GradUpdate In this issue, Copyright for Graduate Students, Doctoral Tri-Council Writing Workshop, Writing in STEM Workshop on Representing Things and Experiences and Ordering Information, Thesis Formatting and more!

Events and Opportunities

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Copyright for Graduate Students Monday, Jul 19 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Register Introduction to the Unix Shell Monday, Jul 19 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Register Final Thesis Formatting Workshop Recording available until Aug 31 Access here

CAREER EXPLORATION

SBN Industry Ready Workshop: LinkedIn for Networking in the Biotechnology Space Thursday, Jul 22 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM Register

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

UBC Indigenous Population Health Interest Group student-led initiative for graduate students Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Literature Reviews for Engineering, Forestry, Health Science, Land & Food Systems, and Science Wednesday, Jul 21 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Register Systematic & Scoping Review Workshop Series: Translating Database Searches and Finding Grey Literature Online Wednesday, Jul 21 | 1:00 – 2:45 PM Register Intro to Compute Canada for Humanities and Social Sciences researchers Wednesday, Jul 21 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM Register Basics of Data Visualization Friday, Jul 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In) Thursday, Jul 22 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Register CTLT Summer Institute (August 23 – 27) Events include: Teaching with Care: An Introduction to Accessible Courses and Open Educational Resources Monday, Aug 23 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Building Authentic Assessment for Learning Beyond Covid Tuesday, Aug 24 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Teaching Philosophy Statements: Show me the Good Stuff Tuesday, Aug 24 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM OER Working with Open Educational Resources (OER) Thursday, Aug 26 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Exploring the TA-Faculty Working Relationship (for TAs) Thursday, Aug 26 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Learn more about all sessions and register.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Doctoral Tri-Council Workshop: Writing the Research Proposal Tuesday, Jul 20 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Register Writing in STEM: Foundational Workshop in Representing Things and Experiences and Ordering Information Thursday, Jul 22 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register

The Climate Hub at UBC and the UBC Sustainability Initiative are expanding the Climate Teaching Connector after a successful pilot launch. The resource connects course instructors with climate experts in the UBC community to deliver guest lectures in their undergraduate courses.

A more climate just planet requires transitions to holistic and just practices of land stewardship and transformations of food systems. Connect and collaborate with climate experts from across the UBC community this fall and spring to deliver climate change and climate justice content in your undergraduate courses through the Climate Teaching Connector. We have a cohort of 16 stellar graduate students and postdocs from a wide array of teaching backgrounds and climate expertise, including Indigenous practices of food waste cycling, food and land justice, community resiliency, and ecological feminisms. Filling out a request only takes a few minutes: https://sustain.ubc.ca/teaching-applied-learning/climate-teaching-connector

 Thank you,

Pablo

Pablo Akira Beimler (he/him)

MCRP Student (2021) | School of Community and Regional Planning
Academic Engagement Lead | UBC Climate Hub

Research Assistant | Resilient-C
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

 

On the unceded, traditional, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

 

pbeimler@gmail.com | pablo.akira@alumni.ubc.ca | pbeimler@mail.ubc.ca

INDS 502 E – University of British Columbia (V), traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwə’yəm (Musqueam) people

Methodologies of Crossing: Exploring Interdisciplinary Knowledges, Trajectories, and Worldviews 

 

Professor: Dr. Rajdeep S. Gill

Day/Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 – 7:00pm (online), September – December, 2021

Email contact: rajdeep.gill@ubc.ca

Course Description

This course offers a creative and collaborative approach to understanding and exploring interdisciplinary constructions of knowledges across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The methodological, structural and socio-ecological contours of diverse historical and contemporary formations of interdisciplinarity will be intricately examined. There will be a strongly focus on the interrelationship of knowledges and value, interdisciplinarities and public reason.

Along with in-depth dialogue and experiential learning, guest speakers from the UBC community and beyond will be invited to enrich interdisciplinary engagement and learning. A supportive and exploratory space will be created for connecting interdisciplinarity to the specific research, methodological and personal interests of each course participant.

No background in interdisciplinary research is required, and students from any and all areas of study are welcome. Curiosity, adventurousness, imagination and creativity will be encouraged. The desire to expand avenues of knowledge exchange and translation across academic, community and public contexts will be welcomed and supported.

The Canadian Mountain Assessment (CMA) is currently seeking authors interested in contributing to this foundational effort to understand the state of knowledge of Canada’s rapidly changing mountains systems, guided by innovative conceptual and ethical frameworks for knowledge sharing. This first-of-its kind Assessment will include insights from both peer-reviewed literature and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountain systems, with individual Assessment chapter teams being balanced between Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors.

CMA authors should be recognized as 1. Established or emerging academic experts 2. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledge holders or 3. non-academic specialists (e.g. mountain guides, tourism operators, writers) with expertise/knowledge relevant to Canadian mountain systems. The CMA provides a platform for connecting and mobilizing researchers, practitioners, and Indigenous Peoples with knowledge of mountains, and is therefore helping to catalyze a community of practice related to mountains in Canada. This high-impact project is expected to inform the mountain research and policy agenda in Canada for years to come.

If you are interested in an authorship role with the CMA please fill out the self-nomination form here.

Self-nominations will be accepted until July 9, 2021, but submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis for qualified applicants. Please circulate this call widely among your networks. For any questions, please contact CMA Project Assistant Madison Stevens at: madisonpstevens@gmail.com.

Best regards,

Nivi

Nivretta Thatra
Communications Manager
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
nivretta.thatra@ubc.ca | thatniv.com

The Soils Analyst Position is now posted. Feel free to distribute to anyone you think may be interested.

The EXTERNAL posting is now live with a closing date of July 30, 2021 at 11:00 pm.

Link to the EXTERNAL live posting: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/77238

 

Thanks,

Amber Sadowy, M.Sc.

Unit Head, Analytical Chemistry Services Laboratory

Analysis, Reporting & Knowledge Services

Knowledge Management Branch │Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy

Mailing address: PO Box 9536 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9C4

Courier address: 4300 North Rd, Victoria, B.C., V8Z 5J3

Tel.: 778.698.9115

Cel.: 250.883.6253

Lab Tel. : 250.952.4134