We will be running a study on menu labelling in four cities across Canada and the US, including Vancouver, in September/October. This will be our 3rd and final wave of data collection for the project.  

We’re looking for a graduate student in Vancouver to work on the project as a research supervisor for a 4 week period. The position would be a good fit for someone who is finishing up the grad studies at the end of the summer and is looking for something temporary. Pay is $25/hour.

I’m writing to ask if you have any graduate students, or recent graduates who might be interested. If so, would you be able to circulate the attached job posting?

 2017 Supervisor Job Posting (Vancouver)

Best regards,

Christine

 

Christine White, MSc | Project Manager

School of Public Health & Health Systems
University of Waterloo

200 University Avenue West (LHN 1706)

Waterloo ON Canada, N2L 3G1
519-888-4567 Ext. 36525 | c5white@uwaterloo.ca  

We recently invited you to participate in the Foods 2017 Travel Awards for junior investigators and PhD students.

These awards will help support travel for the chosen junior investigator and PhD student to present their data, in poster or oral presentations, at a scientific conference to be held between November 2017 and October 2018.

The requirements for candidate participation and application can be found at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods/awards.

The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of eminent scholars in the field of food research. The Junior Investigator Award and the PhD Student Award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs, respectively. Furthermore, the award winners’ papers will be published in Foods (after peer review and appropriate revision) with a full publication fee waiver.

We are currently accepting applications for these two awards and encourage you to share this announcement with your postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students for them to submit their applications to foods@mdpi.com by 30 August 2017.

Foods Editorial Office

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Foods (ISSN 2304-8158, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods) is an online and cross-disciplinary scholarly and scientific open access journal on the science of all aspects of food research.

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) August 19, 26, 27 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. 

 Grad ISW FAQs

Grad ISW_registration_process

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the August 19, 26, 27 2017 ISW, please go to the following link and sign-up: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-august-19-26-27-2017/ . 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.

 

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

There is still space for next week’s workshop at VGH:

Essentials of Productive Teams (Mitacs Step; adapted from Managing Projects session). 

Tuesday, July 11 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

For more information or to register, visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16118-essentials-productive-teams

 

Volunteer for New Graduate Student Orientation

The new graduate student orientation will take place on Thursday, August 31st  with other orientation activities scheduled through early September. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies along with the Graduate Student Society and International Student Development will have orientation-related volunteer positions to be filled.

Applicants must be current UBC Graduate Students in their 2nd year or later to apply. If you are interested, please send an email to: graduate.orientation@ubc.ca.  We will provide specific information on volunteer positions once the event schedule is finalized. 

 

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for more events and opportunities, including:

Trying to get a jump on your writing this summer?  Join one of the peer writing groups in Koerner this summer.  Tuesdays and Wednesdays https://community.grad.ubc.ca/event/3487 or https://community.grad.ubc.ca/event/3586

 

Please let me know if you have questions. 

 

Thank you,
Jacqui.

 

 

Jacqui Brinkman
Manager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
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/

Please find attached funding opportunities for study/research at FUB Germany on the topic of Sustainability.  Please circulate and encourage interest.  Deadline to apply is end of July

USI – 2017 call for Sustainability visits UBC to FUB

Regards,

Bob 

Bob Korzeniowski

International Relations Officer, International Partnership Development

Office of the Provost and VP Academic

Phone 604 822 2632 | bob.korzeniowski@ubc.ca