LFS Today Jun 16, 2022

 News  

2022 LFS Graduation Reception Photos

Thank you to all the faculty and staff members who came out to celebrate with the new grads and their families!

Click here to access the photos from the LFS Graduation Reception.

Teaching Theory Thursday – Asking for Help

“Ask for help not because you’re weak, but because you want to remain strong.” -Les Brown

Need help with building exams or preparing for a new term? You don’t have to go it alone. Contact The Learning Centre today.

Brought to you by The Learning Centre.

 Events  

June 16 to Aug. 4 – JEDII STEM Series Summer Workshops

Just launched: the JEDII STEM Series summer workshops explore how you can support equity-deserving groups and shift your unit’s recruitment and hiring practices to support justice, equity, decolonization, Indigenization and inclusion (JEDII). Open to faculty, staff, postgrad scholars and graduate students at UBCV and UBCO.

June to August 2022 (6 sessions; next session is June 16)

Learn more and register

June 24 – LFS Teaching Colloquy 2022: So you want to talk about decolonization?

On Friday, June 24^th from 9:30am to 12:30pm, join your LFS colleagues for a discussion on decolonization.

The term decolonization is used more and more in higher education, but has different meanings for different people and groups. What are the commonalities and differences between interpretations of the term? How does decolonization relate to our teaching? And where do we even start?

RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9F8Iuc9ay4bLzP8

This 3-hour, fully online session will be roughly separated into three parts:

• Exploring related concepts and definitions
• Mapping Decolonization in Higher Education Cartography: what are some ways to think about the process of decolonization?
• Panel Discussion: the strengths and limitations of decolonization in a fundamentally colonial institution (and society)

By the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of the landscape of decolonization and possibilities for integrating perspectives into teaching spaces. We hope to see you there and actively engaged! Contact the Learning Centre for more information: it@landfood.ubc.ca

Suggested resources for preparing for the session:

• [Reading: estimated 80 mins] Tuck, E., & Yang, K. W. (2012). Decolonization is not a metaphor. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 1(1), 1-40.
  • PDF: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/des/article/view/18630/15554
• [Reading: estimated 36 mins] Andreotti, V., Stein, S., Ahenakew, C., Hunt, D. (2015). Mapping interpretations of decolonization in the context of higher education. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 4(1), 21-40.
• [Video: 12mins] The Bus within Us Methodology: https://youtu.be/SyeoaVbp-ys an approach to develop the capacity to sit with the tensions, complexities, and contradictions that emerge when engaging with difficult material related to decolonization

 Deadlines  

June 20 – Job Posting: Interim Academic Director, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC)

Professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe) will be stepping down from the position of Academic Director, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC), on June 30, 2022.
The University is now looking for a tenured or tenure-track faculty member to take up this important role. The deadline for applications is end of day Monday June 20, 2022.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a statement of interest that addresses the above points, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees by end of day Monday June 20, 2022 to:
Professor Eduardo Jovel eduardo.jovel@ubc.ca
cc.  Moura Quayle moura.quayle@ubc.ca

View the full job posting

July 13 – 2022 UBC Internal Banting Competition

As Canada’s most prestigious trainee competition, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is one of the most sought-after fellowship opportunities for postdoctoral fellows. The objective of the program is to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent.

Please be advised that Banting Postdoctoral Fellows are entitled to benefits and it is the PI’s responsibility to ensure that they or their unit have the funding to cover these expenses. For more information please consult the benefits website and for sample costs please refer to the benefits cost calculator.

For questions about the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program, including eligibility and application components, please contact Banting directly. For any questions about the UBC Internal Banting Competition, please contact the Postdoctoral Fellows Office at postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca.

Supervisors/PIs can access a number of supervisor resources, including a template Supervisor’s Statement, through the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Faculty and Staff Portal at https://faculty-staff.grad.ubc.ca/update/56037(CWL login required, cut and paste link into your browser). This template was designed to assist Supervisors/PIs in crafting competitive Supervisor’s Statements as per the Banting competition requirements, and it is highly recommended that Supervisors/PIs consult this document as part of the application process. An active CWL account is required to access these resources; please contact postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca if you are unable to access this portal.

The deadline to submit applications to the UBC Internal Banting Competition is Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 9:00 AM PDT.

For more information, visit the PDFO website.