GradUpdate

In this issue, Finding and Applying for Academic Positions (panels), Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition, Razzmattaz your résumé, Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning, and more.

Registration Open

Finding and Applying for Academic Positions
Online | Wednesday, May 15 | Join these faculty member panels:
1 – 2:30 pm: Pathway to landing an academic position
3 – 4:30 pm: Thriving in your first five years in academia

Register

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  I’ve also highlighted some online, on-demand recordings to check out if you have end-of-term time.
Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

ACADEMIC

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition
Canada’s most prestigious postdoctoral competition | UBC holds an internal competition to nominate select applicants for the national competition
Learn more about UBC’s process and apply by May 6 (UBC-O) or Jul 15 (UBC-V). Applying to another institution? Check out their guidelines and visit the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships site for all details, including eligibility.

CAREER

SCWIST Women in STEM Career Fair
Online | hosted by the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
Friday, May 10 | 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Register.

Razzmatazz your résumé
Online | Join alumni UBC to hear from two LinkedIn Top Voices in Job Search and Careers who will use their résumé-writing expertise to dispel myths and clarify current approaches to crafting traditional and executive CVs.
Thursday, May 9 | 12 – 1 pm Register

RESEARCH

Introduction to Shiny App
Online | Thursday, May 9 | 10 – 11 am Register

TEACHING

Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning
Sep 2024 – Sep 2025 | Open to all UBC graduate students who have completed an ISW and will remain graduate students until Sept 2025.Learn more and apply by May 6.

Graduate Students in Teaching Conference
Online | Tuesday & Wednesday, May 7 & 8 | 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Check out the program-at-a-glance and register (free for UBC graduate students and postdocs).

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Write Now Access
Online | May 20 – Aug 11 | $245 USD, save $50 by May 6 | exclusively for graduate students and postdocs, join NCFDD for this 12-week session to keep writing, tracking, and engaging with other participants.
Join NCFDD for free through UBC’s subscription, then register.