Career Services
Cockrell Engineering Career Assistance Center (ECAC)
The ECAC has resources to help in the job search process, whether that’s in industry or academia. The ECAC is in EER. 2.604 and is open Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm (closed for lunch during the summers). They hold advising drop-in hours Monday-Friday, from 9am-11:30am and 1pm-4:30pm.
To make appointments online and view more career resources from the ECAC, sign into the UT Job system 12Twenty@Texas, visit the Career Resources at ENGR Direct, or the Grad Student Career Help on ENGR Direct.
The Graduate School has resources and information for both academic and “Alt-Ac” (i.e. industry) careers. Here you can find links to HireUTexas, a job board for UT students can find employment opportunities. They have links to online career exploration resources, such as Intersect Job Simulations, Versatile PhD, My IDP for Sciences, and Interstride for International Graduate Students.
Office of Career and Life Design
An office of the Graduate School, the Office of Career and Life Design offers career advising, industry networking events, discipline networking nights, job document help, interviewing prep, and academic career guidance.
The Office sends out a weekly newsletter to all graduate students and post-docs, with information on career resources, events, opportunities, and jobs.