The Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology is looking for graduate students to join our team of SoTL Specialists. SoTL Specialists are Graduate Research Assistants who work closely with faculty members from all disciplines on teaching and learning research and evaluation projects.

We are especially looking for graduate students who are interested in teaching and learning and who possess knowledge of mixed-method research (survey design and analysis, basic descriptive and inferential statistics, interviews, etc.).

SoTL RA student position Fall 2018.docx

Please see the attachment as well as our website http://isotl.ctlt.ubc.ca/ for further information and details.

 

Please submit your cover letter and CV to Adriana Briseño-Garzón (adriana.briseno@ubc.ca) by November 10th.

 

Thank you,

 

Adriana

Adriana Briseño-Garzón  PhD
Manager, Learning Evaluation and Research
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 2734
adriana.briseno@ubc.ca
http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

The SMaRT program is a joint-initiative between Let’s Talk Science and UBC Community Learning Initiative (CLI). Our aim is to enrich the scientific knowledge of Grade 5-7 elementary school students in East Vancouver schools by taking the lead on facilitating fun and engaging science experiments that complement their grade-specific science curriculums

This year we will be offering the program to 18 classrooms – as such, we have space for 18 pod leaders. Each pod visits the same classroom 4 TIMES throughout Jan-Apr 2019 and consists of one pod leader (grad student/post doc) + 3-5 pod members (undergrads).

We are currently looking to recruit graduate students or post-docsas pod leaders.

What will you do as a pod leader?
Term 1: Attend 1 orientation/training session where you will meet your pod members (3-5 undergraduate students).

Term 2: Schedule class visits with the teacher. Support and offer guidance to your pod in planning & leading classroom visits with the help of a manual that outlines the experiments that your pod members will facilitate. Oversee the delivery of four 1.5-hour activities to a Grade 5-7 class by your pod members.

*Mandatory Training Session!*
SMaRT Training: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Location: UBC campus – specific location to be determined

+ BREAKFAST PROVIDED!

Please note that the classroom visit time is a regular time slot and could be Mon-Fri between 9-10:30am, 10:30am-12pm, or 1-2:30pm. Your visit time will be on the same day of the week and at the same time of the day for each of the 4 sessions. These time slots are the actual time you will spend in class, they do NOT include travel to and from the school (budget for an hour max), 10-15 mins preparation before your visit, or clean-up after your visit.

*Register here!*
Upon careful consideration, you can register to be a pod leader using this Google form: https://goo.gl/forms/vSOHOXyVwgFgPtqB3

Spots are limited, so please register as soon as possible!

Please contact Vivian at smart@ubclts.com if you have any questions.–

Vivian Lac
Scientific Methods and Research Techniques (SMaRT) Coordinator,
UBC Let’s Talk Science

University of British Columbia
2357B-1874 East Mall (Brock Hall Annex)
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2G9
Contact: (604) 649 6642

I would like to bring to your attention an exciting opportunity related to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada`s (AAFC) future capacity needs to grow Canadian agriculture science and innovation.

On September 21, 2018,  Minister MacAuley announced a transformational Government of Canada investment of $70 million in agricultural discovery science and innovation. As part of this investment, over $44 million will be dedicated to hiring and equipping approximately 75 scientists and science professionals across the country over the next five years.  

AAFC recently launched its first job poster aimed at recruiting approximately 40 research scientists in emerging fields such as, agro-ecology, artificial intelligence, the various-omics (genomics, phenomics, epigenetics, etc), and clean technologies. The recruitment for these positions will continue over the next 24 months or so. 

Your institutions provide a key source of highly qualified personnel that we would like to tap into. As such, I would appreciate if you could help us promote this opportunity by sharing this job poster:  Research Scientists – Growing Agricultural Innovation and encouraging potential candidates to visit our recruitment booths at various career fairs and other university events across the country.   

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank your organisations for helping us, through our on-going dialogue,  shape the vision for AAFC science and the types of professionals that we would need to support a progressive and sustainable agricultural sector in Canada.  

Regards, 

Gilles

Gilles Saindon  PhD
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister | Sous-ministre adjoint délégué
Science and Technology Branch | Direction générale des sciences et de la technologie
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
1341 Baseline Road, Room T5-6-343 | 1341 chemin Baseline, pièce T5-6-343
Ottawa, ON   K1A 0C5
Gilles.Saindon@agr.gc.ca
Telephone | Téléphone 613-773-1840
Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-773-1717 Teletypewriter | Téléimprimeur 613-773-2600
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

 

Hope your academic year is off to a great start! Please share the latest UBC Library Research Commons Newsletter  below with all of your students. If you prefer, you can share the linked version here: 

http://bit.ly/UBCRCNewsOct2018

We hope to host your students here soon in the UBC Library Research Commons.  

