We will be interviewing two candidates for the position of Lecturer in Human Nutrition, on May 20 and 28. We have included their information below, along with Zoom links to the lectures. Registration is required, so please click on the links in advance to register and view their bios. We hope that you will be able to attend and to provide feedback to the selection committee. The lectures will be recorded for those unable to attend. A copy of the advertisement can be found here. Dr. Matilda Laar, Lecturer in Human Nutrition, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana Lecture: Protein Digestion and Absorption May 20, 9:30-10:50am Register in advance for this meeting: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Usd-quqT4qHNILnqdclrd-AtnMGcrrN5H7 Dr. Elizabeth Novak, Sessional Lecturer, Food Nutrition and Health Program, UBC, and Instructor, Health & Human Nutrition, Capilano University Lecture: Protein Digestion and Absorption May 28, 9:30-10:50am Register in advance for this meeting:

https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YvfuCupzwtE9HGM7bKz8ZD-TDyEGKmKj_J

Newsletters | Research Commons (ubc.ca)

The UBC Library Research Commons is a multidisciplinary hub supporting research endeavors, partnerships, and education. We are a community space that embraces both new and traditional exploratory scholarship and provides access to services and expertise for the advancement of research.

Our services in Koerner Library include a Digital Scholarship Lab for research, experimentation, and collaboration, consultations and workshops for UBC researchers, expertise in digital scholarship, GIS, and data services; and a welcoming space for projects and presentations.

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If you have thought of working with the UBC Library to help you manage your research cluster’s or unit’s data, you won’t want to miss this story.

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Upcoming highlights

UBC survey about your research data

UBC ARC (Advanced Research Computing) and the UBC Library want to hear about your research data, software, and computational services usage and needs.

Take survey (3-5 mins)

Future-proof your files with Markdown

Come learn the benefits of using plain-text files and simple markup formats.

 

Introduction to Markdown digital workflows

Monday, May 31 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Manage your citations with ease

 

Choose the right citation management tool

Thursday, May 20 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

 

Using RefWorks for citation management

Thursday, May 27 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

 

Using Mendeley for citation management

Thursday, June 3 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Using Python to promote social justice

 

Geocoding & web mapping with Python

Tuesday, June 1 from 2 to 4 p.m.

 

Geospatial analysis & visualization with Python

Thursday, June 3 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Learn how to visualize data in R

Since R is free and widely used at UBC, why not learn how to use it to visualize your data?

 

Visualization with R

Friday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Take NVivo to the next level

Add demographic data to your nodes and bibliographic data to your sources.

 

NVivo part 2: classification and datasets

Monday, May 31 from 4 to 6 p.m.

 

View the full calendar

 

Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.

View calendar

R workshops

Introduction to R and RStudio

Friday, May 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Copyright and Open Education

Copyright and licensing for Open Educational Resources

Wednesday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Pedagogical and professional reasons to adopt Open Educational Resources (OER)

Friday, May 21 from 10 to 11 a.m.

Systematic and scoping reviews

Translating database searches and finding grey literature

Wednesday, May 19 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.

 

Tools, screening criteria, and appraisal

Wednesday, May 26 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.

Writing (Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication)

 

Abstracts: writing

Tuesday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

 

Lay summaries: writing

Tuesday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Book a one-on-one consultation

For subjects such as:

▸ NVivo, R

▸ GitHub, Docker, UNIX

▸ GIS, APIs, OSF

▸ Citation management, thesis formatting

…+ lots more

Workshop materials

Self-directed learning resources for:

▸ Core skills – such as APIs and GitHub

▸ Data analysis and management

▸ Geographic information systems (GIS)

▸ Thesis formatting

…just to name a few

UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science in Food Science (FOOD)

Minghuan Xu

“Polymer Additive to Enhance the Retention of Crop Sprays”

9:00 AM on Monday, May 31st, 2021

Virtually
Join Zoom Meeting

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/422098199?pwd=cXFjOVNYWVFoQk1qS25mS21KUVF0dz09
(waiting room activated)

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. S. Wang

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. J. Frostad – Supervisor
Dr. C. Scaman – Committee member
Dr. J. Feng – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. J. Frostad – Supervisor
Dr. C. Scaman – Committee member
Dr. J. Feng – Committee member
Dr. A. Riseman – External

TA Announcement

Position: Teaching Assistant (2 positions available)

Course: FNH 415: Business Concepts in Food, Nutrition & Health

Term: 2021/2022 W1 (September-December 2021)

Total hours for position: 135 for the whole semester (split between 2 people; exact split to be determined based on strengths/availability of successful applicants)

Job Description: The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for grading written assignments, clarifying course concepts and assignment requirements with students, and setting up Quizzes or similar tasks in Canvas. A general understanding of business concepts, and/or previous completion of FNH 415, is needed.

PLEASE NOTE: FNH 415 will be taught online this semester – on-campus attendance is NOT required.

If you are interested, please email Jessica.oman@sauder.ubc.ca with a resume and a brief description of your interest in, and qualifications for, this position.

Application deadline: June 1, 2021

Please post the attached career opportunity for a Tele-Dietitian. Close date is June 7, 2021. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Thanks!

Derek

Derek Hockley, Marketing & Communications Officer, Marketing and Talent Strategies

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