Graduate Career Exploration Series: Working in Government

Are you thinking of a career as a public servant? Have you considered working with and doing research for the municipal, provincial, or federal government? Designed for graduate students, the Graduate Career Exploration Panel: Working in Government is intended to share the stories of individuals with graduate degrees who have successfully built careers in municipal, provincial, or the federal government. Our speakers will discuss why they chose to pursue careers as public servants, what skills have helped them to be successful, and what they would recommend to graduate students looking to work in a variety of fields.

This panel is a great opportunity to learn about your career options as graduate students and to gain an understanding of how the skills you acquire during your graduate career might come in handy when and where you least expect it. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q & A, and, time permitting, an informal opportunity to connect with the panelists.

Time: November 14, 2018, 5:30 – 7:00 PM

Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Dodson Room (Chapman Centre 3rd floor)

Panelists:

Conny Lin, Policy and Legislation Analyst, College of Pharmacists of British Columbia; Director of Operations and Recruitment, Science and Policy Integration Network (SPIN) – PhD, Neuroscience (UBC)

Belle Cheung, Social and Cultural Planner, City of Vancouver – M.A., Geography (UBC)

Steve Irwin, Head, Vancouver Subdivision, Natural Resources Canada – M.Sc. Geological Sciences (UBC)

Christian Hansen, Regional Director, Pacific, Global Affairs Canada – Master of Public Policy, International Relations (Princeton)

Please RSVP here.

For additional questions and concerns, please contact the UBC Centre for Student Involvement and Careers at csic.support@ubc.ca.

Looking for one-on-one career advising? Book an appointment here.

 

 

Faculty Holiday Party

Mark your calendars for the annual Faculty Holiday Party, including presentation of the two LFS Service Awards (Shynkaryk Service Award and Richards Service Award) and Graduate Student Service Award on Thursday, December 6 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Agora, MacMillan Building.

Click here to add this event to your Outlook calendar.

We are looking for volunteers (faculty and staff) for the Faculty Party Organizing Committee. Please contact Rebecca (dean.landfood@ubc.ca) by November 16 if you are interested. More details will follow.

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Call for Nominations – LFS Service Awards

Nominations are now open for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems outstanding service awards, including the Shynkaryk Service Award (staff), Richards Service Award (faculty) and Graduate Student Service Award. These awards will be presented at our Faculty Holiday Party on Thursday, December 6.

LFS Shynkaryk and Richards Awards

Nominees should be LFS staff or faculty members who meet the following criteria: consistently provides excellent service to students, faculty and staff, accomplished tasks with good humour and grace, works extremely well with others, and always goes one step further on every project. Nominations should include the name of the nominator, name of nominee and 3 or more reasons for the nomination (with examples).

LFS Graduate Student Service Award

Nominees should be graduate students who meet the following criteria: provide services and / or leadership to fellow graduate students and the LFS community at large, and serve as exemplars to fellow grad students, faculty and staff or the faculty in general. Nominations should include the name of the nominator, name of nominee and 3 or more reasons for the nomination (with examples).

Please send nominations to Melanie Train (melanie.train@ubc.ca) by Friday, November 23.

Dear Graduate Students,

Staying late again? Wondering what you will do after graduation? Weighing the odds for tenure and professorship? We have the answers you seek. The Graduate Management Consulting Association is a new student initiative at UBC which aims to teach graduate students how to better showcase their technical expertise to secure relevant and fulfilling employment.

We are hosting our first professional development workshop (Resume Shredding) on November 8th, from 6 – 8PM at the BC Cancer Research Centre Room 13.116, where you can learn to succinctly demonstrate the value of your efforts and gain a deeper understand to the minds of recruiters and headhunters. Sign up now!

If you are thinking about further developing your soft skills and gain leadership experience, come join our executive team! Learn more about us at our website: https://gmcaubc.com/home/recruitment/

The truth is, you already have all the “hard skills” necessary to succeed, we’re just helping you showcase them better.

