LFS Today July 27, 2022

News

Please shut your windows before you leave

This is a friendly reminder to ensure you close your windows and blinds before you leave for the day. With the summer heat, we all open our windows to enjoy the breeze while in office. We are seeing an increasing number of alarm reports with office motion sensors being triggered when windows remain wide open overnight. Also, windows being open may also increase the risk of thefts.

For more tips on Staying Safe at Work, please visit: https://security.ubc.ca/home/staying-safe/staying-safe-at-work/

New Director, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems – Call for Applications

The Faculty is currently accepting internal applications from outstanding researchers with a current full time faculty appointment in LFS, for the role of Senior Director, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems. This will be a 3-year term position, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2022.

The Senior Director, CSFS will be expected to lead the transformation of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm as it takes its place as a global leader in sustainable food system research, learning, and community outreach. Responsibilities will include planning, directing and administering all aspects of the CSFS including development of academic initiatives for the CSFS’s Strategic Plan, planning and supporting inter- and trans-disciplinary, collaborative sustainable food systems research, teaching, and community engagement opportunities, maintenance and enhancement of internal and external CSFS academic, research and business connections and overall farm management. They will also be expected to advance their own externally funded research program, supervise graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and continue their teaching activities.

Please send a cover letter indicating your interest in the position, current CV, and EDI statement by August 15, 2022 to melanie.train@ubc.ca.

UBC Library Course Reserve Winter 2022 – Instructions for Instructors for Course Reading Lists

This is a reminder that you may start submitting your Winter 2022 reading lists for UBC Library course reserve as soon as your courses appear in the registrars. You may also send your list of readings directly to the syllabus service at syllabus.service@ubc.ca, and they will take care of inputting your request into Library Online Course Reserves (LOCR), digitizing and arranging for permissions on your behalf for articles and chapters into LOCR/Canvas. Where you require a text, which is only in print format at the UBC Library, we will also look to arrange for an e-book version for that title.

You may also use the LOCR (Library Online Course Reserves) self-serve, if you wish, by logging into LOCR at https://courses.library.ubc.ca/ with your Campus Wide Login (CWL), selecting your course, clicking on the “add an item” tab and then following the prompts. From that interface you may also clone/copy over readings from a previous term. *** Please note that readings and digitized chapters/articles will need to be vetted by the permissions office for new course dates and expire when the course has concluded. There is also a user’s guide for instructors available for your convenience.

If you require assistance for adding in the Canvas LOCR module into your Canvas course please see the tutorial here: https://lthub.ubc.ca/library-online-course-reserves-locr-for-canvas/. You may also contact the LFS Learning Centre for technical support for adding the LOCR module into your Canvas course at it@landfood.ubc.ca.

Events

Aug 8 to 10 – Annual Office Inspection in MCML

The LFS operations team will be conducting the annual office inspection in the MCML building on August 8^th to 10^th, 2022. The team will go around and inspect each office in the building for deficiencies and/or safety hazards. We will make sure to knock on the door before entering and should not take more than 5 minutes per office.

If you are teaching or in a meeting at your office on those dates, we ask that you post a note such as “in a meeting” on your door to avoid interruptions.

If you prefer to be present when we conduct the safety inspection, please email us at lfs.facilities@ubc.ca with a date/time that works for you.

If you have any questions regarding the annual office inspection, contact lfs.facilities@ubc.ca.

Deadlines

July 28 – Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI): Special Fund for Graduate Research

This one-time-only Special Fund is for graduate-level students to fund research that advances any of the Indigenous Strategic Plan’s (ISP) 43 actions.

This was initiated by the Indigenous Strategic Plan Executive Advisory Committee (ISPEAC) and the Indigenous Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee (ISPCC) following adjudication of the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund Stream 3: Student-led Projects.

Graduate students have widely reported a lack of access to funds for on-the-ground, Indigenous community-based research. This one-time-only Special Fund for Graduate Research seeks to fill this gap to temporarily fund unique costs associated with research in this area until a longer-term funding stream can be established.

• Up to $30K is available per project
• Research projects can run for up to 18 months
• Principal Applicants must have at least one full-time faculty Co-Applicant tied to the ISI Fund research project.
• Applications are due July 28, 2022 at 3:00pm (PDT) through the online application portal

Further information can be found on the ISP website.

Aug 12 – CIHR Reviewer in Training Opportunity for Early Career Researchers

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the launch of the Reviewer in Training (RiT) program for the Fall 2022 Project Grant competition.

The RiT program offers Early Career Researchers (ECRs) a learning opportunity to gain a better understanding of the elements of high quality review and the peer review process through direct participation in the Project Grant competition with the support of a Mentor. RiT participants will be assigned up to three applications to conduct practice reviews, attend the peer review meeting, present one of their reviews, and participate in the committee meeting. Following completion of the RiT program, participants will be promoted within CIHR’s Reviewer Pathway and are expected to participate in peer review when requested and available to do so.

The application period for the RiT program closes on August 12^th, 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact college@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.