{"id":29,"date":"2010-07-23T12:38:24","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T20:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/"},"modified":"2021-06-27T14:33:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T22:33:27","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>UBC Vancouver Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"UBC PDO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.postdocs.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Postdoctoral Fellow Office (PDFO)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postdocs.ubc.ca\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postdocs.ubc.ca\/awards-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awards and funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postdocs.ubc.ca\/profile\">Profiles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universitycounsel-2015.sites.olt.ubc.ca\/files\/2019\/08\/Postdoctoral-Fellows-Policy_AP10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Policy AP10, Postdoctoral Fellows<\/a>\u00a0[.pdf]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hr.ubc.ca\/faculty-relations\/recruitment\/titles-ranks-descriptions\/postdoctoral-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HR &#8211; Postdoctoral Fellows Information Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/working-ubc\/finding-housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HR &#8211; Finding housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>HR &#8211; Immigration Support (<a href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/careers-and-job-postings\/relocation-services\">one-on-one consultation<\/a>, <a href=\"immigration.help@ubc.ca\">email<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ubc.ca\/support-resources\/ubc-policies-scholarly-integrity\/scholarly-integrity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scholarly Integrity at UBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science.ubc.ca\/faculty\/diversity\/childcare\">Childcare Stipend for UBC Women Postdocs (Faculty of Science only)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>UBC Okanagan Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postdocs.ok.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Postdoctoral Association UBC Okanagan<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postdocs.ok.ubc.ca\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/careers-and-job-postings\/relocation-services\/relocating-kelowna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HR &#8211; Finding housing in Kelowna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca\/postdocs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBCO College of Graduate Studies<\/a>\u00a0(Responsible for overseeing UBCO PDFs)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ors.ok.ubc.ca\/funding\/internal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBCO Postdoctoral Fellows Travel Grant (under faculty internal research grants)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postdocs.ok.ubc.ca\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBCO Professional Development Events<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Note: PDFs can also register for graduate student workshops if there is room available!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>Wellness and mental health<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/benefits\/benefit-plan-details\/employee-family-assistance-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employee &amp; Family Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellbeing.ubc.ca\/\">UBC Wellbeing<\/a> (e.g., <a href=\"http:\/\/thrive.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thrive<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sexualviolenceresponse.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBC Sexual Violence and Prevention Response Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caps-acsp.ca\/en\/health-wellness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAPS health and wellness resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Professional\u00a0Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postdocs.ubc.ca\/professional-development-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBC PDFO Professional Development Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ctlt.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clp.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBC Community Leadership Program (CLP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/career-development\/coaching-staff-and-faculty\">Coaching @ UBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.start.entrepreneurship.ubc.ca\/\">Entrepreneurship @ UBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultydiversity.org\/\">National Centre for Faculty Development &amp; Diversity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>Peer Associations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caps-acsp.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpostdoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Postdoctoral Association (USA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postdocs.ok.ubc.ca\/\">Postdoctoral Association UBC Okanagan (PDA UBCO)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graspods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Columbia Cancer Agency Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Society (GRASPODS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/postdocs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFU Postdoctoral Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/post-doctoral-fellows-association\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellows Association (PDFA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdacalgary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Calgary Postdoctoral Association (PDAC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postdocs.uwo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Postdoctoral Association at Western (PAW)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uottawafacultyofmedicinespostdoctoralassociation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine\u2019s Post-Doctoral Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postdocassociation.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association of Postdoctoral Fellows of McGill University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>Careers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/careers-and-job-postings\/faculty-careers\">Faculty Careers at UBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academicacareers.com\/\">Academic Careers<\/a> (Canada-focused)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/search-job\/\">University Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Magazine &#8211; Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/careers.the-scientist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Scientist &#8211; Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/naturecareers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nature Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>Vancouver and\u00a0Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citizenship and Immigration Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cra-arc.gc.ca\/menu-eng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada Revenue Agency &#8211; Taxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/sin\/apply.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Service Canada &#8211; Social Insurance Number (SIN)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.translink.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BC Translink &#8211; Public Transit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padmapper.com\/apartments\/vancouver-bc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PadMapper &#8211; Apartments for rent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icbc.com\/driver-licensing\/moving-bc\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICBC &#8211; Driver&#8217;s licence info<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Car Share (<a href=\"https:\/\/evo.ca\/\">Evo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modo.coop\/\">Modo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t Miss Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scwist.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCWIST &#8211;\u00a0Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phds.org\/postdoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PhDs.org:\u00a0Postdoctoral life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\/2016\/10\/promoting-alternative-careers-advisers-responsibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Promoting alternative careers: An adviser&#8217;s responsibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\/2017\/01\/price-doing-postdoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The price of doing a postdoc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-scientist.com\/?articles.view\/articleNo\/44874\/title\/Opinion--The-Postdoc-Crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opinion: The Postdoc Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\/2016\/03\/leaving-academia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leaving academia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/futureofresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future of Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forvancouver.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future of Research Vancouver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/cgi\/content\/full\/308\/5722\/717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Not Your Father&#8217;s Postdoc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\/features\/2006\/09\/success-factors-postdocs-be-prepared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Success Factors for Postdocs &#8211; Be Prepared!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Higher Ed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University Affairs, Canada&#8217;s magazine on higher education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/2012\/03\/12\/postdocs-and-taxation-covered-on-cbc-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Postdocs &amp; Taxation &#8211; CBC Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>Tools <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UBC Statistics (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stat.ubc.ca\/how-can-you-get-help-your-data\">Getting help with your data<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog\/9831\/enhancing-the-postdoctoral-experience-for-scientists-and-engineers-a-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers (ebook)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>HHMI Resources (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhmi.org\/science-education\/programs\/making-right-moves\">Lab Management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhmi.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Educational%20Materials\/Lab%20Management\/entering_mentoring.pdf\">Mentoring<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhmi.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Educational%20Materials\/Lab%20Management\/letter.pdf\">Writing a letter of recommendation<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions UBC Vancouver Resources Postdoctoral Fellow Office (PDFO) Resources Awards and funding Profiles Policy AP10, Postdoctoral Fellows\u00a0[.pdf] HR &#8211; Postdoctoral Fellows Information Guide HR &#8211; Finding housing HR &#8211; Immigration Support (one-on-one consultation, email) Scholarly Integrity at UBC Childcare Stipend for UBC Women Postdocs (Faculty of Science only) UBC Okanagan Resources Postdoctoral Association [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2289,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2289"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3149,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/3149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcpda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}