GradUpdate – COVID-19 and its Impact on the Labour Market, Job Negotiation, Citation Management, Thesis Formatting workshop, Summer ISW, Black Women in the Academy, How to Start in Tech, and more.

Standard
GradUpdate

In this issue, COVID-19 and its Impact on the Labour Market, Job Negotiation, Citation Management, Thesis Formatting workshop, Summer ISW, Black Women in the Academy, How to Start in Tech, and more.

Registration now open

 

COVID-19 and its Impact on the Labour Market
Conference Board of Canada presentation | Tuesday, Jun 22 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM

Register

Job Negotiation
Wednesday, Jun 23 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Register

Seats still available

 

From the Editor’s Desk: The Ins and Outs of Publishing
Tuesday, Jun 15 | 10:00 – 11:15 AM Register

Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor
Thursday, Jun 17 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM 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

 

Dissertations and Theses Formatting: Strategies For Successful Submission
(final offering of this workshop) Thursday, Jun 17 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Register

Choose the right citation management tool for your research
Thursday, Jun 24 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Register

Literature Reviews for Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and Art
Friday, Jun 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

JEDI Strategies for Your Career Management Journey
Open UofAlberta Session | Monday, Jun 21 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more

Alumni Office Hours with Mareike Entzian | Senior Product Specialist, Google | How to Start Out in Tech, Without Being Techy?
Tuesday, Jun 22 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Black Women in the Academy
Wednesday, Jun 23 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM Register
RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Building a website with Github Pages and Jekyll
Monday, Jun 21 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Register

NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo
Monday, Jun 21 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Register

NVivo part 2: classification and datasets
Monday, Jun 28 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
Jul 27, Aug 3, 8 & 15 | Registration opens Jun 14.
Visit CTLT’s website for additional sessions

Designing course with inclusion and decolonization in STEM
Wednesday, Jun 23 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM | part of the summer STEM series Register and learn more about this series.

WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In)
Thursday, Jun 24 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Online Writing Community
Wednesdays until Aug 18 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Register

Bringing Visibility to LGBTQ2S+ STEM by Presenting Hands-On Science on Media
UofAlberta event | Science Communication in TV, News, and Digital (social) Media | June 29 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM PDT Register

 

Workshops and events
Services
Resources