Sincerely,

GMCA-UBC

 

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Thank you so much for your help!

 

Sincerely,

Michael Yuen

Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to present you our specialised newsletter including your academic job vacancies in schools of biological sciences at Bioloxy.com worldwide.

Australia

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Behaviour and Homelessness PRIORITY!
  University of New England (UNE)
• Mental and Physical Health in the Homeless PRIORITY!
  University of New England (UNE)
• Lecturer in Urban Horticulture
  University of Melbourne, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences (SEFS)
• Senior Lecturer in Anatomy and Developmental Biology
  Monash University, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
• Research Fellow in Obesity
  Monash University, School of Biomedical Sciences
• Research Fellow in Liver Disease
  Monash University, School of Biomedical Sciences
• Research Assistant in Stem Cell Systems Laboratory
  University of Melbourne, School of Biomedical Sciences
• Research Fellow in Blood Diseases
  Monash University, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
• Lecturer in Veterinary and Animal Science (Teaching focused)
  La Trobe University
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Sciences
  Macquarie University, Department of Molecular Sciences
• Research Fellow Bio-Engineering Prokaryotes
  University of Melbourne, School of BioSciences
• Lecturer in Physiology
  University of Melbourne, School of Biomedical Sciences
• Postdoc Research Fellow (Crop Molecular Biology)
  University of Melbourne, School of Agriculture and Food

Belgium

• PhD Researcher in “Data-Based Health Monitoring in Dairy Cows”
  KU Leuven, Geel Bioengineering Technology
• PhD student in Biotechnology
  Ghent University, Department of Biotechnology
• PhD in Metabolic Modelling of Bacterial Interactions
  KU Leuven, Leuven Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology (Rega Institute)
• PhD Position on Dynamic Modelling of Animal Behaviours Using Machine Learning, Intelligent Sensors and Computational Ethology
  KU Leuven, Leuven Division Animal and Human Health Engineering

Canada

• Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Cellular and Molecular Imaging in the Eye PRIORITY!
  University of British Columbia
• Assistant Professor in Model Organism Genetics
  University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences
• Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure Stream) in Animal Welfare (Physiology)
  Dalhousie University, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
• Assistant/Associate Professor in Animal Disease Genomics and Bioinformatics
  University of Guelph, Department of Pathobiology
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Single-Cell Genomics
  University of Calgary, Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Cumming School of Medicine

Denmark

• Associate Professorship in Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics
  Aarhus University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• One or More PhD Stipends in Biomedical Engineering
  Aalborg University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Science and Technology
• Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Dynamics
  Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience
• Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Marine Ecology
  Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience
• Senior researcher within the field of Arctic climate effects research and monitoring
  Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience
• Research positions for identification and CRISPR/Cas9 gene correction of primary immunodeficiencies
  Aarhus University, Department of Biomedicine
• Professor(s) at the Department of Biomedicine
  Aarhus University, Department of Biomedicine
• Postdoc on Cross-scale Integration of Arctic Shrub Dynamics at Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Bioscience
  Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience
• Postdoc in Large Animal Cardiac Electrophysiology
  University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Egypt

• Full-time Position in Biology and Psychology PRIORITY!
  American University in Cairo

Germany

• Full Professorship (W3) for Developmental Biology
  Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Faculty of Sciences
• PostDoc Position in Human iPS- Organoids, Microfluidic CHIP Technology, Developmental Biology, Disease Modeling & Drug Testing
  Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Neuroanatomy & Developmental Biology INDB

Ireland

• Lecturer/Assistant Professors in Chemical/Bioprocess Engineering (x3)
  University College Dublin, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
• Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Palaeobiology (below the bar) Temporary
  University College Dublin, School of Earth Sciences

Netherlands

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Molecular Biophysics
  University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biomolecular Sciences
  University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ecology and Evolution
  University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Plant Biology
  University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship Molecular Biophysics
  University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
• Postdoctoral Researcher in Mathematical Demography
  University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science – Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
• PhD position Diversification on Coral Reefs
  University of Groningen, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES)
• PDEng Trainee Designer in Bioprocess Engineering
  Delft University of Technology, Faculty Applied Sciences

