GradUpdate In this issue, Breaking Patterns of Procrastination, LinkedIn, Writing Literature Reviews, part-time summer work on campus, non-academic careers in humanities & social sciences, and more.

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Breaking Patterns of Procrastination Tuesday, Mar 23 | 9:00 – 11:30 AM Register LinkedIn Thursday, Mar 25 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Register

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Essentials of Productive Teams (Mitacs Training) Tuesday, Mar 16 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Register Imposter Syndrome Wednesday, Mar 17 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Register Open Access Publishing: Why and How Friday, Mar 19 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Register

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

 

Using Zotero for Citation Management Thursday, Mar 25 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

Paid part-time on campus work, May – Aug Apply starting today | May to Aug | 20 hrs/week 4 positions in Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | visit community for position descriptions and how to apply: Lead Graduate Student Ambassador Recruitment Assistant Digital and Social Media Assistant Communications Assistant 3 positions in the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre | visit community for position descriptions and how to apply: Research and Engagement Assistant Education Engagement Assistant Collections Assistant Employer Virtual Information Session: ACEC BC – Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Wednesday, Mar 24 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM Learn more Non-academic career options for Humanities & Social Sciences A BeyondProf event | Friday, Mar 26 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Pixellating Project Showcase: H(istoires) U(niverselles) 15 – dealing with lengthy medieval unedited texts Friday, Mar 26 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 

Managing Student Loan Repayment Tuesday, Mar 23 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Building a website with GitHub Pages and Jekyll Monday, Mar 22 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more International Organizations: A Workshop for Researchers Wednesday, Mar 24 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Learn more

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Qualtrics Studio Monday, Mar 22 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM Learn more Teaching Online With Canvas Thursday, Mar 25 | 12:00 – 1:15 PM Learn more

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

UBC Science Communication Week March 29 – 31 | A series of Science Communication workshops, a Twitter Research Conference, and a closing keynote with Dr. Jennifer Gardy Register to present on Twitter or attend workshops & keynote Literature Reviews: Writing Tuesday, Mar 23 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

My name is Brendan McDougall and I am a Policy Analyst at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC). More specifically, I work for the Supply Management and Livestock Policy Team in the Strategic Policy Branch. Our team is a policy-oriented and issue-driven shop interested in matters related to the long-term sustainable growth of the supply-managed and livestock sectors.

I am writing you as we are currently looking to fill a student position starting in May and lasting for a period of up to 8 months. We are looking for someone who is talented, motivated and interested in a career in policy making within the public service. Our preference would be for candidates to be master’s or late year undergraduate students currently studying in the field of economics, agriculture economics or public policy. Consideration will also be given to interested student candidates from other fields of study.

We are looking for applications to be submitted by March 21, 2021 with interviews to follow in the subsequent weeks. I have written a summary paragraph that can be forwarded along with the attached posters in French and English.

“Agriculture and Agri-food Canada is looking for a creative, focused individual interested in policy work and looking for an exciting and fast-paced work environment for summer/fall 2020. AAFC provides leadership in the growth and development of a competitive, innovative and sustainable agriculture and agri-food sector. AAFC’s Strategic Policy Branch is currently seeking an ambitious and energetic student to join its Supply Management and Livestock Policy Division (SMLP). SMLP plays a key role in the development of policy and the analysis of key issues pertaining to the livestock and supply managed sectors in Canada. If this seems like an Opportunity you would be interested in, please see the attached application posters. Note that applications are due March 21, 2021. We look forward to receiving your application and good luck!”

Please reach out to me if you have any questions. Thank you very much and we are looking forward to seeing applications from your university!

Student Job Poster – AAFC SPB

 

Best regards,

Brendan McDougall – Policy Analyst
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Government of Canada
E-mail Address: brendan.mcdougall@canada.ca / Tel: 365-323-4673