About Us
Graduate Arts & Sciences Career Services at the University of Virginia is a centralized office that provides a wide range of services and resources tailored specifically to the career preparation of Master's and PhD students in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Whether you intend to pursue an academic career, explore professional options beyond academe, or are unsure about your career objectives, GSAS Career Services offers workshops and other programs, web and print resources, and advising services to assist you in identifying, planning for and pursuing your career goals.
Staff
Director of Graduate Career Development
Melissa Hurst, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Office Location: Randall Hall, Room 118
PH: (434) 982.2917
E-mail:
To schedule an appointment, please click here. Choose an available student appointment slot and be sure to include your name, degree, and reason for appointment.
What Students Say
Thank you for helping us graduate students to be able to learn more about the practical world that we will have to face in the future.
This is a truly invaluable resource for me to have as a graduate student preparing to be on the job market. It has helped prepare me (and will continue to in the upcoming year) for the job search, for that first job, and has helped me to identify things that are important to me in my career […] amazing.
These types of services tailored to grad students are just not available anywhere else. […] This service is extremely important for those of us about to leave the university and find employment.
I really appreciate the programs offered by career services for graduate students. These services are invaluable.
The workshop on "Teaching in Different Environments" was excellent and has pushed me to think more pointedly about where to aim for the post-PhD years. I am thankful that I am doing this type of discernment now rather than later and following the default standard.