Recently posted academic job vacancies at Bioloxy

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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.

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Yours faithfully

Olivia Robinson PhD

Student internships available

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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

Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4

melanie.kuxdorf@ubc.ca | @ubcfarm

ubcfarm.ubc.ca | www.facebook.com/UBC.Farm

GPS Updates: Breaking Patterns of Procrastination + Thesis Submission & Planning your Doctoral Exams (wkshp/webinars) + More!

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The U21/PwC Innovation competition closes soon – submit your three minute video by Nov 15! (1st place is a trip to Dubai). Details here: community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5370 

 

Registration is now open for:

Breaking Patterns of Procrastination

Thu, Nov 15 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Event and registration details:

grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16983-breaking-patterns-procrastination

 

Submitting your Thesis | Fri, Nov 16

Workshop: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM @Thea Koerner House

grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17181-submitting-your-thesis 

Webinar: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17182-submitting-your-thesis-webinar

 

The Steps of Planning your Doctoral Exam | Fri, Nov 16

Workshop: 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM @Thea Koerner House

grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17183-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam

Webinar: 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/17184-steps-planning-your-doctoral-exam-webinar

 

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

 

Career Building & Professional Effectiveness

Resume Shredding Workshop, Nov 8 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5430

Networking and Interviews (for Grad Students) Webinar, Nov 9 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5135

Careers in Consulting: Supply Chain at Deloitte, Nov 15 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5422

Career Launchpad: Workshops and Headshots, Nov 21 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5428

 

Graduate School Success

SPSS Workshop, Nov 7| community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5306

Citation Management: Mendeley and Zotero, Nov 9 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5177

NVivo for Mac, Nov 13 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/5279

 

Self Management

Meal Prep Workshop (for all UBC Students), Nov 7 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5431

 

Community Building Events and Other Opportunities

November Events from the UBC Office of Indigenous Education | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5432

Call for Papers: Transforming Approaches to Forests and Forestry through Indigenous and Local Knowledges | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5434

Join the Graduate Management Consulting Association | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5429

2018 Medicine Research Expo @VGH, Nov 7 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5424

UBC Chapter of American Indian Science and Engineering Society Meeting, Nov 13 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/5433

 

Thank you,

Jacqui. 

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director of Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | 
Musqueam Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/

SCIE 420 Undergraduate Course: Sustainability for Community and the World

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SCIE 420—Sustainability for Community and the World 

Winter Term 2 (January-April 2019), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00am

Location: Orchard Commons

Use your thoughts, approaches, and solutions pertaining to sustainability to facilitate the application of that understanding to a real problem in the community. There are two components to this course: (1) lecture and discussion and (2) a community project. In SCIE 420, students will attend lecture and discussion and then use what they’ve learned to undertake a project with community partners. The intention of the project component is to bring people together to work on sustainability, enrich the learning experience by allowing you to explore sustainability theory in the real world, and allow you to contribute your knowledge and skills to address community-identified priorities and make a positive impact.

Course topics: 

  • What do we mean by complex systems? If they’re so complex, how can we understand them? 
  • What does systems thinking have to do with sustainability?
  • Does the “3 pillars” model of sustainability make sense? When does it work and when does it fail? How do we value things that are difficult to monetize?
  • What does sustainability look like in a Canadian context? What can I do to help secure a more sustainable future?

This course is open to upper-level undergraduates in any Faculty, however space is limited due to the project-based nature of the course. For more information, please contact the instructor, Dr. Hannah Wittman (hannah.wittman@ubc.ca

SCIE 420 – Sustainability for Community and the World

New workshops offered | Take our survey | Meet Nasim Peikazadi

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER 2018

Systematic Review | Literature Reviews | Plus new workshops added

NVivo, SPSS, R Stat, Mendeley, Zotero?

Are you left wondering if these softwares are even for you? Why do Graduate Students even need them? You are not alone! One of the most important services our team provides, is helping you select the tools that will help you in your specific case. Don’t forget that our whole team are currently working on their theses also. They have helped thousands of students get on the right track, save time etc. Not sure which workshops you need to attend or which tools are right for you? Drop us an email and we will help you out.

Send us an email

Meet Nasim Peikazadi

We are so lucky to have Nasim back this semester. After a maternity leave Nasim returned to her PhD research this September (2018). Upon her return, Nasim hit the ground running and already has helped numerous students get their theses formatted correctly in her workshops and consults. Nasim is also an expert at Citation Management tools. Not only does she know the tools inside and out, but also is exceptional at helping others select the right tool for their needs. We had the chance to catch up with Nasim and ask her a few questions recently. Read the full interview here

Behind the scenes this month

Even though we have only been open for a few weeks, our team has already offered over 30 different workshops, study groups, and writing community sessions. From behind the scenes, I can confirm you have a passionate team which is constantly stretching beyond itself!

As a representative example, our Quantiative Data Analysis team of Minjeong and Mohammad created a survey about your specific quantitative data analysis needs. Complete the survey so that you can help directly impact our quantitative data analysis learning opportunities.

Take the survey about your data research needs

Upcoming workshops

Don’t miss out on any graduate student support services, designed to make the research process as smooth and effective as possible. Find the full list of offerings at the Calendar of Events.

View all upcoming Research Commons workshops 

Highlights

Systematic Review (Last one for 2018) Wed, Nov 22 at 12 PM Learn more

Literature Reviews (Last one for 2018) Wed, Nov 14 at 1 PM Learn more

Lay Summaries (Last one for 2018) Tuesday December 4th at 10 AM Learn more

Webmaps from Scratch (Last one for 2018) Thurs, Nov 22 at 2 PM Learn more

SPSS Wednesdays, Nov 7, Nov 21 & Dec 12 at 10 AM Learn more

Thesis Formatting Mondays, Nov 5, Nov 26 & Dec 10 at 10 AM Learn more

Citation Management (Introductory Level) 

RefWorks Fridays: Nov. 2, Nov. 16 & Nov. 23 at 10 AM
Mendeley and Zotero Fridays: Nov. 9, Dec. 7 & Dec. 14 at 10 AM
Endnote Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 10 AM

NVivo Tuesdays, Nov 13, Nov 20, Dec 4, and Dec 11 at 10 AM Learn more

Take part in GeoAwareness Week and GIS Day 2018

Tues, Nov 13th & Wed, Nov 14th
Learn more

Drop in to our weekly R Study Group

Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. in Koerner Library, Room 216
Learn more

Join the Graduate Student Writing Community

Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. or Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m.
Writer’s block? Feeling isolated in your research and writing? Discover what a difference writing in a community can make in one of our weekly writing communities!
Learn more

Book a one-on-one consult this semester

We offer consults in citation management, GIS, NVivo, SPSS or R, Stata and thesis formatting. Consults are offered in Room 218A in the Koerner Library or via Skype.

Request consult

Not sure if you should book a consult or attend a workshop? Email us!