LFS Today Dec 17, 2021

 News  

Learning Centre Staffing Update

It is with mixed emotions we share that Adrian Granchelli, Online Learning Designer, will be closing out his time in the Learning Centre after a year and a half with our team.  Adrian’s last day with us will be Friday, December 24.  We recruited Adrian from the Masters in Educational Technology (MET) program in the Faculty of Education to assist in the quick pivot to online and remote teaching. He will be missed and his contributions will succeed him.

We are excited for Adrian as he continues his adventure in educational technology and are grateful for the insight and inspiration he brought to LFS.  If you’d like to stay in touch, please feel free to connect with him directly.

Molecular Biologist Sheila Teves on Equity, Inclusion and Diversity in the Sciences

Wall Scholar Sheila Teves, a molecular biologist at UBC, joins fellow 2020 Wall Scholar Jennifer Black to discuss how her background as a Filipina immigrant has influenced her scientific journey and her advocacy towards increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences.

Listen here

NSERC-National Science Foundation collaborative research funding opportunity

Following the announcement of the formal partnership between the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF), we are pleased to announce the first joint collaborative research opportunity focusing on discoveries and innovations in the areas of quantum science and artificial intelligence. The work funded through this call is expected to push the boundaries of new knowledge and provide a rich training experience for young researchers.

The NSERC-NSF opportunity will support collaborations between members of the research community in both countries through a flexible, streamlined application process. Through a lead agency model, U.S. and Canadian research teams will submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process at the NSF, which will be the lead agency. Canadian academic researchers may receive funding from NSERC and U.S. researchers may receive funding from the NSF.

For more information about this funding opportunity, please refer to the funding opportunity on NSERC’s website. If you have any questions please contact RP-Initiatives-PR@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.

Sustainable Friday

Your sustainability tip of the week is

For sustainably wrapping Christmas presents, re-use gift paper, choose cloth that can be turned into something fun, or use brown paper that is recycled and personalize it with messages and drawings.

Do you have a sustainability tip to share with your colleagues? Send it to mcm-lst@lists.ubc.ca and lfs.today@ubc.ca! Tips can cover a range of settings, from lab work to your community to working from home.

 Events  

Dec. 17 – Lunch & Learn Series: How-to Deliver Remote Team Building

Our next session will be held on Friday, December 17 at noon. Adrian Granchelli & Dunch McHugh of the LFS Learning Centre will be leading this session.

This Friday is the last Lunch & Learn of the year and to go out with a bang, we will be trying out some fun team-building exercises. Not only will this be a great way to relax and better get to know your colleagues, but you could also utilize these activities with your class and/or teaching team in person or remotely. We hope to see you this Friday with all of your holiday spirits!

The Lunch & Learn Sessions can also be attended in-person at MCML 350.

Join us virtually or in-person this Friday to be a part of the discussion on final exams and Lunch & Learn policies. To register for this session, please visit  https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1

Follow the LFS Learning Centre on Twitter and the Lunch and Learn Series Webpage.

 Deadlines  

Jan. 9 – Job Posting: Facility Manager, LFS Analytical Core Laboratory Position

The Facility Manager manages the Analytical Core Laboratory (ACL), which is a core facility within the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. It is a stand-alone, state-of-the-art analytical laboratory housing research equipment worth over $5 Million. The Analytical Core Laboratory provides services to a large number of scientists in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Michael Smith Laboratory, and other scientists at UBC, as well as other institutions and industry partners.

Click here to view the job posting: https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs/job/UBC-Vancouver-Campus/Facility-Manager–LFS-Analytical-Core-Laboratory_JR5674.

The closing date for this job posting is 11:59 pm on Sunday, January 9^th. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

Feb. 11 – Call for Nominations: Killam Teaching Prize – change in deadlines

The call for nomination for the Killam Teaching Prize is now open.

We need to update the deadlines announced on Wednesday to give the evaluation committee time to better review nominations.

The deadline to submit nominations is now February 11^th, 2022 to allow enough time for the nominees to submit their final Killam Prize package  by February 25^th, 2022

Nominated faculty members will be notified and have until February 25^th to submit their completed package to melanie.train@ubc.ca.

So please submit your nominations early!  For more information on the criteria and to nominate, please visit https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/killam-award/

Deadlines:

• February 11^th: End of calls for nominations
• February 25^th: Deadline to submit Killam Prize nominee package to melanie.train@ubc.ca
• March 11^th: Killam Teaching Prize winner for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems submitted to Provosts Office.