Portugal

• Research Fellow – Nanocarriers for Gene Delivery PRIORITY!
  International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory INL
• Research Fellow – Research fellow on Bioengineering and microfluidics PRIORITY!
  International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory INL

Sweden

• PhD student in structural biology/biophysics
  University of Gothenburg, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology
• PhD student in Biochemistry
  University of Gothenburg, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology
• Postdoctoral scholarship in in synaptic physiology
  Karolinska Institutet, The department of Neuroscience
• Postdoc for research projects in RNA biophysics/biochemistry under biological relevant conditions
  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Molecular Structural Biology
• Postdoctoral studies in RNA biology and chromatin remodeling
  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
• Postdoctoral research fellow in spider silk genomics and transcriptomics
  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS)
• 1-2 Assistant professors in Medical Epidemiology and/or Biostatistics
  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB)
• Postdoctoral studies in Adipose Biology
  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB)
• Postdoctoral Researcher in Adipose Biology
  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB)
• Research Assistants/Forskningsassistenter for a project in Lund
  Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen NVS, Aging Research Center, ARC

Switzerland

• Molecular Cell Biology Research Assistant
  University of Basel, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel
• PhD Student in Physiological Tree Ecology
  University of Basel, Physiological Plant Ecology group
• Post-Doctoral Position (100%) on Tissue-Specific Progenitor Cells of the Intervertebral Disc
  University of Bern, Medical Faculty

United Kingdom

• Postdoctoral Scientist – Protein Biochemist
  University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM), Structural Genomics Consortium
• Postdoctoral Research Associate in Synthetic Approaches to Study Gene Regulation
  University of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry
• Postdoctoral Research Associate in Membrane Protein Structural Biology
  University of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry
• Research Associate (Fixed Term) at MRC Biostatistics Unit
  University of Cambridge, MRC Biostatistics Unit
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant
  University of Oxford, Department of Zoology
• Research Associate in Cancer Biophysics
  University of Manchester, Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine
• Research Associate in Structural Bioinformatics and Vaccinology (Fixed Term)
  University of Cambridge, Department of Veterinary Medicine
• Research Associate in Computational Systems Biology
  University of Manchester, Science & Engineering
• Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term) – Design of MOFs for Targeted Delivery for Hard-to-Treat Cancers
  University of Cambridge, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Research Assistant x 2: The connectome of olfactory memory circuits in the adult fruit fly (Fixed term)
  University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology
• Robertson Fellowship in Biomedical Data Science
  University of Oxford, NDPH
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Macroecology
  University of Oxford, Departmetnt of Earth Sciences
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant – CRMI Technology Centre
  University of Oxford, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow in HIV-host Interactions
  University of Oxford, Division of Structural Biology
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow in bacterial chemotaxis signalling
  University of Oxford, Division of Structural Biology

and many more at www.bioloxy.com.

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Internship Applications Open

Deadline Sunday, November 18 at 5:00 p.m.

The LFS 496 Food Systems Career Development Internship applications for January are now open. These internships prepare UBC students professionally and academically for future careers through a mentored learning experience with a real food business or organization. These internships are managed by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems(CSFS) at the UBC Farm.

As well as education and communications postings with the CSFS at UBC Farm, we have an array of opportunities with impact food and farming businesses, such as Fresh Roots, Lita’s Mexican Foods, the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association, Solecito, and Tayybeh, as well as a position supporting the local food system with Vancity. We even have an Insect Food Production Internship with Bite Snacks!

Students: apply the theory you gain from class through on-the-ground food system-related work and through reflections and course assignments that support your practical learning. These positions are unpaid, for-credit internships.

Read more about the internship program and apply here.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me for any questions. Thank you!

Melanie

Melanie Kuxdorf

Communications and Marketing Coordinator

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