STEM

This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM).

Join as many Career Circles as you want by updating your career interests on Handshake. Updating your career interests will allow you to receive the latest Circle updates. Check out more information about the Circles here.

Check out job and internship listings by major/career interests on the College of Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences, and Miami Herbert Business School websites to view currently open listings for UM students and alumni in STEM fields. For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake.

Do you have questions about internships, graduate school, or your future career? Or are you unsure what your first step should be? Speak with a coach via Zoom or stop by Toppel for in-person coaching, Monday – Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Feel free to email us at toppel@miami.edu if you need assistance outside of our drop-in coaching hours.

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Creative Head: Find Jobs in Video Games, Visual FX, Programming, Designer, & for Artists

Search for hundreds of jobs in video games, animation, VFX, and software/technology industries at CreativeHeads.net.

New Scientist Jobs: Your Science Career Catalyst

New Scientist Jobs connects job seekers with opportunities in life sciences, biology, physics, astronomy, and chemistry, providing tailored services for …

Science Careers: Your Gateway to Professional Opportunities

Science Careers is an online platform dedicated to connecting professionals in the science industry with diverse job listings and resources.

GitHub | A Platform for Developers

GitHub is a development platform inspired by the way you work. Host and review code, manage projects, and build software …

TECHNOLOchicas

TECHNOLOchicas is a national initiative to raise awareness among young Latinas and their families about career opportunities and success stories …

Dice: Tech Job Platform

Dice is an online platform for exploring tech jobs. It simplifies the job search process by offering a wide range …

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs & Internships

Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. The following job and internship opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career circle.

For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake. All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account.

Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Access and explore on-demand LinkedIn Learning content (courses and videos) that can help you identify and build skills needed to be successful in your future career. Here, you can find relevant LinkedIn Learning content featured for your career circle.

DataOps with Apache Iceberg using Spark, Nessie, and Dremio

Taught by Dremio
It’s time to get up to speed with Nessie, the transactional catalog for data lakes that works with Apache Iceberg…

Advanced SQL Practice: DELETE Operations

Taught by Scott Simpson
In this course, practice using advanced SQL delete operations. Removing data from a database is often handled by a component…

Copilot Agents: Leveraging Customized AI Assistants in Copilot and Teams

Taught by Nick Brazzi
Copilot agents are modified versions of Microsoft’s AI assistant that can help with specialized tasks using specific roles or parameters.…

Building a Privacy Program in the Age of GenAI

Taught by Nishant Bhajaria
Dive into the world of privacy and data governance as Nishant Bhajaria—a privacy and security leader—guides you through essential topics…

Mentoring Employees in the Era of AI

Taught by Ruth Gotian
Artificial intelligence has created a lot of uncertainty in the workforce. Employees are often unclear if they will have a…

AI Product Foundations: Planning Strategies for Data Scientists

Taught by Matthew Blasa
The rise of generative AI has elevated product management from a niche competency to an essential discipline for data scientists.…

A Content Marketer’s Guide to Responsible AI

Taught by Madecraft
Is your content marketing strategy ready for the future of AI? In this course, Lauren Diethelm explains AI’s impact on…

Object-Oriented Programming with C++

Taught by Károly Nyisztor
Are you an intermediate-level programmer looking to level up with C++? This comprehensive course is designed to equip you with…

Consumer Behavior Analytics for Marketing

Taught by Christina Inge
In this course, Christina Inge—a marketing agency CEO, author, international speaker, and professor—shows you how to leverage consumer data to…

Certified Information Privacy Professional

Taught by Mike Chapple
Explore the comprehensive journey to becoming a Certified Information Privacy Professional US (CIPP/US). Instructor Mike Chapple explains the essential U.S.…

Implementing DataGovOps (Data Governance Operations)

Taught by Jonathan Reichental
This introductory course on DataGovOps is designed to provide a solid understanding of the value of integrating data governance practices…

Build AI Agents and Chatbots with LangGraph

Taught by Kumaran Ponnambalam
Conversational chatbots are growing in popularity, and nearly every product or service supports one today. Agentic AI provides capabilities that…

Programming Foundations: Data Structures

Taught by Kathryn Hodge
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to fundamental data structures, equipping you with the skills you need to implement and…

Implement and Evaluate Cloud AI Solutions: Foundations of Responsible AI

Taught by Isil Berkun
In this course, data scientist Isil Berkun equips you with the knowledge and tools to successfully implement AI technologies within…

Visual Thinking: Drawing Data to Communicate Ideas

Taught by Skillshare
In this course, dive into functional drawing with information designer and artist Catherine Madden for an exploration of how drawing…

Microsoft Copilot: The Art of Prompt Writing

Taught by Garrick Chow
Unlock the power of Microsoft Copilot through the art and science of prompt-writing. Summarize meetings in Teams, edit text in…

ChatGPT’s Operator: Automating Everyday Tasks with AI Agents

Taught by Ray Villalobos
Discover ChatGPT’s Operator, an AI agent in research preview designed to simulate human interaction with websites for task automation. In…

Learning Windows Admin Center

Taught by Robert McMillen
Learn how to use Windows Admin Center, a locally deployed browser-based app, to manage PCs, servers, clients, virtual machines, clusters,…

MPLS Segment Routing

Taught by Arash Deljoo
This comprehensive course is tailored for network engineers and IT professionals aiming to master segment routing (SR) over MPLS. Led…

Advanced SQL Practice: Manage Tables

Taught by Scott Simpson
Get ready to practice advanced SQL table management techniques using the database of a sample chat application. In this course,…

LinkedIn Learning is free for currently enrolled University of Miami students. You must have a CaneID to access LinkedIn Learning. Click on “View All LinkedIn Learning Courses” to browse through all the content featured for your career circle.

Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Explore careers, prepare for your future, and connect with industry professionals. Exclusive to our University of Miami community, Cane2Cane is a social network where 'Canes receive help navigating from college to career. No matter who you know, or don't know, connect and learn from professionals across 60+ industries who are eager to help you prepare for your career journey.

Magaly Park

Community Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Board Member GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI INC
Meet Magaly

Nicole Fernandez

Alumni Mentor
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Sr. Manager, Sales Enablement | GTM Learning Strategy & Design Citrix
Meet Nicole

Brad Martin

Alumni Mentor
  • Bozeman, Montana
  • Software Engineer Advanced Electronic Designs
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Bryanna Desimone

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Network Engineer Infinite Internet Corporation
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Ellen Ruch

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Surety Intern Frankenmuth Insurance
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Isabelle Geller

Alumni Mentor
  • Louisville, KY
  • Shark Research and Conservation Intern University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Meet Isabelle

Marc Cutler

Alumni Mentor
  • Dublin, Ireland
  • Product Manager Fiserv
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Keegan Gibson

Alumni Mentor
  • New York, NY
  • Senior, Consulting EY
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Kathleen Kean

Alumni Mentor
  • New York, NY
  • Project Coordinator NextEra Energy
Meet Kathleen

Ana Leal Doreste

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Lab Assistant MediPath Pathology Services
Meet Ana

Yosef Veira

Alumni Mentor
  • New York City, NY
  • Brand Management Palm Bay International
Meet Yosef

Brenna O’Neill

Alumni Mentor
  • Almería, Spain
  • Trainer Genial.ly
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Join your peers on Cane2Cane to connect with a 'Cane who can help you achieve your career goals! You can search for connections in the Cane2Cane community by applying various filters, such as industry, location, degree, and more!  

JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.