Position title: Diversified Farming and Insect Monitoring Project Assistant

Job description Hakai_Field Research Assistant

POSITION FUNCTION
We’re looking for one or more summer assistants to help us with food production and ecological monitoring activities related to insect biodiversity This position will coordinate and conduct field work, in greenhouse and garden sites at the Hakai Institute on Calvert Island.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
This is a co-supervised position between the Hakai Institute and UBC, with primary and direct day-to-day reporting to the Director at Hakai (Christina Munck) and remote meetings with the UBC collaborator (Dr. Juli Carrillo). Will collaborate with other researchers at UBC and the Hakai Institute.

Hi all! Hope you’ll join us for this two-part workshop next week:

“What the [Bleep] Do I Know”: Imposter Syndrome, Professional Boundaries, and Burnout

March 28th and 30th, 1:15-2pm via Zoom

Zoom Meeting ID: 675 7878 5552 (Passcode: 091491)

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Description: Imposter Syndrome is a common and human experience among people in all sorts of professional areas. Because we are socially comparative creatures, we tend to look to peers and mentors to assess how we’re doing, and we often feel that we fall short. This BotZoo Wellness Initiative workshop intends to normalize the experience of Imposter Syndrome and invite you to create a relationship with your inner knowing (or Inner Healer, in other theories) that is not going to hold you back. Negative-self talk is often the voice of our Imposter Syndrome. Who are they, and what are they trying to say?

In an attempt to combat Imposter Syndrome, sometimes we bite off more than we should chew (you probably can chew it; you’re probably chewing it right now) in an attempt to prove oneself. In addition to unpacking the phenomenon of Imposter Syndrome, you may also learn about professional boundaries, developing healthy standards in the workplace, and burnout.

Finally, what can we do about it! The workshop will also include some insights about what self-care is, and the concept of emotional and mental productivity.

 

Facilitator: Megan McLaren is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in private practice at Qi Integrated Health Inc. Megan’s style often involves humour, providing anecdotes, and person-centred listening to help the client achieve ways to reduce the power of unpleasant emotions and experiences that can feel all-consuming. Megan’s professional journey has also evolved over time in seemingly unexpected ways, involving imposter syndrome, changes to her environment and field, from policing to school systems to full-time private practice. Megan is also obtaining training for psychedelic assisted therapy.

Organized by the Botany and Zoology Wellness Initiative. All are welcome!

Take care,

Mia and the rest of the BotZoo Wellness Initiative
wellness@biodiversity.ubc.ca
https://wellness-initiative.wixsite.com/wellness-initiative

Are you interested in a career in consulting?

The UBC Strategy Consulting Mentorship Program prepares students for consulting interviews and life at the world’s top consulting firms. Over the course of 5 months, candidates will have access to lectures, boot camps, personal resume reviews, and targeted coaching from over 140 SCMP alumni who have successfully gone through the program. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to interview and intern with our consultancy partners such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG and other top global consulting firms.

Applications are open now, and virtual info sessions are available to answer any questions! Visit our website, or attend our info session on March 31 at 6:00pm, for more information on how to apply and join our email list for updates.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. While personal achievements are assessed at SCMP, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and take cultural and societal considerations into account when reviewing applications.

All the best,
Conor

Conor Trainor, OLY

UBC MBA ’23

M: +1 778-587-9039 | conor.trainor22@gmail.com

Mar. 24 in Agora Café – LFS Scholar Series: Dr. Harjinder Singh  

If you haven’t already, sign up for next LFS Scholar Series and it will be a hybrid event – we encourage graduate students, faculty members and staff to enjoy some refreshments in Agora Café and join in person. If you plan to join in person, please register by tomorrow at 9 am. Speaker Dr. Harjinder Singh will be live-streamed via Zoom.

Title: Designing Food Structures for Optimal Functionality and Nutrition

Speaker:  Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh, Director of the Riddet Institute (Centre of Research Excellence), Massey University in New Zealand

Biography:  Dr. Singh has published over 400 research papers and his expertise includes dairy science and technology, functional foods, food colloids, structures, and nutrition. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology, and has received several international awards, including the Marschall Rhodia International Dairy Science Award, the William C. Haines Dairy Science Award (USA) and the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Science Prize.

Event Description: The challenge of designing foods for health attributes requires a detailed understanding of the interactions of food structures with physiological and behavioral processes occurring during food consumption and digestion. The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is the interface between consumed food and the human body, and the process of food digestion in the GIT is multi-faceted and complex. This presentation will provide an overview of the approaches used for designing foods for functionality within the GIT, with examples of recent work from his laboratory on the structural changes in natural and fabricated milk-based food systems during the digestion process.

Join in-person or via Zoom:

Date: March 24, 2022

Time: 4:00-5:00 pm PT

Location: In-person at Agora Café with refreshments, or via Zoom

Register in advance for the meeting (in-person registration required by March 22 at 9am):

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aYtuBuLRTu3oNim