REMINDER: Applicant deadline: 1 December 2023 before 5:00 pm PT 

Please let me know your intention of applying by Nov 15, 2023

Applicants must complete and submit the online application using the Research Portal (make sure to follow the instructions).

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UBC Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s

The UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master’s competition runs in concert with the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M; see below) competition. Approximately 50 fellowship with values ranging from $175 to $16,000 are offered through this competition. Current and prospective full-time UBC-Vancouver graduate students can apply. Students who are eligible for the CGS-M must submit a CGS-M application in order to additionally be considered for Affiliated funding.

Detailed Affiliated Fellowships-Master competition information with links to application and reference forms is available at:
Affiliated Fellowships Master’s Program – Graduate School – University of British Columbia – Vancouver – Canada (ubc.ca)

APPLICATION MATERIALS

application form and instructions

reference form

Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M)

Applicants for Tri-Agency CGS-M competition must be domestic students (Canadian citizen or PR) who are applying for or enrolled in graduate studies anywhere in Canada. Each applicant can select up to 3 universities with the same application. To be considered for a CGS-M at UBC, they must select The University of British Columbia as one of the 3 available institutions.

Details about this award opportunity, including eligibility and evaluation criteria, are available at
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp  and our site at 
Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s (CGS M) Program – Graduate School – University of British Columbia – Vancouver – Canada (ubc.ca)

Students who apply for CGS-M awards will automatically be considered for open/un-restricted Affiliated Fellowships.
To be additionally considered for criteria-based/restricted Affiliated Fellowships, students should fill out and submit to their graduate programs the checklist available at https://www.grad.ubc.ca/forms/list-criteria-based-affiliated-fellowships.

Application deadline: 1 December 2023 before 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET).  Note that the application deadline is set at the national level and is not flexible; late applications cannot be submitted in the system and extensions to the deadline are not possible.

Deadlines for the Tri-Agency CGS-M / Affiliated Fellowships Master’s Competitions

Applicant deadline: 1 December 2023 before 5:00 pm PT

Graduate program nomination deadline:  24 January 2024 at 4:00 pm PT

Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative (NSERC and SSHRC)

The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative consist of a one-year, non-renewable supplement valued at $5,000 for all meritorious Indigenous CGS M applicants and a one-year, non-renewable award valued at $17,500 for all alternate candidates, subject to the limit of available funding.
If you self-identify as Indigenous you are eligible to apply for this initiative.

Note: CIHR is not participating in this initiative.  For more information, see the Tri-Agency’s pilot initiative webpage.

What graduate program staff can do now:

• Advertise the competition to your current students and to prospective students you are trying to recruit.
• Stress the importance of the application deadline.  CGS-M applications cannot be submitted or edited after the application deadline.  Late applications will be ruled ineligible.  The CGS-M application deadline is set nationally by the CGS-M funding agency and is not flexible.
• Ask for reference letters early and to send the instructions to your referees:
  http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ResearchPortal-PortailDeRecherche/Instructions-Instructions/CGSM_REF-BESCM_REF_eng.asp. 
• Check early if you have all of your official transcripts for all previous studies (including transfer credits).  Transcript guidance for applicants is outlined on our CGS-M webpage, and transcript guidance for graduate programs will be outlined in the Transcript Checklist-Master’s (will be posted soon).
• Note that although the SISC academic history document is accepted for UBC CGS-M applications, it may not be accepted by other universities in Canada, so students applying elsewhere for the CGSM in addition to UBC should order official UBC transcripts.
• Please use the same email in their CGS-M Research Portal login as in eVision or SIS. This is absolutely not a requirement, but it helps match the applications to correct programs quicker after the application deadline.

 

Next week’s IRES Seminar is in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre:

November 23, 2023: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Jackie Lerner

Environmental Consulting: An Insider’s View

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall) Please check in at the Admissions Desk first before going to the Theatre.

No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre.

Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 mins into the seminar.

Talk summary:

This presentation will be a frank exploration of careers in environmental consulting, including a personal account of the speaker’s journey into the field, what a degree from IRES can add to your career development, what your typical work week might look like, what the trade-offs of pursuing this profession can be, and how you can improve your chances of both finding and enjoying work as an environmental consultant.

Dr. Jackie Lerner, IRES Adjunct Professor

Bio:

IRES Alumna Dr. Jackie Lerner has been a consultant to industry and to municipal, Indigenous, provincial, territorial, and federal governments for over twenty-five years. Most of her work has related to the environmental assessment of large resource development projects in Canada: primarily mining and energy projects in British Columbia. Her dissertation (2018) proposed new methodologies for understanding probable future development patterns as part of cumulative effects assessment; she has more recently focused on practicable approaches for incorporating gender-based analysis into environmental assessment.

See you next Thursday in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre!

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Bonnie Leung

RES Program Support (she/her/hers)

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)

University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL Building)

Room 429 – 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z4 | Canada

 

Email: bonnie.leung@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-9249

TA POSITION FOR APBI 415 W2 JAN-APR 2024 NEEDED

APBI 415 January to April 2024

Email contact information janestojkov@yahoo.com

Course overview:

This course will introduce students to animal behavior, application of principles and research methods of animal behavior, practical problems in the care of farm, companion, wild, and research animals; and in animal training and human-wildlife conflict.