Thank you for your help in spreading the word, 

Sarah Blay
Program and Administrative Assistant

Research Commons | Koerner Library

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
219 – 1958 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
sarah.blay@ubc.ca | 604-822-6363

Awesome October Events

We’ve got tons of great events for you over the next few weeks. Coming up this weekend our wine tour of the beautiful Fraser Valley and an academic writing boot-camp. Then later this month join the GSS for an evening of murder and mystery or find inner peace with our free Thrive yoga. 

A fantastic half day touring the beautiful Fraser Valley in the comfort of a limo. Along the way you’ll stop to try delectable wines at locations such as Township 7, Backyard Vineyard, Vista D’Oro Farms & Winery and Krause Berry Farm & Estate Winery. Only $55 for graduate students

SIGN UP

 

Separate yourself from distractions and non-research responsibilities, and surround yourself with a community of writers at the GSS’s first one-day academic bootcamp on October 13th, hosted by the award-winning instructor and editor Dr. Letitia Henville. This bootcamp is open to all UBC graduate students.

SIGN UP

 

GRAD STUDENT NIGHT OUT

Science World After Dark Murdercon!

Join fellow graduate students and the GSS for this special edition of After Dark: Murder Con at Science World, just in time for Halloween!

MurderCon is an interactive murder mystery event set at a Sci-Fi fan convention where YOU solve a grisly crime using science! Cocky actors, greedy executives and obsessive fans are sure to ignite some dramatic clashes.

SIGN UP. ..for an evening of murder and mystery

THRIVE WITH THE GSS

Free yoga for grad students

Did you know? 9 in 10 graduate students report that mental health is very important and that it impacts them directly.*

Give yourself a break from the books or labs! Come out for a FREE 1 hour yoga session as part of UBC’s Thrive Week.   BOOK YOUR SLOT

 

Are you a Graduate Student with disability?

The GSS is hosting focus groups on  October 19th to collect qualitative data on the needs of graduate students and how we at the Graduate Student Society can best support them at UBC.

These will be held at Thea Koerner House.

The kind of issues we hope to gauge opinions on include:

•             Funding

•             On-campus job opportunities

•             On-campus housing

•             Required equipment and technologies

•             Recreation facilities

•             Libraries accessibility

•             sense of belonging on campus.

To join a group email: aa@gss.ubc.ca with your name and list what time would be most convenient to speak to us.

The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Diversity and Inclusion was struck last spring to examine and report back to the UBC Vancouver Senate on the current academic environment and its impact on student and faculty diversity and inclusion. It works to develop a framework for incorporating considerations of diversity and inclusion into academic decision making; and where appropriate provide recommendations to changes in Senate policies to better support students and faculty in fulfilling their full potential.

If you would like to be the student representative, please send an email that includes your name, degree, department and 1 paragraph explaining why you would like to serve as representative to aa@gss.ubc.ca by Wednesday, October 17th. 

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Community Announcements

TAKE PART IN A UBC STUDY ABOUT MOVEMENT AND HEALTH

 

This project aims to better understand the health and well-being consequences of moving to a new community. We are especially interested in studying how people rebuild their social network after relocating and whether building a solid social network helps to mitigate any negative health consequences of moving.

You can participate in this study if you:

•             Are between the ages of 19 – 55

•             Have moved to Vancouver within the last 6 weeks OR have lived in Vancouver for 5 years or more

•             If you moved to Vancouver within the last 6 weeks, you moved without your spouse or family and you plan on staying for at least 2 years

•             Do not suffer from any chronic (long term) health conditions

•             Can read, understand, and speak English

•             Do not take any hormone replacement therapies (e.g., birth control pills)

More Details

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THE VANCOUVER INSTITUTE

The Vancouver institute has an exciting program of lectures over the next few months covering topics from contemporary politics to evidence in medicine and global economics.

Program – Fall 2018

Website: http://vancouverinstitute.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheVancouverInstitute/

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Register for Bike to Work (& School) Week: October 29 to November 4

Here at UBC, you can commute by bike year round. And there’s no better time to start than Bike to Work (& School) Week. Join your cycling colleagues October 29 to November 4 and log your rides at btww.ca for a chance to win bikes, trips and other fantastic prizes.

5 tips for year-round riding:

1.            Plan your route in advance

2.            Dress for the weather

3.            Keep a change of clothes at work

4.            Be visible

5.            Use UBC’s secure bike parking and facilities

For more tips visit planning.ubc.ca/cyclingtips

Register for Bike to Work Week now! You can join a team or start a new team for your department.  Encourage your colleagues to join your team and help you win prizes!