LFS Today Apr 20, 2022

 News  

Wellness Wednesdays

Improve your financial literacy with these free events

Faculty and staff can gain personal finance insights from financial experts, with these free events. These sessions are hosted by Sheilagh Cahill, a Financial Educator with the Credit Counselling Society.

Debt Solutions with Sheilagh Cahill
Participants will learn to manage and reduce debt loads.

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Sign up

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Making Cent$ of Money: Budgeting 101
Learn how to control your finances and create a monthly budget.

Date: Friday, May 13, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Zoom
Sign up

Job Posting: Assistant Director of Microbiology (PrimusLabs)

PrimusLabs is seeking an Assistant Director of Microbiology to join their team-oriented environment of food professionals. This individual will be responsible for many aspects of laboratory work. including client relations, quality control, inventory, budgeting, and management of laboratory personnel.

The Assistant Director will be located at corporate headquarters in Santa Maria.

For consideration, interested parties should only submit their resumes and cover letter to Adam.Hughes@PrimusLabs.com

See the full job posting here.

 Events  

Apr. 28 – Individual Consultation with a Learning Designer about your Course

On a bi-weekly basis, connect one-on-one with a learning designer on questions you have or feedback you’d like regarding your online, blended or in-person courses.

View all dates and register here.

May 9 to 13 – Celebrate Learning Week

From May 9 to 13, celebrate teaching and learning at the 13th annual Celebrate Learning Week. This year’s showcase will feature a week of exciting events, including workshops, poster sessions, special guest speakers, and more.

See all sessions here.

 Deadlines  

Apr. 22 – Summer Internships at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden at UBC Farm

The Indigenous Research Partnership at the Faculty of Land and Food System invites applications for internship positions at xʷcic̓əsəm: Indigenous Health Research and Education Garden.

The internship is based at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden at UBC Farm and collectively led by a group of Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers, community members, students, and Indigenous Faculty. Interns participate in ongoing research projects with faculty, graduate students, and community members. They participate in planning, designing, and implementing pilot-scale research projects; and assist in data collection using qualitative and quantitative methods and Indigenous methodologies. Students learn about Indigenous research, frameworks, research methodologies, land-based pedagogies, research ethics, and Indigenous Community protocols for reciprocal and productive community engagement.

Read the full posting here.

Please email your application to indigenousgardenlfs.irp@ubc.ca (cc: aeyoung@mail.ubc.ca; eduardo.jovel@ubc.ca; wilson.mendes@ubc.ca).

Application deadline: Sunday, April 22

Apr. 24 – IDRC Research Award Recipient Opportunities

IDRC offers this year research awards related to these development areas or themes: Climate-Resilient Food Systems, Democratic and Inclusive Governance, Education and Science, Ethics in Development Research, Global Health, Policy and Evaluation, and Sustainable Inclusive Economies.

The research awards application process for 2022 has reopened for the awards listed below.

• Research Award Recipient – Advisory Committee on Research Ethics
• Research Award Recipient – Democratic and Inclusive Governance
• Research Award Recipient – Policy and Evaluation

If your research proposal is selected, you will join IDRC as a Research award recipient for a period of 12 months from May 2022 to 30 April 2023 with a salary in Canadian dollars between CA$42,033 to CA$48,659 to undertake research on the topic you have submitted. You will receive hands-on experience in research and program management and support, grant administration, and the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge from an international perspective.

Deadline: April 24, 2022

Apply now

May 27 – Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Program

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Program provides graduate research assistant support, collegial collaborations, and funding for SoTL projects. Selected projects will incorporate research on teaching in higher education with a potential for strategic contributions to the UBC community and beyond.

All members of the UBC community are invited to apply by May 27, 2022.

Learn more and apply here.