GradUpdate – Grad Game Plan, Part-time work on campus, Free Stats Consulting, Every Semester Needs a Plan, Teaching Practicum, and more.

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GradUpdate

This week we are welcoming new graduate students to UBC via GradStart programming. We thought it would be a great opportunity to highlight many of the resources available to all graduate students to help support you in your @UBCGradJourney and beyond.  See below for upcoming and on-demand programming as well as p/t work opportunities!

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

ACADEMIC

Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS), Grad Game Plan
GPS offers a suite of workshops in various themes including grad school success, career building, wellbeing, communication, and statistics .
The Grad Game Plan is a guide to help navigate the various stages of grad school and provides links to additional resources.

Free Statistical Consultation
Under the supervision of a Statistics professor, graduate Statistics students will provide free project-specific consultations, including a report of recommendations, as part of their STAT 551 practicum consulting course. Submissions are accepted now until Oct 31.
The Statistical Opportunity for Students (SOS) program offers one hour of consulting. Learn more.

The Dissertation Success Curriculum, Writing Support, and more
The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity provides various online, on-demand programming to support graduate students, including:

  • Core webinar series: Every Semester Needs a Plan, Academic Time Management, and more
  • A Monday Motivator Email Series, and
  • The Dissertation Success Curriculum, designed to provide the skills, strategies, and support needed to overcome the three biggest obstacles to finishing a dissertation: perfectionism, procrastination, and isolation.

Register through UBC’s subscription, then check out the member resources.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Health Promotion Project Coordinator
Work learn opportunity (job ID 969690) for a grad student interested in health promotion and health education work. Apply soon! The deadline is Sep 4 but interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

Health and Wellbeing Resource Sheet
Maintaining your physical and mental health during graduate school is important. Learn more about the many resources available to you including workshops, harm reduction supplies, the sexual health shop, counselling, online tools, and more.

CAREER

Musqueam Resource Curation Project Student Assistant
$27.22/hr | For a student enrolled in the iSchool graduate program
Learn more and apply by Sep 8.

LinkedIN Learning
Online, on demand | Have you identified a skill or competency that could help you in your grad program or in your career preparation? Take courses on topics such as:

  • business finance
  • project management
  • leadership
  • communication skills
  • technical skills (R, Excel, SPSS, etc)
  • personal development,
  • and more.

Access LinkedIn Learning via UBC’s subscription.

RESEARCH

Foundations of Responsible Research
Check out the guides on best practices of scholarly integrity including mentorship & supervision, data management, authorship and publishing, and more.

UBC Library Research Commons

  • 4th and 5th floors of Koerner Library
  • consultations, workshops, and bookable collaborative spaces for studying, research projects, and hosting presentations.
  • online repository of workshop materials on Citation Management, Digital Scholarship, Data Analysis and Visualization, Geographic Information Systems and Research Data Management Learn more

TEACHING

EDI in TAing: Building inclusive learning environments
Online | Are you a new or returning Teaching Assistant (TA) at UBC Vancouver? Join a session to learn how you can build a more equitable learning environment:

Graduate Teaching Practicum
Online | November 2023 – April 2024. To apply:

  • You need to be a graduate student and a CIRTL Associate (have completed a Grad ISW, the CIRTL Summer Teaching Institute, or Foundations of Pedagogy).
  • Participants need to identify a mentor in their discipline who will be teaching in the Winter Term and who is willing to both let them observe their mentor’s teaching and give two guest lectures.

Learn more and apply by Nov 8

WORKING WITH OTHERS

Anti-Racism Response Training (ART)
Canadian Association for Graduate Studies workshop
Online | Wednesday, Sep 27 | 9 am – 12 pm PT | $50 Register by Sep 20

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

CGS-D Proposal: Crafting a Compelling Research Story
In person | Wednesday, Sep 6 | 10 am – 1 pm Register

TA position for FNH 345/HUNU545 W2 Jan-April 2024 needed

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TA Hours: 67 hrs – FNH 345/HUNU 545 January to April 2024

Email contact information – sinead.feeney@ubc.ca

Course overview:

This course will introduce students to counselling in dietetics. The role of privilege, systemic identities, internal and external biases, core beliefs, personal values and expectations will also be considered. Topics will include communication theory, foundational counselling skills, theories of behaviour change, motivational interviewing, goal setting, learning abilities and styles, obstacles to effective communication, Safe and Effective Use of Self (SEUS), multicultural competence, and ethical standards in nutrition counselling.

Work Performed:

Use moderately detailed marking guides to mark class assignments and projects. Submit the verified marks to the instructor using an Excel spreadsheet. Be available for occasional office hours at particular times prior to assignments/projects being due and be able to correspond by email when needed. Meet with students after assignments have been returned to refer unresolved queries about grading to the instructor. Assist with posting lectures and assignments to canvas and other communications. Attend some of the lectures to assist instructor with activities during the lecture.

