Sessional Lecturer for LFS 350 002

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Sessional Lecturer (Principles and Practice of Community Food Security)

The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada is seeking applications for a Sessional Lecturer position, from January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021. The successful applicant will be expected to teach a 3-credit third-year undergraduate level course, LFS 350 Land, Food, and Community II: Principles and Practice of Community Food Security.  A full description of the course can be found at https://lfs350.landfood.ubc.ca/.  Review of applications will begin on November 13, 2020 until the position is filled. Please see the complete ad for more details: https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/sessional-lecturer-principles-and-practice-of-community-food-security/

 

 

GradUpdate – Being Strategic in Graduate School, Assertiveness (Speaking up for Yourself), Trudeau Foundation Info Sessions, Impostor Syndrome Discussion Group, and more…

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GradUpdate

In this issue, Being Strategic in Graduate School, Assertiveness (Speaking up for Yourself), Trudeau Foundation Info Sessions, Impostor Syndrome Discussion Group, and more…

Open Registration

 

Designing to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond: Being Strategic in Graduate School
Tuesday, Nov 17 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

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Assertiveness: Speaking Up for Yourself in Difficult Conversation
Wednesday, Nov 18 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM

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Additional Events and Opportunities

 

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development
ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

 

Info Sessions Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
Thursday, Nov 12 | 11:30 AM PST or Monday, Dec 14 | 8:00 AM PST Learn more

Systematic & Scoping Review Workshop Series: Getting Started and Structured Searching ONLINE
Wednesday, Nov 18 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Learn more

Using Zotero for Citation Management
Thursday, Nov 19 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more

Digital Publishing with Scalar
Thursday, Nov 19 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more

Graduate Student Orientation to the Library in 30 minutes
Thursday, Nov 19 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Virtual Information Session: entrepreneurship@UBC (Scotiabank Cybersecurity)
Monday, Nov 16 | 12:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more

West Coast Virtual Fairs: Career, Volunteer & Graduate Schools
Tuesday & Wednesday, Nov 17 & 18 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Learn more

Enrich Your Graduate Experience: Experiential Opportunities to Enhance Professional Development
S2BN event | Wednesday, Nov 18 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Pixellating project showcase: interrogating the archive – narrative complexities in documentary filmmaking
Wednesday, Nov 18 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Learn more
HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 

Graduate Wellness Group Discussion: Impostor Syndrome
Thursday, Nov 19 | 11:00 AM – 12: 30 PM Learn more
PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

 

Managing Up, Down and Across: How to Navigate the Workplace with Courage
Tuesday, Nov 17 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Learn more

Building Positive Relationships in Graduate School
BeyondProf event | Friday, Nov 20 | 9:00 – 9:45 AM Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Introduction to Git and GitHub
Monday, Nov 16 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more

NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo
Monday, Nov 16 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Learn more

Research Data Management
Part 1: Managing Active Research Data | Tuesday, Nov 17 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more
Part 2: Preserving and Reusing Research Data | Thursday, Nov 19 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more

Introduction to Voyant
Tuesday, Nov 17 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more

WestGrid advanced-computing workshop series: 3D scientific visualization with Python scripting in ParaView
Thursday, Nov 19 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

Celebrate GIS Day and GeoAwareness Week: Humanitarian OpenSteetMap Mapathon
Thursday, Nov 19 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM Learn more

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Master’s Writing Retreat
Tuesday, Nov 17 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Learn more

Thesis Defense – Applied Animal Biology – PhD – Thomas Ede

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

Doctor of Philosophy (Applied Animal Biology)

Thomas Ede

“Assessment of Affective Pain in Dairy Calves”

9:00 AM on Monday, November 16th, 2020

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EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. J. Ichikawa

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. D. Weary  – Supervisor
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Committee member
Dr. S. Gulati – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. D. Weary  – Supervisor
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Committee member
Dr. S. Gulati – Committee member
Dr. A. Farrell – University Examiner
Dr. M. M. Aydede – University Examiner