The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the largest research-funding agency in Japan. It operates under the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Funding opportunities are available to most fields (social-science, humanities, STEM, multi-disciplinary) for research at all Japanese Universities and public research institutions:

• Doctoral students who are near program completion (summer and short-term fellowships)
• Postdoctoal fellows (summer, short and long term fellowships)
• Faculty members at junior, mid-career and senior levels (short and long term fellowships)

To learn more about funding opportunities directly from JSPS staff and alumni, please attend:

Information Session with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• Friday, November 8, 2019, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
• Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road V6T 1Z2.  Map: http://maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=409
• Please register for this session at https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/event/1224-international-fellowships-research-japan-information-session-japan-society-promotion

The JSPS also work directly with Mitacs and NSERC to allocate some of their funding for research:

Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program
https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/mitacs-jsps-summer-program

Applicant deadline: November 27, 2019

NSERC: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PD-NP/JSPS-SJPS_eng.asp

Applicant deadline: February 1, 2020

Please find attached a TA Opportunity for ASIC 220 – Introduction to Sustainability in Term 2, 2019W.

TA-Opportunity – ASIC 220 2019W2 – Application

To apply, please complete the attached application and return it along with your current CV to ires.applicants@ubc.ca by 4pm on Wednesday, November 13. A description of the course and the primary TA duties can be found here.

All the best,

Stefanie

Stefanie Ickert MA

Graduate Program Manager | Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)

The University of British Columbia |430 – 2202 Main Mall| Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

Tel: 604-822-9034|www.ires.ubc.ca

 

Registration is now open for:

Assertiveness: Speaking Up for Yourself in Difficult Conversation | Nov 6 | 1 – 4 pm | Register here

Statistics II: Statistical Considerations when Planning your Research Project (via WEBINAR) | Nov 7 | 10 am – 12 pm | Register here

Managing Difficult Conversations | Nov 13 | 9 – 4:30 pm |Register here

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for these, and other, opportunities: 

Academic Support and Success

Best Practices in Research Data Management | Nov 5 | 10 am – 12 pm

Thesis Formatting: Tips, Tricks, and Resources | Nov 5 | 2 – 4 pm

Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool for Your Research (Beginner) (WEBINAR) | Nov 7 | 12 – 2 pm

Orientation to the Library | Nov 7 | 12- 12:30 pm

Learn about funding opportunities to work in Japan | Nov 8 | 10 – 11:30  (for senior PhDs)

Intro to Web Maps | Nov 8 | 1 – 3:30 pm

Career Exploration

Employers on Campus: Nov 6: Deloitte  (6– 7:30 pm) | Oct 30: PwC China & Hong Kong (6 – 7 pm)

Visiting and working in the U.S. Info Session | Nov 7 | 2 – 3 pm

Things I’m still learning about Commercializing Innovations…over 40 years later | Nov 7 | 11 –  12

Networking Opportunity: Building Biotech 2019 (Explore opportunities in BC Bioeconomy) | Nov 12 | 6 – 10 pm

Community and Network Building

Millennial Urban Leadership Panel to Reflect on the Major Municipal Issues Facing Vancouver  | Oct 28 | 6 – 8:30 pm

Things I’m still learning about commercializing innovations… over 40 years later (Health Research) | Nov 7 | 11 am – 12 pm

Brighter Days Ahead: Indigenous Street Youth and the Impacts of Settler Colonialism | Nov 18 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Writing and Communication

Abstracts: Writing Workshop | Nov 8 | 10 am – 12 pm

Research Skills

Gaps, Dead-Ends and Dilemmas: Unlearning Harmful Research Practices | Nov 8 | 1 – 4:30 pm

Health and Wellness

Student Wellbeing Survey on What Wellness Resources Are Needed Off-Campus

Please let me know if you have questions.

Thank you,
Jacqui.

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueum Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/

 

Our next guest for the MFRE Speaker Series is Dr. Mukesh Eswaran from UBC Vancouver School of Economics.

Topic: Why is Justice So Elusive for Women Who Survive Sexual Assault?

Date & Time: Friday, November 1st, 3:00pm

Venue: MCML 160

Mukesh Eswaran is a Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics, a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and an Associate of Theoretical Research in Economic Development (ThReD). Interestingly, he discovered his passion for economics after finishing a doctoral degree in physics, which led him to pursue a Ph.D. in this field at UBC. Since then he has been actively doing research in several subfields of economics, mostly economic development, the economics of gender, and evolutionary economics.

After being unable to find a text that comprehensively treated the core issues relevant to women and their role in the economy, he set about writing one himself; “Why Gender Matters in Economics”, published by Princeton University Press in 2014.

In his research, Mukesh seeks to theoretically understand the mechanisms responsible for various phenomena in the social sciences.

Please share and distribute it as you deem appropriate. Thank you.

We are excited to announce that the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science is accepting applications for two student research awards.

The Les Lavkulich Graduate Student Award in Soil Science (one award of $5000) and the Art Bomke Undergraduate Student Award (one award of $3000) will be awarded to students on the basis of academic achievement, research proposal, leadership/community service, financial need, and letters of recommendation. The application deadline is November 8, 2019.

For the award guidelines and more information please see the student awards section of our website.

Thank you,

Teresa Porter

PRSSS President