interested in hearing students and postdocs talk enthusiastically about their research.

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Looking for spatial analytics internships and jobs?

Here are some job and internship listing sites that you should know about in addition to the jobs posted for Penn students on Handshake (https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/postings)

geojobs.org
GeoSearch
GIS Careers
GIS User
GISCafe
GIS Lounge
The GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
InsideGNNS

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Are you making professional connections within the field of spatial analytics?

Here are some of the professional associations you should consider as part of your professional development

Association of American Geographers – a nonprofit scientific and educational society founded in 1904. For more than 100 years the AAG has contributed to …

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Are you making professional connections within Landscape Architecture?

Here are some of the professional associations you should consider as part of your professional development

American Society of Landscape Architects: ASLA is the national professional association representing landscape architects, promoting the profession and advancing its practice through advocacy, education, …

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Looking for historic preservation internships and jobs?

Here are some job and internship listing sites that you should know about in addition to the jobs posted for Penn students on Handshake (https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/postings)

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance – Local “clearinghouse” resource for arts and culture organizations, with job …

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Are you making professional connections within the Historic Preservation field?

Here are some of the professional associations you should consider as part of your professional development

American Alliance of Museums 
American Association for State and Local History 
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)– National membership …

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Looking for architecture internships and jobs?

Here are some job and internship listing sites that you should know about in addition to the jobs posted for Penn students on Handshake (https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/postings)

American Institute of Architecture-Career Center: the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for …

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Are you making professional connections as an Architect?

Here are some of the professional associations you should consider as part of your professional development as an Architect

American Institute of Architecture (AIA): the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied …

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The Email You Have to Send After Interviewing for an Internship

The hunt for a great internship has a lot of moving parts. You’ve got to write a resume, tailor it to each position, and potentially prep for multiple rounds of interviews.

But even if you aced that interview, you’re not …

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The Right Way to Follow Up After a Career Fair (Email Template Included!)

When you show up to a career fair, they just give you a job, right? If only it were that easy. While career fairs serve up great introductions to companies, recruiters, and career paths you may choose to follow, it’s …

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How To Answer: Why Do You Want This Job?

One of the most important questions you’ll ever be asked in an interview is, ‘Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?’ Just kidding! (The answer is Batman BTW.)

The most important question actually is: Why do you want …

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