Minimum qualifications and skills

Education and knowledge requirements: Preference will be given to graduate students in Human Nutrition, Health Sciences and Counselling psychology who have obtained an undergraduate degree in nutrition or dietetics and have a thorough understanding of nutrition, health and counselling techniques. Certificates in any continued education in counselling methods/skills an asset. Skills: Ability to correspond effectively with the instructor and to ask questions when uncertain about grading responsibilities. Very good organizational skills. Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail (marking assignments, entering data into spreadsheets). Ability to communicate effectively with the students with their questions. Ability to navigate Canvas and Zoom very well to assist with tasks associated.

If interested please apply through the TA portal and email me above and provide a recent CV.

Many thanks!
Sinead Feeney

 

Sinéad Feeney, MSc, RD

she, her

Registered Dietitian

Provincial Adult Tertiary Specialized Eating Disorders Program (PATSED)

Cardiac Dietitian | Transplant & Heart Failure | Heart Centre | Providence Health Care

Lecturer in Dietetics Education |  University of British Columbia

sfeeney@providencehealth.bc.ca

sinead.feeney@ubc.ca

 

CCARM “Food for Thought” Seminar Series: Dr. Kashmira J. Gohil – TODAY at 11:00 am-12:00pm (Central Standard Time) -Online

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Dr. Kashmira J. Gohil, (M.Pharm, PhD), Dean, Anand College of Pharmacy Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI), Sharda University Agra, India 

will be giving an in-person seminar on Thursday, August 24, 2023, from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (Central Standard Time).

Her seminar is entitled, “Research on Bacopa monniera and Centella asiatica: Potential herbs in promoting health and wellness”

 

Everyone is invited to attend.

Use the link below to join the Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82920225189?pwd=Zm1TNUVKYWRDNjlSdUVHOFlhTDlWUT09

 If link above does not work, go into Zoom website, click Join:

Meeting ID: 829 2022 5189

Passcode: 214765

 

Julie Schoffner

Administrative Assistant
Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM)
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
& University of Manitoba
Room R2019 – 351 Taché  Avenue
Winnipeg, MB  R2H 2A6  CANADA

Email:  jschoffner2@sbrc.ca
Tel: 204.235.3455     Fax: 204.237.4018

Free Statistics Advice and Data Analysis Opportunity for Students

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***Sent on behalf of Carolyn Taylor, Applied Statistics and Data Science Group (ASDa)***

Dear Graduate Program Staff,

Please feel free to share with your graduate students as appropriate:

 

Winter Term 1 (Sep-Dec 2023): under the supervision of a Statistics professor, graduate Statistics students will provide free project-specific consultations, including a report of recommendations, as part of their STAT 551 practicum consulting course. Submissions are accepted now until Oct 31. To apply, send a 1-page project description (see sample) to asda@stat.ubc.ca.

Winter Term 2 (Jan-Apr 2024): free data analysis can be requested from students taking STAT 450/550/540. Apply by Dec 14 and get your data ready by Jan 2024.

For more details, please visit the Dept. of Statistics website.

 

Carolyn Taylor (She, Her, Hers)
Managing Consultant
Applied Statistics and Data Science Group (ASDa) | Department of Statistics

The University of British Columbia | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Traditional Territory

asda@stat.ubc.ca | https://asda.stat.ubc.ca | Phone 604 822 2924 | @AsdaUbc

Kelli Kiyomi Kadokawa (She, Her, Hers)
Graduate Program Support Manager
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Office of the Dean
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 6475
kelli.kadokawa@ubc.ca | www.grad.ubc.ca

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Musqueam

Call for Applications – Sustainability Scholars Program (paid internships)

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Hello!

Please see below opportunity for UBC graduate students in your networks. You can also engage with posts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

 

Are you a UBC graduate student interested in the impacts of climate change on homeless and marginalised populations in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside?

Apply to be a UBC Sustainability Scholar and contribute to informing policy and identifying opportunities to advance climate action and justice in Vancouver.

Applications are due September 17, 2023 at midnight.

For information on available projects and to apply, visit the Scholars Program website.

 

Natalie Hawryshkewich (She, Her, Hers)

Communication and Engagement Specialist
Sustainability Hub
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability 2260 West Mall, 2nd Floor | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4
natalie.haw@ubc.ca
https://sustain.ubc.ca/hub | http://climateemergency.ubc.ca/

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).

Learn more about our vision for a just and sustainable world, and our 5-year plan to bring it to life. sustain.ubc.ca/hub