Last month, we featured news on the impact of COVID-19 on physics research, including a recent Physics Today article by Mitch Amrbose.

In this month’s issue, they continue the discussion to talk about how COVID-19 is changing job searches in physics. Online video job interviews can be a big change from traditional campus visits, and job offers are sometimes left in limbo along with the budgets that support them.

Read the latest here: https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20200911a/full/

Also, be sure to check out this Tuesday’s American Physical Society webinar where Crystal Bailey, Head of Career Programs at APS, talks about how COVID-19 changes the picture for the physics workforce: https://www.aps.org/careers/guidance/webinars/

The US Department of Energy’s STEM Rising program has released a new infographic on STEM careers; click the thumbnail to check it out!

Also, check out some of these upcoming opportunities they’ve shared with us to explore or expand STEM career at all levels:

• On Thursday October 29, DOE hosts a Virtual Career Fair where you can learn about their Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) and Community College Internships (CCI) programs

• The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) program for under-represented and minority students in batchelor’s and master’s programs in STEM to engage in energy research projects at national labs

• For experienced teachers, consider the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) program, where teachers can apply their hands-on classroom experience to science education policy

NASA STEM Stars is a NASA-produced web video chat series featuring a variety of space scientists and professionals introducing their areas of study and careers to a secondary school audience. The past videos are archived on YouTube, and can be a useful resource for a variety of educational purposes.

 The next upcoming chat will be on June 30 with satellite engineer Kenny Harris, who will discuss his work on the James Webb Space Telescope and other space science projects.

Read More:

• NASA STEM Stars website

• NASA STEM Stars playlist on YouTube

In these times of pandemic and stress, it can be hard to stay in touch with what’s happening in the field. But the shift to online events does also give us the opportunity to learn from people we might not otherwise have access to. Here are some ongoing series of webinars worth checking out.

• Las Positas College and Lawrence Livermore National Lab offer online seminars: Theory to Practice: How Science is Done

http://www.laspositascollege.edu/llnl/index.php

•  Jet Propulsion Lab offers Teaching Space With NASA, with monthly webinars and periodic in-depth virtual workshops

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teaching-space/

• The Solar Decathalon project hosts virtual talks on topics around energy and the environment

https://www.solardecathlon.gov/virtual_sessions.html

• Lawrence Berkeley Lab offers career talks with a variety of guest experts

https://k12education.lbl.gov/programs/virtual-programs/career-talks