Event: Black Experiences in Graduate Education – Feb. 25 (5:30 pm)

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Black History Month provides an opportunity to celebrate Black history and excellence; and the many contributions of Black Canadians, Black British Columbians, and Black students, faculty and staff at UBC.

The Graduate Student Society, with the support of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, is organizing a student-led panel discussion on Black Experiences in Graduate Education. The panel will consist of four current and former Black graduate students and a moderator, and will tackle questions around the successes and challenges of their journey.

Please join the Graduate Student Society for this student-led panel discussion on Black Experiences in Graduate Education.

RSVP: http://ow.ly/DjsN50Dycts

2020 tax slips are now ready

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The 2020 tax slips are now available online! Details at: https://finance.ubc.ca/payroll/your-taxes

Faculty & Staff 2020 Tax Slips Now Available

UBC issues tax slips online as PDFs that are identical to the printed form and are accepted to by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) when filing your taxes.

T4 tax slips (and T4As, where applicable) for the 2020 tax year are now available through the Workday system.

Paper copies of T4s will be mailed to employees that left UBC between January 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020. Employees that left the university between November 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020 will be able to access their tax slips through Workday (please note that an active CWL ID and password are required).

How do I find my T4? (CWL-login required)

Tax slips from previous tax years can still be accessed through Peoplesoft.

Regards,

Mona Lee

Human Resources Administrative Clerk

UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems

248-2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

E: mona.lee@ubc.ca | T: 604-827-5312

F: 604-822-6394 | www.landfood.ubc.ca

 

Graduate student roundtable

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This is a reminder about the ongoing teaching and research seminars plus graduate student roundtables for the Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation position. Please register for the seminars using the links below. The seminars are recorded and more information can be found here: https://biodiversity.ubc.ca/ibios

We have one more candidate this week!

Dr. Laura Vang Rasmussen

Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen
Website: http://thelandlab.net/

Research Seminar: How do we feed the world, while conserving nature at the same time?

February 24, 9:30-10:45am

Register here to participate in the Research Seminar
https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hO6NV3Z6TI6NUIf72yJm5g

Teaching Seminar: Using Instrumental Variables for Causal Inference

February 25, 9:00-10:30am

Register here to participate in the Teaching Seminar
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MucO2pqD8uH9Jy6XWGWkjfRkYVCKn2s2Mv

 

Graduate student roundtable discussion

February 25, 2:00-2:45pm

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69006164065?pwd=L2djWkY5WFlSRHU1NzNHbFBtL0ZFQT09

Meeting ID: 690 0616 4065, Passcode: 151662

 

 

New Position: Assistant Teaching Professor in Food Systems, Nutrition & Health – University of Washington, Seattle

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We’re hiring for a full-time faculty position and appreciate any help you can provide in sharing it with your program graduates or contacts who may be interested.

The Nutritional Sciences Program within the School of Public Health at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for one full-time (100% FTE) non-tenured faculty position at the rank of assistant teaching professor with an anticipated start date of July 2021.

This new faculty position will provide teaching expertise in the areas of food systems, nutrition, and population health. Specific areas the program is interested in expanding instruction include, but are not limited to, connections between food systems and: community nutrition, environmental and occupational health, the built environment, entrepreneurship, supply chain/infrastructure, diplomacy and governance, population health, social sciences, social/food justice, health disparities, and food security.

This position requires, at a minimum, a master’s degree or foreign equivalent in a field related to food systems, nutrition, or public health and demonstrated evidence of teaching competency at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Review of applications will begin upon receipt and the position will remain open until filled. Complete applications received by March 1, 2021 will receive priority consideration.

For the full announcement and application instructions, please see: https://ap.washington.edu/ahr/position-details/?job_id=68725

SHANNON DELANEY, MPH, RD
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Administrator
Nutritional Sciences Program
206.221.1886 (will ring through to cell)
sldelane@uw.edu  / nutr.uw.edu

GradUpdate – Reimagining Graduate Scholarship, Doctoral Defence Procedure, Time Management, Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops, and more

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GradUpdate

In this issue, Reimagining Graduate Scholarship, Doctoral Defence Procedure, Time Management, Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops, Writing in STEM, and more.

Registration now open

 

Doctoral Defence: Doctoral examination & Virtual defence procedure
Tuesday, Mar 2 | 2:00 – 3:15 PM

Register

Time Management (Mitacs Training)
Wednesday, Mar 3 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Register

Seats still available

 

Three Minute Thesis Open Heats
Tuesday, Feb 23 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM or Wednesday, Feb 24 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Attend, listen, learn, and be inspired Register, Feb 23 | Register, Feb 24
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

 

Reimagining Graduate Scholarship in the Humanities
Thursday, Feb 25 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM | Panel Discussion Learn more
CAREER EXPLORATION

 

West Coast Virtual Fair – Jobs and Volunteer Expo
80+ Employers | Tuesday & Wednesday, Mar 2 & 3 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Learn more

Pathways to the Post Graduation Work Permit and Permanent Residence
Launch A Career In Canada (LCIC) event | Monday, Mar 8 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM Learn more
Visit the LCIC page for a full list of events, Mar 8 – 13.

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Join the G+PS Graduate Student Ambassador Program
Lead graduate student community events and more! | Apply by Feb 26 Learn more

Honouring Indigenous Writers – Children’s Author Reading with Richard Van Camp
Saturday, Mar 6 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 

Grad School Confidential Podcast
Episodes discussing Impostor Syndrome, Isolation, and Burnout Learn more

Financial Wellness Peers: Conquering Credit!
Thursday, Feb 25 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Introduction to the Unix Shell
Monday, Mar 1 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more

Metadata basics: describing research data
Tuesday, Mar 2 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Learn more

GIS Data Normalization and Classification
Tuesday, Mar 2 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Learn more

Visualizing Data in ArcGIS Online
Friday, Mar 5 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops
Mar 1, 6, 13 & 14 | Register by Feb 24
Mar 8, 13, 20 & 21 | Register by Mar 3
Visit CTLT’s website for additional sessions
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Lay Summaries: Writing
Tuesday, Mar 2 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more

Literature Reviews for Engineering, Forestry, Health Science, Land & Food Systems, and Science
A how-to-conduct session | Thursday, Mar 4 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more

Writing in the STEM Disciplines
Monday, Mar 8 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more