Initial Publication Date: August 27, 2026
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Facilitate Career Pathways

There are many great strategies for helping students find their path to a rich and rewarding career in STEM. Similarly, faculty and other academic professionals have resources to draw on for their own career development.

Help Students Prepare for Careers

Embed workforce preparation into undergraduate curricula
Communicate career opportunities to attract students to your program
Help students understand their potential pathways
Provide information about possible careers
Understand the careers that are out there and what your students need to be successful

Resources for Academic Professionals

Every academic needs to think about how they want their career to develop
Understand what an academic job looks like in various contexts
What happens after you land that first faculty position?
Get advice for succeeding in higher education
Explore the variety of ways to help students learn in your courses

Projects with Career Resources

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North Star STEM Alliance
The North Star STEM Alliance partnership has set a goal to focus on improving retention among minority STEM students who have transferred to universities to complete their bachelor's degree. The Alliance ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

E-STEM
The Environmental STEM (E-STEM) field experience reimagined the traditional undergraduate geology field course as a field and career preparation program for first- and second-year students interested in ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

Nanotechnology in STEM
Through the NNCI, the Nanotechnology in STEM website is hosted on SERC in order to help alleviate the lack of nanotechnology resources in both smaller academic institutions, as well as in the small to medium size ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Informal
Subject: Geoscience, Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering

National Association of Geoscience Teachers
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers is a community of educators and education researchers working together to improve teaching and learning about Earth. SERC operates the Executive Office of the ...

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, Informal, General Public
Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science

EarthConnections
The EarthConnections collective impact alliance developed regionally focused, education pathways that support students in locally relevant, Earth-science. SERC is the lead on this project.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)