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Hiring for Planetarium Operators
Hiring for Planetarium Operators
Dear Undergraduate Astronomy Majors & Minors,
The Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium is now hiring new console operators to present planetarium shows and work in the exhibit hall
and front desk. See the job announcement below and apply via Handshake if you are interested.
Tom Fleming
Planetarium & Visitor Experience Staff
Planetarium & Visitor Experience Staff
Want to learn how to run a planetarium? Love science, museums, working with people—or just learning cool things and sharing them with others? Join the Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium team!
Flandrau is looking for friendly, curious, dependable University of Arizona undergraduate students to help create welcoming and engaging experiences for our visitors. Our student staff work throughout the science center and planetarium with families, K–12 school groups, university students, and members of the public.
This is an active, guest-facing position. We aren't looking for someone to simply sit at a station and wait for visitors to ask questions. We're looking for students who pay attention to what's happening around them, take initiative, and enjoy helping people explore.
At Flandrau, great guest engagement means being welcoming, present, engaging, and knowledgeable/resourceful. That includes being visible and observant, circulating through your assigned area, anticipating when a visitor might need assistance, starting conversations, encouraging curiosity, and finding answers or solutions when you don't already know them.
We're especially looking for students interested in training as planetarium operators.
Planetarium operators learn to operate Flandrau's digital planetarium system, prepare the theater for programs, welcome and orient audiences, and present planetarium experiences for public visitors and K–12 school groups.
No astronomy background is required. We'll train you! Curiosity, reliability, comfort working with the public, and a willingness to learn are more important.
Log into Handshake and search Flandrau or log in first then click this link to apply: https://app.joinhandshake.com/public/jobs/11498080
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
McLean Transfer Scholarship: $3000 to be paid in January
McLean Transfer Scholarship: $3000 to be paid in January
Eligibility:
Transfer student from an Arizona community college (transfer students have transferred in at least 12 units of credit and are designated as Transfer admits in UAccess) and
Successful completion of a UA (not transferred) math class above the level of pre-calculus and
STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) at the University of Arizona
As much as possible, the McLean transfer scholar will be chosen with attention to their overall GPA, their mathematical aptitude, and emerging leadership within the community.
Notes:
Scholarship money will be disbursed into the recipient's Bursar's account in January in time to be used for spring tuition, so students graduating in December or January are *not* eligible to apply.
The endowment is also very clear that students must have already completed a math course here at UA, so brand-new transfer students are not eligible for this application cycle. This is an annual award, so they may apply next time.
This is a great opportunity with a simple application: Application form
Application deadline: Monday, November 2.
Questions? Please contact math-mcenter@arizona.edu
New Venture Development program from the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship
New Venture Development program from the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship
Advising students who have ideas for a business, product, app, nonprofit, or creative venture? The New Venture Development (NVD) program helps students turn it into something real.
Check out our NVD video for the student perspective 😎 https://youtu.be/QCjeUjDgK20
In your chats with creative and ambitious students, mention NVD as a way to enhance any major by learning how to think like an entrepreneur. NVD is a yearlong, hands-on business-building program where University of Arizona students turn ideas into tested ventures, work with real mentors, and build the kind of confidence and experience you cannot get from a textbook alone. By the end, students won’t just understand entrepreneurship—they'll practice it.
Through the NVD experience, students will:
· Generate and evaluate ideas.
· Talk to customers.
· Work with a team to build and test a venture concept.
· Get feedback from people with real-world experience.
· Pitch your idea in front of judges, mentors, and investors as you compete for prize money and learn how to communicate your idea under pressure.
APPLICATIONS OPEN OCTOBER 21!
Students can learn more about the program and application process at one of our info sessions at the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship:
Fall 2026 Opportunities
Fall 2026 Opportunities
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The purpose of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and strength of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. Since 1952, the program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. GRFP was established to recruit and support individuals who demonstrate the potential to make significant contributions in STEM. NSF encourages applications from all eligible candidates in the U.S.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
The U.S. National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program supports intensive research by undergraduate students in any area of research funded by NSF.
Undergraduate students can apply directly to REU Sites to participate in research projects across the United States and the world. REU-supported students receive stipends and in many cases assistance with housing, meals and travel.
Graduate School Opportunities
Graduate School Opportunities
The Department of Physics at Virginia Tech will host its annual Graduate Fall (Virtual) Open House on Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 1-3 PM via Zoom. We will discuss anything and everything about our graduate program, from our admission requirements to our curriculum, to research opportunities, and lots of things in between. If you would like to register for the open house or just want to receive more information about our program, fill in this form.
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