Work Performed:

Use detailed marking guides to mark class assignments, projects and final presentations. Submit the verified marks to the instructor. Be available for occasional office hours at particular times prior to assignments/projects being due and be able to correspond by email when needed. Meet with students after assignments have been returned to refer unresolved queries about grading to the instructor. Assist with posting lectures and assignments to canvas and other communications. Attend some of the lectures to assist instructor with activities during the lecture.

Minimum qualifications and skills

Education and knowledge requirements: Preference may be given to graduate students in Applied Animal Biology and/or candidates with good understanding of animal behavior and/or research methodology. Certificates in any continued education in counselling methods/skills will be considered as an asset.

Skills: Ability to correspond effectively with the instructor and to ask questions when uncertain about grading responsibilities. Very good organizational skills. Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail (marking assignments, entering data into spreadsheets). Ability to communicate effectively with the students with their questions. Ability to navigate Canvas and Zoom very well to assist with tasks associated.

Few more details about the course:

Course code – APBI 415 001

Delivery – In person, Location: Neville Scarfe building, Room#200

January 2024 to April 2024

Weekly Schedule – Tuesdays & Tuesdays, 11am-12:30pm

If interested please apply through the LFS TA Application and email me above and provide a recent CV.

Thanks,

Jane (Yanne) Stojkov, DVM, PhD (He/Him)

Adjunct Professor

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada

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

Master of Science (Plant Science)

Hafsa Ahmed

“Floral Strips Support Ecosystem Services in Pepper Production”

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 – 1:30 PM

Room 342, MacMillan Bldg.

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. S. Castellarin

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. R. Sargent – Supervisor
Dr. J. Carrillo – Committee member
Dr. R. Prasad – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. R. Sargent – Supervisor
Dr. R. Prasad – Committee member
Dr. M. Tseng – External Examiner

We are recruiting two graduate students (one MSc and one PhD) to join a well-funded multi-investigator project focused on understanding climate-impacts of alternative grazing practices in grassland ecosystems. At the core of this initiative is a very large, replicated, grazing experiment conducted at two locations in Southern/Central Alberta. Team members will measure many aspects of these complex systems, including GHG emissions, soil C dynamics, vegetation responses, enteric methane production, soil genomics and metabolomics, and other key variables.

This project is well suited for individuals interested in research at the intersection of discovery and real-world application. Through collaborations with numerous private-operators, there will substantial opportunity to test the generalizability of research findings well beyond the confines of a single experiment.

We are committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those belonging to underrepresented groups.

The field work for this project will begin in Spring 2024, and thus preference will be given to candidates that can work/study in Canada prior to Summer 2024. However, for exceptional candidates we will consider a later start date.

The positions will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found. To express interest, please see the contact information listed for each position.

1. PhD Student Position Available: Understanding linkages among grazing, plant responses, and soil C dynamics.

Cahill Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta (https://cahilllab.ca/)

Carlyle Lab, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta Canada, (https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/carlyle1)

The PhD student will focus on the linkages among vegetation (including roots) and soil C dynamics, within a grazing system context. Emphasis will be placed on microbial necromass as this is recognized as a crucial component in the formation and stabilization of soil organic carbon yet major knowledge gaps remain. This student will work with other students and team members working in related areas, including soil microbiome genomics and metabolomic, resulting in higher interdisciplinary opportunities.

Demonstrated experience (research or coursework) in field research, ecology, plant biology, and soil sciences are all assets. This position will require substantial field work under a diversity of weather conditions, subjected to growing-season imposed tight timelines.

This is a highly interdisciplinary position, and thus we are particular interested in an intellectually curious, independent, and creative student. Further, this research is highly collaborative and all students will work closely with each other and additional team members. Though the project provides an overall direction students will be given substantial opportunity to develop additional research questions and directions.

This position will be based out of the Cahill and Carlyle labs at the University of Alberta. If you wish to be considered for this position, please contact JC Cahill (james.cahill@ualberta.ca; cahilllab.ca) for more information.

2. MSc Position Available: Forage quality response to grazing and assessment using near infrared spectroscopy

Carlyle Lab, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta Canada, (https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/carlyle1)

Cahill Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta (https://cahilllab.ca/)

Forage quality and chemistry, in addition to quantity, is an important factor within grazing systems that affects not only livestock performance and health, but ecosystem processes. Traditional, wet-chemistry, methods of assessing plant chemistry are expensive and time consuming. While near infrared spectroscopy has been advanced to produce accurate estimates of forage chemistry for agronomic plant species, sufficient data from native grassland systems to make reliable estimates is lacking. This student will investigate grazing management effects on forage chemistry and develop a library of spectral data to support accurate NIRS estimates. Opportunity will exist within the project to integrate alternative data generated within the project, such as metabolic plant data generated by PhD 1 (above).

This position will be based out of the Cahill and Carlyle labs at the University of Alberta. If you wish to be considered for this position, please contact Cameron Carlyle (Cameron.carlyle@ualberta.ca) for more information.