Job Opportunity for Soil and Plant Scientist

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Over the last year, my efforts have focused on growing my research and testing company Regenerative Waste Labs. We provide product biodegradation and ecotoxicity assessments as well as circular waste management research services to a diverse client base.

We are currently recruiting a Soil and Plant Scientist to join our team. We would appreciate it if you could share the attached job description with students and alumni from your program.

Soil and Plant Scientist Job Description

Feel free to share our contact email  info@regenwastelabs.com

Thanks in advance!

Love-Ese

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Love-Ese Chile, Ph.D
Principal Researcher and Consultant

Grey to Green Sustainable Solutions

Vancouver, BC

604-339-8493

 

Competition Announcement: Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarship

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Internal Deadline: June 2nd, 2021
Please let me know about your intention of applying by May 26, 2021

Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarship

As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and research, Rio Tinto offers an $18,000 graduate scholarship for a UBC graduate student in a field of pure or applied science related to Rio Tinto’s activities in mining.

Eligible research areas are: aluminum metallurgy, electrolysis of molten salts, hydrometallurgy, science of the environment, analytical technologies, modeling and control systems, and data science.

To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled or accepted in a first year Master’s or first or second year Doctoral studies in the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarship is non-renewable and students who received the scholarship in the past are not eligible to apply again.

Application internal deadline: June 2nd, 2021

Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00 pm PST on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

Further details, such as application and nomination procedures, are on our webpage: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/rio-tinto-graduate-scholarship-program

Kind regards,
Lia Maria

Lia Maria DRAGAN (She, Her, Hers)

Admissions & Administrative Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
University of British Columbia / Vancouver Campus /Musqueam Traditional Territory
#291 – 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
Tel.: (604) 822-8373

lia.maria@ubc.ca

www.landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/

I respectfully acknowledge that I work and live on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Wauthuth Nations.

MCML lockers – empty contents by May 31, 2021 or locks will be cut!

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Dear all,

Good morning! The LFS operations team will be clearing out all the lockers in the MCML basement as well as in the shower room by the end of the month (May 31st, 2021). We notice that many lockers still have locks so we are emailing the MCML occupants to ensure we do not cut the lock for students, staff and faculty in the building.

The lockers in the MCML basement are managed by our LFS undergraduate society and do incur a small charge for the rental. I understand that there aren’t any signages in the locker area currently which may lead to the confusion. We’ve asked the LFSUS to ensure clear signage be posted before the fall term starts.

If you are currently using one of the lockers, please email lfs-mcm-ops@lists.ubc.ca and let us know which locker is in use and how we can help to continue the locker usage.

Please note that if no response is received by May 31, 2021, the LFS operations team will cut all the locks and empty contents of the lockers without notice. This is done in preparation for the full return of class in September 2021.

We thank you for your understanding. Thanks.

Cheers,

Imelda Cheung

Imelda Cheung
Education and Research Support Technician
Food, Nutrition and Health Program

Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
230D – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 827 0344
Imelda.Cheung@ubc.ca
https://wiki.ubc.ca/FNH_Teaching_Lab

Competition Announcement: Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Bridge Funding

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INTERNAL DEADLINE: June 11, 2021

Please notify me about your intention of applying by June 4th

Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Bridge Funding

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will match funds provided by graduate programs (to a maximum of $8,000 per student and to a maximum of $50,000 for the program in total) to support Master’s Indigenous students registered at the UBC-Vancouver campus for the 2021/22 academic year (i.e., from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022). This funding is intended to support students until they can apply for the next regular Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship competition in February 2022. It is also intended to support students who were not successful in receiving other funding, such as Tri-Agency CGSM, Affiliated Fellowships etc., for the 2021/22 academic year.

Students who already hold significant funding ($16,000 /year or greater) for the 2021/22 academic year will not be considered for AGF Bridge funding.  The AGF Bridge is specifically meant to “bridge” applicants who lack funding until they can apply for major award competitions in the fall and spring.  Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through a competition administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Important note: As of this year’s competition, PhD students will not be considered for AGF Bridge funding.  All PhD students who would otherwise be eligible (ie. in the eligible months of study range of years 1-4) are covered by the minimum PhD funding policy and so they are already receiving “significant funding”.

Applicant deadline: Internal application deadline: June 11, 2021

Graduate program nomination deadline: Friday, 25 June 2021 at 4:00 pm PST

Annual Value: up to $8,000 per student from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, must be matched by the graduate program

Further information, including application and nominaiton procedures, is available on the Graduate Studies website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/aboriginal-graduate-fellowship-bridge-funding

Eligibility:

  • All Indigenous Master’s graduate students are eligible to apply, but priority is given to Indigenous Master’s graduate students whose traditional territory falls, at least in part, within Canada. This includes Canadian First Nations, Métis or Inuit students and may include Indigenous students from Alaska and other states of the USA.  The University may request further information to confirm Indigenous eligibility.
  • Applicants must be registered in a UBC-Vancouver Master’s graduate program as full-time students as of September 2021.  Incoming and current Master’s graduate students are both eligible to apply.
  • PhD students will not be considered for AGF Bridge funding.  All PhD students who would otherwise be eligible (ie. in the eligible months of study range of years 1-4) are covered by the minimum PhD funding policy and so they are already receiving “significant funding”.
  • Months of Study
    • To be eligible to hold AGF funding as a Master’s student, applicants must have completed, as of December 31, 2020, no more than 12 months of full-time (or full-time equivalent) Master’s-level study (at UBC and/or elsewhere).
    • All previous studies at the graduate level, regardless of institution and discipline, will be included in determining eligibility.
  • Students who already hold significant funding ($16,000 /year or greater) for the 2021/22 academic year will not be considered for AGF Bridge funding.  The AGF Bridge is specifically meant to “bridge” applicants who lack funding until they can apply for major award competitions in the fall and spring.

 

Kind regards,

Lia Maria

Lia Maria DRAGAN (She, Her, Hers)

Admissions & Administrative Coordinator
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
University of British Columbia / Vancouver Campus /Musqueam Traditional Territory
#291 – 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
Tel.: (604) 822-8373

lia.maria@ubc.ca
www.landfood.ubc.ca/graduate/

I respectfully acknowledge that I work and live on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Wauthuth Nations.

Candidates for Lecturer in Human Nutrition

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We will be interviewing two candidates for the position of Lecturer in Human Nutrition, on May 20 and 28. We have included their information below, along with Zoom links to the lectures. Registration is required, so please click on the links in advance to register and view their bios. We hope that you will be able to attend and to provide feedback to the selection committee. The lectures will be recorded for those unable to attend. A copy of the advertisement can be found here.
Dr. Matilda Laar, Lecturer in Human Nutrition, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana

Lecture: Protein Digestion and Absorption
May 20, 9:30-10:50am
Register in advance for this meeting:

https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Usd-quqT4qHNILnqdclrd-AtnMGcrrN5H7
Dr. Elizabeth Novak, Sessional Lecturer, Food Nutrition and Health Program, UBC, and Instructor, Health & Human Nutrition, Capilano University

Lecture: Protein Digestion and Absorption
May 28, 9:30-10:50am
Register in advance for this meeting:

https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YvfuCupzwtE9HGM7bKz8ZD-TDyEGKmKj_J