{"id":5263,"date":"2019-03-20T08:31:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=5263"},"modified":"2019-03-20T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:31:30","slug":"job-posting-biodiversity-coordinator-frst-graduate-students-deadline-tuesday-april-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-5263","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting: Biodiversity Coordinator, FRST Graduate Students  &#8211; Deadline Tuesday April 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Application Deadline is: <strong>April 2nd .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2019\/03\/WL_BiodiversityCoordinator_Summer19_Final.pdf\">WL_BiodiversityCoordinator_Summer19_Final<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0 Biodiversity Coordinator\u00a0 (Posting ID: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ubc-csm.symplicity.com\/employers\/index.php\/pid624285?mode=form&amp;id=06b6011ace7336d5cceead50b61b11ef\">862968<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department<\/strong>: Sustainability + Engineering and SEEDS Sustainability Program, Campus + Community Planning, VP External Relations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work Period\/Hours<\/strong>: May 1st, 2019 to August 31st, 2019 <em>(Total 300 hours, approx. 20 hours per week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wage:<\/strong> $21.00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Core Job Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinate the <em>Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research and Demonstration<\/em> (CBIRD) and inform the development of UBC\u2019s emerging Urban Forest Management Plan and Biodiversity Strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specific Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitate the development of new, and coordinating existing partnerships with biodiversity stakeholders including campus staff, students, faculty and external community partners;<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate a campus-based Biodiversity Steering Committee made up of faculty, staff and students;<\/li>\n<li>Perform secondary research and environmental scans into best practices to inform the development of the emerging UBC Urban Forest Management Plan and Biodiversity Strategy;<\/li>\n<li>Work with staff and community partners to identify urban biodiversity challenges and opportunities, and create clearly defined research project proposals that can be integrated with suitable senior level UBC undergraduate and graduate courses.\n<ul>\n<li>Key priority areas include scoping research that can contribute to a baseline of campus biodiversity assets, business case that articulated the benefits of biodiversity, key drivers in to biodiversity loss, pilot projects to test ideas and increase community engagement;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Develop and submit funding applications as required;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline\/Process: <\/strong>\u00a0Please submit Resume, Cover Letter, Professional Writing Sample (one page max) \u00a0via <a href=\"https:\/\/students.ubc.ca\/career\">UBC Careers Online<\/a> by <strong>April 2, 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liska Richer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manager, UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program<\/p>\n<p>Community Development | Campus and Community Planning<\/p>\n<p>The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus<\/p>\n<p>Main Office #3331 -3<sup>rd<\/sup> Floor, 2260 West Mall, CIRS Building | Vancouver, BC\u00a0 Canada V6T 1Z1<\/p>\n<p>Phone 604 822 3270 \u00a0| \u00a0Cell 604 722 5056<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Liska.richer@ubc.ca\">Liska.richer@ubc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustain.ubc.ca\/\">www.sustain.ubc.ca<\/a> | \u00a0<a href=\"www.planning.ubc.ca\">www.planning.ubc.ca<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubc_candcp\">@ubc_candcp<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/support.ubc.ca\/projects\/seeds-sustainability-fund\/\">Donate to SEEDS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Deadline is: April 2nd . 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