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DEADLINE: 4:00 PM Friday, March 5, 2021
Call for nominations for the 2020-2021 Faculty of Land and Food Systems Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
The deadline to submit nomination packages is Friday, March 5, 2021. Electronic applications should be sent to melanie.train@ubc.ca
Additional information is attached .
Shelley Small
Administrative Manager, Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Room 293 MacMillan Building
2357 Main Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Phone: 604-822-4593 Fax: 604-822-4400
lfs.gradmgr@ubc.ca www.landfood.ubc.ca
Webinar for “Ikerbasque Research Fellows 2021” call
10th February 16:00-17:00 CET
Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, is organizing a webinar about the “Research Fellows 2021” call.
Ikerbasque is committed to offering a stable research career
The webinar will:
For further information, please visit calls.ikerbasque.net
If you are interested in attending, please sign up for the Webinar at: Sign up for the Webinar
Thursday, February 11, 2021
12:30 pm – 2pm
| GradUpdate
In this issue, Explaining Your Research Outside Your Discipline (Arts and/or STEM), Project Management, Caring for Yourself in Grad School, Graduate Writing Retreat, and more. |
| Registration now open |
| Putting it into words: the why’s and how’s of honing the key messages of your research – STEM Tuesday, Feb 9 | Q&A with panel on the many ways research communication can help you excel in graduate school and beyond. Panel: 12:00 – 1:15 PM | Interactive key messaging workshop: 1:30 – 2:30 PM Project Management (2 Days) |
| Seats still available |
| Putting it into words: the why’s and how’s of honing the key messages of your research – Arts and Humanities Tuesday, Feb 2 | Q&A with panel on the many ways research communication can help you excel in graduate school and beyond. Panel: 12:00 – 1:15 PM | Interactive key messaging workshop: 1:30 – 2:30 PM Learn more |
| 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 |
| Microsoft 365 Office for Students Free for download for current UBC students | Licensing is changing so you may need to update Learn more Graduate Orientation to the Library Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool for Your Research |
| CAREER EXPLORATION |
| Employer Virtual Info Session: Konrad Group Tuesday, Feb 9 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Learn more Employer Virtual Info Session: BC Partners in Workforce Innovation How to find a job you’ll love |
| COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING |
| Sustainability Ambassadors Program Apply by Feb 8 | Sept 2021-April 2022 commitment Learn more |
| HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| Caring for Yourself in Grad School Tuesday, Feb 11 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Learn more |
| RESEARCH SKILLS |
| Introduction to Voyant Tuesday, Feb 9 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Learn more Introduction to OSF Automating your backups in Linux and MacOS |
| TEACHING DEVELOPMENT |
| Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop Register by Feb 10 | Sessions on Feb 16, 20, 21, 27 | various times Learn more Teaching Online With Canvas |
| WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
| Graduate Writing Retreat Tuesday, Feb 9 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Learn more Introduction to Podcasting 14-day Writing Challenge |