Aurora
Aurora is our weekly newsletter aimed at faculty, staff, and students of the department.
Volume
22
No.
36
Programs and Events
Employment Opportunities
UBC CS 50th Anniversary Awards Dinner and Celebration
May 11 + 12, 2018 | REGISTER NOW
This May, join us to celebrate half a century of outstanding research and innovation in computer science at UBC. Help us honour members of the UBC CS community for their contributions to the department, and hear from thought leaders in AI, data science, computer graphics, and HCI.
Please see here to regsiter!
SoTL CoP Event: Supporting and Funding Your SoTL Research
In this workshop of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (SoTL CoP) series a panel of research administrators will provide an introduction to support and funding opportunities both UBC specific and federal. Join this session to learn from Adriana Briseno-Garzon, Manager of Learning Evaluation and Research, CTLT, Danica Kell, SSH Research Development Officer, SPARC, and Pamela Forsberg, Arts Grant Facilitator about internal and external funding opportunities such as the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, SoTL Seed Program, Skylight grant, NSERC CREATE, SSHRC and Hampton. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with the panel.
B.C. Science Policy Conference
Friday, May 11th, 2018
12:00 PM – 5:30 PM
UBC Life Sciences Institute, room LSC1
2350 Health Sciences Mall, Point Grey campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Visit the conference website to learn more.
About the event:
The 2018 BC Science & Policy conference will explore three themes:
1) How does science research currently affect policy development in BC? (Lightning talks)
2) What is the role of scientists in policy development, and what is the responsibility of policy makers towards the scientific community? (Panel discussion)
3) What is BC’s science policy strategy and how can it be improved? (Breakout session)
Employment Opportunities
Metal Earth PhD Graduate Position, Laurentian University
With funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) and through a strategic partnership between universities, government surveys, and international research centres, the Metal Earth Project is conducting groundbreaking research on processes responsible for Earth’s metal endowment. Metal Earth is led by the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) of the Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University. One of its work packages will focus on the comparison of modern and ancient oceanic crust as a framework for understanding metal endowment in greenstone belts. Together with the University of Ottawa and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, researchers in this work package will carry out the large-scale ocean-going geological and geophysical surveys needed to understand the metallogenic evolution of the modern ocean crust.
Metal Earth is seeking a strong PhD candidate to conduct a regional lithogeochemical study as part of the Modern/Ancient Ocean Crust Project. The proposed study will investigate the magmatic evolution of arc-backarc systems using major and trace element geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, and radiometric dating. The PhD candidate will be based at the University of Ottawa and will have opportunities to participate in research cruises and work with international partners overseas.
To apply, please forward your application and cover letter to Meg Stewart at mstewar7@uottawa.ca. The application should include a CV, contact details, and names of referees in a single PDF document file. Review of applications will commence April 30, 2018 and continue until the position has been filled.
Tenured or Tenure-track Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University
The Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (www.mcgill.ca/meteo/) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (www.mcgill.ca/eps) at McGill University invite applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track joint faculty position in Dynamics of the Earth-Ocean-Climate System.
If the successful candidate satisfies the specific eligibility conditions of the program, the candidate may be supported by the University for nomination to a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Dynamics of the Earth-Ocean-Climate System, which provides protected time for research within a full-time academic appointment.
A Tier 1 CRC is a senior chair to be held by a full Professor or an Associate Professor who will earn a senior promotion within two years of acceptance of the award.
Tier 2 Chairs are for emerging researchers (individuals who are no more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree). However, career interruptions (e.g. maternity or parental leave, extended sick leave, clinical training, family care, etc.) may be taken into consideration using the Tier 2 justification process to review the candidate’s eligibility. Potential applicants who are more than 10 years from their highest degree with career interruptions may contact the institution to have their eligibility reviewed through the Tier 2 justification process. The eligibility conditions for the CRC chairs are found at http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#s3.
The Canada Research Chair is also open to internal candidates who already hold a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at McGill University.
McGill University is one of Canada’s leading research and teaching institutions, located in the heart of cosmopolitan Montreal. The position, with a start date of August 1, 2018 or later, is at the rank of Associate Professor. An appointment at the Full Professor level will be considered for applicants with exceptional qualifications.
We seek an outstanding earth system scientist who applies numerical, observational and interdisciplinary approaches (including, for example, big data compilation, remote sensing, incorporating societal interactions with climate change) to investigate the dynamics of the earth, ocean, and climate systems. The successful candidate will be part of McGill’s Earth System Science program (http://www.ess.mcgill.ca/) and participate in the McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative (http://www.mcgill.ca/mssi/home).
Paleo Post-Doc Position, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
As part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation, a position of Postdoctoral Investigator in Paleoceanography is available at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team exploring variability and trends in the Atlantic Warm Pool, utilizing geochemical climate proxies and models. The position is guaranteed for one year with potential to extend pending availability of funding and performance.
- Required: recent PhD in Earth or Ocean Sciences or related field with less than 3 years postdoctoral experience.
- Desired: Experience in geochemical analyses of coral skeletons (e.g., ICPMS and/or Stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry).
- A big plus: Fieldwork experience and scuba diving certification.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The start date is flexible, but preference will be given to qualified candidates who are available to begin before December 31, 2018.
Additional details and information on how to apply is available here: http://www.whoi.edu/HR/page.do?pid=21135