Sustainability Scholars Program: Paid internships, applications close Sept 20

The UBC Sustainability Initiative (USI) is pleased to offer UBC graduate students the opportunity to work on funded sustainability internship projects.

We are now accepting applications for over 40 internships that will commence October 19. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are eligible to 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 $5500 to complete 250 hours of work.

For more information on the available projects and to apply, visit the Sustainability Scholars Program website.

Applications will be accepted until midnight Sunday Sept 20.

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

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Information Session: Sustainability Scholars Program

Are you a UBC graduate student?

Are you interested in . . .

• applying your research skills to solving real-world sustainability questions and challenges?
• getting paid while gaining valuable professional work experience?
• developing applied sustainability skills and knowledge under the guidance of a mentor?
• building a professional network of sustainability practitioners?

 

If this describes you, please attend an online UBC Sustainability Scholars Program information session on either Thursday September 11 at 12:00 pm or Monday September 14 at 5:00 pm. Former scholars will also be in attendance to answer your questions about what you can expect as a Scholar and what kinds of opportunities the program offers in terms of skills and job prospects.

Register for your preferred session:

Friday, September 11 at 12:00 pm

Monday, September 14 at 5:00 pm

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Resumes, Cover Letters & Best Practices: Refining Your Scholars Application

A workshop for UBC Grad students on how to strengthen and polish their application to the Sustainability Scholars Program.

Danielle Barkley, a career educator at UBC who specializes in supporting Masters and PhD students, will provide strategies and advice for developing a strong resume and cover letter. Karen Taylor, Manager of the Sustainability Scholars Program, will provide her perspective on the application and selection process, as well as common dos and don’ts.

September 15, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/resume-workshop-for-prospective-sustainability-scholars-tickets-117422877989

Note: This event focuses on strengthening your application materials. Those interested in knowing more about the Sustainability Scholars Program should review the information provided on the Sustainability Scholars Program website, particularly the “How it Works” and the “Apply” pages.

All the best,

 

Karen

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Karen Taylor 

Program Manager | UBC Sustainability Initiative

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Room 2343, 2260 West Mall Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604 822-9362 | karen.taylor@ubc.ca | www.sustain.ubc.ca

On behalf of the committee board of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Student Professional Development Group (PDG), we are excited to announce that 3-Minute Thesis competiiton (3MT) for this year is just around the corner. This competition is an opportunity for students to present their research to a general audience in 3 minutes or less. Cash prizes of $450 for each of the two winners, a judge’s and an audience’s choice, will be awarded. Below, you can find more details through the Guidesheet and Rubric on the submission process: https://tinyurl.com/IAFP3MT . All graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to apply. The deadline for 3MT entries is September 20, 2020 (5 PM EDT).

Could you circulate this message to LFS students and anyone else who might be interested? Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Luyao

Luyao Ma

Ph.D. candidate in Food Science | Food Safety and Health Engineering Laboratory

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

The University of British Columbia | 271-2205 East Mall | Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z4

http://foodsafetyengineering.landfood.ubc.ca/

I’m very pleased to let you know that the G+PS office has launched a pilot service for the advertisement of faculty, graduate student, and postdoc positions through our websites (for graduate students and postdocs), and, if relevant, external career portals – initially including Nature’s digital job board Nature Careers and the European Commission’s EurAxess database (for all positions).

Effective immediately, all faculty and staff are able to post any open positions in our Faculty and Staff portal at https://faculty-staff.grad.ubc.ca/recruitment/job-ads. Student positions will be advertised on grad.ubc.ca in the project directory and embedded into the G+PS researcher profiles. Postdoc positions will be advertised in the Postdoc Career Opportunities website.

If opted for in the posting, all faculty, student and postdoc posts will also be shared with external portals via system-to-system integration, requiring no additional work. In the first phase, we have partnered with the Provost’s office to purchase an annual subscription with Nature Careers, allowing us to transfer an unlimited number of ads there until August 31, 2021. A second integration to the European database EurAxess will be activated on September 15. Other portals might be considered during the course of the project.

Note that this service is free of charge to users, and, in the case of Nature Careers, a considerable cost-savings given the usual US$699 charge for individual ads. Please note that all positions must be posted through the G+PS F+S portal to enable this integration. This service is complementary to the UBC HR career website, and requires adherence to policy HR11 and all HR guidelines in the case of faculty positions.

In the case of graduate student and postdoc recruitment, the trial will help us establish whether faculty members see this as an effective recruitment avenue and whether we can reach high quality applicants through these channels. We will update you as we gain information on these questions.

Faculties and departments can integrate active student/postdoc positions into their websites automatically as part of our data integration options.

Please contact Jens Locher (jens.locher@ubc.ca), G+PS Assistant Dean for Strategic Technologies and Business Initiatives, for further information on this initiative. Graduate programs and faculty members will be emailed directly in the next few days.

Regards,

Susan

Susan Porter  PhD
Dean and Vice Provost | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Clinical Professor | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 5547
susan.porter@ubc.ca
http://www.grad.ubc.ca

As we approach this online year together, we hope you will all find the online supports you need to complete your research here at the UBC Library Research Commons.

Here is the link to the online version in case this is easier for you to share:

https://bit.ly/UBCRCNewsSept82020

As usual, please let me know if you have any questions.

Warm regards,

Sarah Blay (she, her, hers)
Program Coordinator | UBC Library Research Commons

Vancouver home office | Traditional unceded territories of:

Musqueam | Squamish| Stó:lō | Stz’uminus | Tsleil-Waututh (source: https://native-land.ca/)

sarah.blay@ubc.ca | researchcommons.library.ubc.ca

GradUpdate In this issue, Submitting your Thesis, Library Orientation, GAA opportunities, the TA Institute, and more

Open Registration

 

Submitting your Thesis Thursday, Sept 17 | 10:00 to 11:00 AM Register

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

 

Pixellating project showcase: global storybooks Wednesday, Sept 16 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Learn more Library Orientation for Graduate Students Wednesday, Sept 16 | 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM, Learn more Thursday, Sept 17 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Learn more Building Digital Exhibits with Omeka Thursday, Sept 17 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Graduate Academic Assistant – Data Analysis Software Apply by Sept 12, Learn more Graduate Academic Assistant – Office of Indigenous Education Apply by Sept 15, Learn more Sustainability Scholars Program (paid internships) Apply by Sept 20 (Info Sessions: Thu, Sept 10 & Mon, Sept 14), Learn more Employer Virtual Information Sessions PwC:  Mon, Sept 14 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, Learn more IBM: Tue, Sept 15 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Learn more Manulife Financial: Tue, Sept 15 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Learn more Cloud Assert Technologies: Thu, Sept 17 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Learn more Alumni Office Hours with Gabrielle John – Technical Specialist with UN Women Friday, Sept 18 | 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Learn more Academic Career Success (STEM disciplines- with fees) Saturday, Sept 19 | 08:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Battle Lines: Fighting COVID-19 at the intersection of policy, treatment and prevention (Dr. Bonnie Henry, Dr. Mel Krajden, and Dr. Carl Hansen) Wednesday, Oct 28 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Learn more

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

CTLT TA Institute This is a reminder of the week long series of events for UBC graduate students that takes place from September 10 – 16, 2020, and includes a collection of workshops designed to support TAs as their roles change with the move to online courses this fall. A full list of sessions was in last week’s GradUpdate. To view the full schedule of events and learn more here. Recordings and resources from past online sessions can be found here.