The UBC Sustainability Initiative (USI) is again offering UBC graduate students the opportunity to work in funded sustainability internship projects. Projects begin October 21. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply.

Further information on the available internship projects can be found on our Student Opportunities web page. Applications close at midnight Sunday September 22, 2019.

I would greatly appreciate if you would please circulate the details provided below to your grad students.

If you have any questions about the program or projects, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your help in notifying your graduate students about these opportunities!

 

All the best,

Karen Taylor

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Call for Applications – UBC Sustainability Scholars (paid internships) 

The UBC Sustainability Initiative (USI) is pleased to offer UBC graduate students the opportunity to work in funded sustainability internship projects.

We are currently accepting applications for 7 sustainability-related internships that will commence October 21. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply.

Successful candidates will work under the mentorship of a partner organization, and are immersed in real world learning where they can apply their research skills and contribute to advancing organizational sustainability goals. Each Scholar receives $21 per hour to complete 250 hours of work.

For more information on the available projects and to apply, visit our Student Opportunities page.

Applications will be accepted until midnight Sunday September 22.

We also appreciate your help in circulating this notice to anyone in your grad student network that may be interested!

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Karen Taylor 

Program Manager | UBC Sustainability Initiative

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Room 2343, 2260 West Mall Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Phone 604 822-9362 | karen.taylor@ubc.ca | www.sustain.ubc.ca

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for September degree granting	Friday, 23 August 2019	Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for September 2019 degree granting. Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm. Congregation will be in November 2019.
Last day for students to complete all program requirements for September degree granting	Friday, 23 August 2019	Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master’s degrees for September 2019 degree granting. Congregation will be in November 2019.
Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (September 2019 Degree Conferral)	Friday, 23 August 2019	Fourth of four deadlines for September 2019 degree conferral. Last day for acceptance of final, approved doctoral dissertation by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for September 2019 degree conferral.
Nominations for External Examiner form (December 31, 2019 Program End Date)	Friday, 23 August 2019	First of four deadlines for December 31, 2019 Program End Date
Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date	Friday, 30 August 2019	Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2019 Winter session Term 1.
Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (August 31, 2019 Program End Date)	Friday, 30 August 2019	Last of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2019. Last day for submission of exam copies of Doctoral Dissertations to Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31, 2019 Program End Date

Kind regards,

Lia

Lia Maria Dragan
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia
344-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Phone 604.822.8373 | Fax 604.822.4400
Lia.maria@ubc.ca / lfs.gradapp@ubc.ca www.landfood.ubc.ca

The Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for two student research awards.

The Les Lavkulich Graduate Student Award in Soil Science (one award of $5000) and the Art Bomke Undergraduate Student Award (one award of $3000) will be awarded to students on the basis of academic achievement, research proposal, leadership/community service, financial need, and letters of recommendation. The application deadline is November 8, 2019.

For the award guidelines and more information please see the student awards section of our website: http://www.prsss.ca/student-awards/

Call for graduate student videos

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is producing a new video to promote graduate studies at UBC, and is looking to use any recorded video footage of graduate students at work. At most they would use only a few seconds of video, as they hope to include as many fields as possible to reflect the wide variety of programs available at the university.

If you have a video that you’re willing to share, please contact Valeria De La Vega (valeria.delavega@ubc.ca)

Apply by Aug 20^th for the numerous work learn opportunities available for grad students.  (10 hrs/week Sept to April; apply at Careers Online ) .  Here are a few examples of postings:

• Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • Communications Assistant, Job ID 869351
  • Community Coordinator (working with us in the GPS program), Job ID 869021
• Centre for Student Involvement and Careers
  • Graduate Career Assistant (working with Danielle Barkley), Job ID 869232
  • Graduate Student Career Advisors, Job ID 869951
• Centre for Accessibility
  • Exam Invigilators, Job ID 870687
• Student Housing and Hospitality Services
  • Food and Nutrition Committee Assistant, Job ID 869108

Registration is now open for:

Doctoral Scholarship and Award Opportunities | Aug 30^th | In- Person: 10 am – 12 pm, Register here | Webinar: 1:30 – 3 pm, Register here

Arrive early to enjoy the GSS Pancake Breakfast (RSVP needed) | Aug 30 | 9 – 10 am

 NOTE: Last week’s “Negotiating the Job Offer” webinar was posted with the wrong date. If you would like to receive the materials, please send an email to graduate.pathways@ubc.ca.

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

Career Building

Fluent in German? BCG is recruiting for their offices is Germany and Austria

For TAs: Working Effectively Together: TA-Instructor Working Relationships – Saving Everyone’s Time! | Aug 27

 Grad School Success

UBC JupyterDay 2019 | Aug 27

TI Methods Speaker Series: It’s about Nothing: Dealing with Missing Data in Clinical Trials | Aug 28

Please direct questions to graduate.pathways@ubc.ca until Aug 26^th.

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Thank you,

Jacqui.

 

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueum 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/