The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on November 9, 16 & 23, 2024.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

To apply for the waitlist for November 9, 16 & 23, 2024 ISW click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-november-9-16-23-2024/

Application opens on September 27 at 9 am and closes on November 6 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying.

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

• a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
• a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
• a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
• a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
• a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

• not a graduate student at UBC
• a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
• a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

 

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

Attention: DOCTORAL students!

Note that applicants apply directly to the Trudeau Foundation; departments and UBC do not submit nominations.

Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship Program offers a three-year leadership program designed to train Engaged Leaders, equipping doctoral candidates with the skills to translate their ideas into action, for the betterment of their communities, Canada, and the world.  At least 12 doctoral Scholars are selected each year and receive generous funding for their studies.

The Foundation welcomes applications from candidates across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, in business schools, public health and law. Candidates’ research must be related to one or more of the Foundation’s four central themes: Human Rights and Dignity; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the World; and, People and their Natural Environment.

• Value: Up to $50,000 stipend plus up to $20,000 research and travel allowance per year for three years
• Application Deadline: November 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm PT (4:00 pm ET)

Reminder: As of the 2020 award competition year, interested applicants apply directly to the Trudeau Foundation to be considered in the national competition; all interested and eligible applicants may apply.  The University of British Columbia no longer nominates a subset of applicants to the national competition (there is no department-level or university-level adjudication).

For further information, such as detailed eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, and application procedures, please visit our webpage: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/trudeau-foundation-doctoral-scholarship or the

Trudeau Foundation webpage: https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/become-scholar.

Questions about this scholarship should be directed to the Trudeau Foundation at scholarships@trudeaufoundation.ca.

CCEL Social Impact Grants for Students – $1,500 to $10,000 of funding available per project. Applications close January 31, 2025.

At the Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), we empower students to drive social change through funding for meaningful projects in partnership with BC-based community organizations. Our grants support students in co-designing and implementing impactful initiatives that directly address community needs. We encourage bold, creative ideas and support collaborations in tackling real-world issues. Dive in, explore new possibilities, and gain hands-on experience addressing societal challenges. Students and community organizations with questions or who would like to book an advising appointment are encouraged to email Jacquie (she/her) at jacquie.kwok@ubc.ca.

Dear LFS graduate students,

Thank you to those who have participated in the Animal Welfare Search faculty interviews. Our 3^rd candidate interview concludes today.

We’d welcome your feedback on our 3 candidates using feedback forms below, by Monday, Sept 23 (noon).

The seminar recordings are posted on the LFS Job Talks canvas site (feedback forms also included there).

To self-enrol use this link: https://canvas.ubc.ca/enroll/PD3LEG

Users with previous access can sign into canvas to access this course site.

Alessia’s recordings will be posted by tomorrow.

Best,

Melanie

Dr. Carolin Adler (Sept 10-11)

Carolin Adler is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Poultry Management and Welfare Lab at the University of Saskatchewan. She is engaged in projects examining perch space requirements for pullets, heat stress in broilers, and activity monitoring in turkeys. Her previous research concentrated on environmental enrichment and activity measurement in broilers, making substantial contributions to the field with several peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Adler completed her PhD in Agricultural Science from the University of Bonn (Germany) in 2021. Her PhD research focused on innovative housing systems in broiler production, which sparked her deep interest in poultry management and welfare. In 2020, Carolin joined the Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), where she worked on poultry research with practical implications for producers and policymakers. She has also been involved in teaching, having served as a course instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses, and as a mentor for bachelor’s and master’s students.

 

Teaching Seminar: Behaviour as a Tool in Animal Welfare Science: Social Groupings in Horses

September 10, 11:30-12:30pm

Swing Space 405 – 2175 West Mall

Research Seminar: A Love for Animals, a Vision for Change: My Animal Welfare Journey

September 11, 11:00-12:30pm

Buchanan (BUCH) – B215, 1866 Main Mall

Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lfmNyviOpc0AQu

 

Dr. Anna Ratuski (Sept 12-13)

Anna Ratuski is a Laboratory Animal Welfare Research Fellow in the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Ratuski specializes in laboratory animal welfare and behaviour, with a particular interest in refinement of housing and husbandry procedures for animals in captivity. She completed her PhD in animal welfare at the University of British Columbia in 2023. Her published research has focused on topics such as environmental enrichment for animals housed in laboratories and refinement of euthanasia and anesthesia procedures for rats and mice. She has additionally served as an Animal Care Committee member and taught a third-year undergraduate course on Ethics and Welfare of Using Animals in Science at UBC. At Stanford, she is developing the new Beyond3Rs initiative and researching a variety of topics related to mouse welfare and the 3Rs of animal research.

 Teaching Seminar: Critically Evaluating Behavioural Measures of Affective States in Rats and Mice

September 12, 11:30-12:30pm

Swing Space 405 – 2175 West Mall

Research Seminar: Housing and Husbandry Refinements for Animals used in Science

September 13, 11:00-12:30pm

Orchard Commons (ORCH) – 4018, 6363 Agronomy Rd

Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LT49nDHimFfzv0

 

Dr. Alessia Diana (Sept 16-17)

Alessia Diana is an ethologist interested in studying animal behaviour to improve the welfare of companion, farm and zoo animals. Dr. Diana is currently is a postdoctoral research associate at Purdue University. Her work focuses on evaluating the behaviour and welfare of dogs and puppies in commercial breeding kennels in the U.S. She is also investigating the relationship between early-stage stress susceptibility indicators and performance outcomes in detection dogs to inform selection and management practices that may help to optimize their breeding, selection and training. She completed a Ph.D in Veterinary Medicine in 2019 with a major in Animal Welfare and Behaviour from the University College Dublin (UCD) and Teagasc (Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) in Ireland. She explored the link between health, welfare and antimicrobial use in pigs by employing aspects of applied ethology, social sciences and automated animal welfare monitoring. She then worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Padova (Italy) to investigate the impact of animal welfare standards and biosecurity practices on antimicrobial use in beef cattle.

 Research Seminar: Animal Welfare Science: My Interdisciplinary Journey to Improve the Life of Animals under Human Care

September 16, 1:30-3:00pm

Swing Space (SWNG) – 307, 2175 West Mall

 

Teaching Seminar: Using Behaviour to Assess Animal Welfare in Pig Farming

September 17, 11:30-12:30pm

Swing Space 405 – 2175 West Mall

Feedback Form: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6SuzuuN5jya5Nd4

 

 

Thank you,

Melanie

 

 

Melanie Train

Human Resources Manager (Faculty) | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

248-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604-822-3105 | Fax 604-822-6394

Email:  melanie.train@ubc.ca

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