Canada Graduate Scholarship – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements, Fall 2017 Competition

The Canada Graduate Scholarship – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-calibre Canadian graduate students pursuing exceptional research experiences at research institutions outside of Canada. This program is available to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who hold a Vanier CGS or a Tri-Agency CGS at the Master’s or doctoral level. Note that international students who hold a Vanier CGS are not eligible for this competition.

Award Value: up to $6,000 for three to six months

Deadline:

·         NSERC and SSHRC: Friday, 15 September 2017

·         CIHR: first come, first served – Eligible applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. G+PS will forward complete, eligible applications to CIHR as they arrive. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications well in advance of the deadline.

For further information, please visit the Graduate Awards website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarship-michael-smith-foreign-study-supplement

The contact at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for this competition is Sandra Shaw (sandra.shaw@ubc.ca)

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Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies – Faculty & Staff website (https://faculty-staff.grad.ubc.ca)

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) September 10, 16, 17 2017.  The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation. In addition, graduate students in STEM departments are eligible to become CIRTL associates upon completion of the workshop.   The ISW is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop. 

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must be able to attend all three days, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop.  Please find attached the policy for registering in an ISW and an FAQ sheet.  

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the September 10, 16, 17 2017 please go to the following link and sign-up: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-september-10-16-17-2017/ Waitlist registration will close on Friday at 4:30pm. By clicking this link, you can register for the waitlist, however this does not register you for the workshop. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted directly by our office. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,—

Elissa Morris 
Events Assistant | Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver
214-1961 East Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 4871| elissa.morris@ubc.ca

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT

The Statistics Department offers two types of free statistical consultation to graduate students and post-docs at UBC.

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One type is through courses, where our graduate students offer consulting, and are mentored by faculty (STAT 551 Term 1, STAT 450 Term 2). The other (SOS—Statistical Opportunity for Students), is via a team of a senior consultant and a Statistics graduate student (year-round). For more information please see the attached brochure, or visit our website: 

https://www.stat.ubc.ca/free-statistical-consultation

Andrea Sollberger

Admissions Coordinator

www.stat.ubc.ca

Department of Statistics| The University of British Columbia

3182 Earth Sciences Building| 2207 Main Mall Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

I’m Lorraine – I’m one of the Canadian organizers for OpenCon 2017 – a global conference on advancing Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data happening in Berlin on November 11-13.  The conference is targeted toward students and early career academics with an interest in removing barriers to access to scholarly information and educational resources. I’d love to see more Canadian researchers and grad students apply to attend the meeting. Would it be possible for you to circulate the information about OpenCon (see below) for grad students and post-docs in the Applied Animal Biology department? 

Thanks so much!

Lorraine Chuen—

 

Apply to attend OpenCon 2017 in Berlin! Applications close August 1st.

Do you have an interest in removing barriers to accessing scholarly information (e.g. research articles and data) and educational resources (e.g. textbooks?).  Apply to attend OpenCon 2017: a conference which brings together students and early career academics from around the world to advance Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data.  This year’s 3-day meeting will be held in Berlin, Germany on November 11-13.  Most invited attendees who required financial support will receive full or partial scholarships to attend the conference. For this reason, attendance at OpenCon is by application only. 

You can access the application at: https://apply.opencon2017.org/referral/canada  

Applications close on August 1st, and we encourage you to submit your application early! 

Students and early career academic professionals of all experience levels are encouraged to apply. We want to support those who have ideas for new projects and initiatives in addition to those who are already leading them. The most important criteria is an interest in advancing Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data and a commitment to taking action. Please email lorraine@sparcopen.org if you have any questions.  —

Lorraine Chuen

Communications & Satellite Event Coordinator – R2RC 

lorraine@sparcopen.org 

Please find attached two exciting tenure track positions at the NCSU Research Campus.

PHHI Faculty Recruitment 2017