This is a reminder about the ongoing teaching and research seminars plus graduate student roundtables for the Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation position. Please register for the seminars using the links below. The seminars are recorded and more information can be found here: https://biodiversity.ubc.ca/ibios

We have one more candidate this week!

Dr. Laura Vang Rasmussen

Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen
Website: http://thelandlab.net/

Research Seminar: How do we feed the world, while conserving nature at the same time?

February 24, 9:30-10:45am

Register here to participate in the Research Seminar
https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hO6NV3Z6TI6NUIf72yJm5g

Teaching Seminar: Using Instrumental Variables for Causal Inference

February 25, 9:00-10:30am

Register here to participate in the Teaching Seminar
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MucO2pqD8uH9Jy6XWGWkjfRkYVCKn2s2Mv

 

Graduate student roundtable discussion

February 25, 2:00-2:45pm

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69006164065?pwd=L2djWkY5WFlSRHU1NzNHbFBtL0ZFQT09

Meeting ID: 690 0616 4065, Passcode: 151662

 

 

We’re hiring for a full-time faculty position and appreciate any help you can provide in sharing it with your program graduates or contacts who may be interested.

The Nutritional Sciences Program within the School of Public Health at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for one full-time (100% FTE) non-tenured faculty position at the rank of assistant teaching professor with an anticipated start date of July 2021.

This new faculty position will provide teaching expertise in the areas of food systems, nutrition, and population health. Specific areas the program is interested in expanding instruction include, but are not limited to, connections between food systems and: community nutrition, environmental and occupational health, the built environment, entrepreneurship, supply chain/infrastructure, diplomacy and governance, population health, social sciences, social/food justice, health disparities, and food security.

This position requires, at a minimum, a master’s degree or foreign equivalent in a field related to food systems, nutrition, or public health and demonstrated evidence of teaching competency at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Review of applications will begin upon receipt and the position will remain open until filled. Complete applications received by March 1, 2021 will receive priority consideration.

For the full announcement and application instructions, please see: https://ap.washington.edu/ahr/position-details/?job_id=68725

SHANNON DELANEY, MPH, RD
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Administrator
Nutritional Sciences Program
206.221.1886 (will ring through to cell)
sldelane@uw.edu  / nutr.uw.edu

GradUpdate In this issue, Reimagining Graduate Scholarship, Doctoral Defence Procedure, Time Management, Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops, Writing in STEM, and more.

Registration now open

 

Doctoral Defence: Doctoral examination & Virtual defence procedure Tuesday, Mar 2 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM Register Time Management (Mitacs Training) Wednesday, Mar 3 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Register

Seats still available

 

Three Minute Thesis Open Heats Tuesday, Feb 23 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM or Wednesday, Feb 24 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM Attend, listen, learn, and be inspired Register, Feb 23 | Register, Feb 24

Additional 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

 

Reimagining Graduate Scholarship in the Humanities Thursday, Feb 25 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM | Panel Discussion Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

West Coast Virtual Fair – Jobs and Volunteer Expo 80+ Employers | Tuesday & Wednesday, Mar 2 & 3 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Learn more Pathways to the Post Graduation Work Permit and Permanent Residence Launch A Career In Canada (LCIC) event | Monday, Mar 8 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM Learn more Visit the LCIC page for a full list of events, Mar 8 – 13.

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Join the G+PS Graduate Student Ambassador Program Lead graduate student community events and more! | Apply by Feb 26 Learn more Honouring Indigenous Writers – Children’s Author Reading with Richard Van Camp Saturday, Mar 6 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 

Grad School Confidential Podcast Episodes discussing Impostor Syndrome, Isolation, and Burnout Learn more Financial Wellness Peers: Conquering Credit! Thursday, Feb 25 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Introduction to the Unix Shell Monday, Mar 1 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more Metadata basics: describing research data Tuesday, Mar 2 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Learn more GIS Data Normalization and Classification Tuesday, Mar 2 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Learn more Visualizing Data in ArcGIS Online Friday, Mar 5 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops Mar 1, 6, 13 & 14 | Register by Feb 24 Mar 8, 13, 20 & 21 | Register by Mar 3 Visit CTLT’s website for additional sessions

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Lay Summaries: Writing Tuesday, Mar 2 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more Literature Reviews for Engineering, Forestry, Health Science, Land & Food Systems, and Science A how-to-conduct session | Thursday, Mar 4 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more Writing in the STEM Disciplines Monday, Mar 8 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

I have a few more Sustainability Scholars Program opportunities to fill. I would greatly appreciate it if you would circulate this announcement to your grad student networks and encourage them to apply.

Applications for these projects close at midnight Sunday March 7, 2021. Current full-time UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines and all campuses are encouraged to apply.

Further information on the available projects can be found on the Sustainability Scholars Program web page.

The announcement and list of projects are below.

Thank you for your help notifying your graduate students about these opportunities!

Best,

Karen Taylor

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS—SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM (PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS) 

The Sustainability Scholars Program is currently accepting applications for several paid internships that will commence May 3, 2021. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to confirm the eligibility requirements and apply.

Successful candidates will work under the mentorship of a partner organization, and are immersed in real world learning where they can apply their research skills and contribute to advancing organizational sustainability goals. Each Scholar receives $25 per hour to complete 250 hours of work.

The list of projects is below. For more information about the program and to apply, visit the Sustainability Scholars Program website.

We also appreciate your help in circulating this notice to anyone in your grad student network that may be interested!

New/Reposted Opportunities: Deadline to apply is midnight March 7

• 2021-010 Feasibility of recycling and reusing demolition materials from single-family homes built after 1970 (REPOST closes March 7)
• 2021-034 Making buildings greener: Which building industries need support to successfully implement high performance residential building envelopes? (REPOST closes March 7)
• 2021-038 Evaluating a mental health and substance use education portal for clinicians (NEW, closes March 7)
• 2021-049 Benchmarking the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles to strengthen the business case for adoption of low-carbon vehicles (REPOST closes March 7)

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Karen Taylor  MA (she, her)
Manager, Sustainability Scholars Program | UBC Sustainability Initiative
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2343 – 2260 West Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 9362 | karen.taylor@ubc.ca | https://sustain.ubc.ca/scholars

 

Envisioning a Just City: Climate and Racial Justice in Urban Planning

Thursday, February 25, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Register for the Zoom link here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/envisioning-a-just-city-climate-and-racial-justice-in-urban-planning-tickets-141861309997?fbclid=IwAR3oLegvZpBDxP79-9IkYC8DBpOY5nbzgO_SllRmCbwQ0VA1_iwzE-aFJ7o

Join the Climate Hub, CAPACity, and the Planning Students Association for an evening envisioning a just city and exploring racial and climate justice in urban planning! We will be addressing the anti-Black and anti-Indigenous planning practices that have marked Vancouver and have been worsened by the disproportionate effects of the climate crisis.

Our discussion will unpack what it means to build and strengthen respectful relationships with Black and Indigenous communities, to reimagine inclusive urban spaces, to share valuable expertise and build more equitable cities in the face of climate change.

We will be joined by 3 amazing planning experts who will share their knowledge and experience surrounding this topic:
SCARP’s Dr. Maggie Low,
Black Mutual Aid BC’s Jahmira Lovemore White, and
Kwi Awt Stelmexw’s Salia Joseph, St’a????̱????́????????????????????.

Thank you,

Pablo

Pablo Akira Beimler

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