Monthly Archives: October 2021

Senior Lab Instructor Candidate – meet and greet

The Chemistry Department is hiring a new Senior Lab Instructor and we are currently conducting interviews.  We invite you to meet our first candidate on Thursday, November 4th at 10:30 am.  This is an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.

The meet and greet will be held on Zoom : https://uvic.zoom.us/j/82764113586?pwd=Z3ZGSFRrbmxjY3ZsVWRYNUxhR3BDdz09.  Please sign in with your UVic email address so that you can bypass the waiting room.

If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Stacey at chemao@uvic.ca.

 

Meet the Prof Night – today!

Meet the Prof Night

 

Al Boraston, Caren Helbing and Scott McIndoe

Hosted by the BMSS

Date: Oct 20

Time: 5-6:30pm

Location: Elliot 162

Covid Info: Sign up to reserve a seat as spaces are limited to to distancing restrictions. Please follow all covid guidelines upon arriving at the event.

Contact: bmss.uvic@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft1hGgmfx3SIXWOIxHBAc21N2Bu0Ol2RyTkGUclBX5zB7J7A/viewform

 

NxGen STEM – Celebrating the 2021/2022 graduating class

UVic Women in Science would like to celebrate the Graduating class of 2021/22 virtually in a special feature “NxGen STEM”. In this regard, we welcome nominations of students (graduate and undergraduate students) who are graduating this year or early next year.

For nominations, please include the name, department, email address of the nominee, and 1-2 sentences on why you are nominating the person. Send your nominations via email to communication.uvic.wis@gmail.com.

The deadline to submit nominations is November 15th.

Thanks for spreading the word!

Let me know if you have any questions,

 

UVic WiS communications team.

Chemistry Seminar – Lars Konermann – Monday October 18

The Chemistry Seminar Program brings visitors from across Canada and beyond to present seminars in their area of expertise.  The seminars are open to everyone, including undergrad students.  You can attend in person in BWC A104, or you can view them live through Zoom.

https://uvic.zoom.us/j/87270636366?pwd=cFhaeWJ5MldzL1htL2dRTGVqb1h3QT09

Meeting ID: 872 7063 6366

Password: 148453

View the full list of seminars at https://events.uvic.ca/chemistry/.

3M National Student Fellowship

The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten full-time undergraduate students at Canadian institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation through seeing current needs in higher education or society and implementing change in their lives and at their university. These students embrace a vision of quality education that enhances their academic experience and beyond.

Eligibility

To apply for the 3M National Student Fellowship (3MNSF), you must:

  • Be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate student in a post-secondary Canadian institution
  • Have completed at least one full semester of study at the time of nomination
  • Have not previously received a 3M National Student Fellowship

Contribution

Fellowship recipients receive $1000 (to be spent at their discretion) and are invited to join other award winners at the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). They will also participate in a 3M National Student Fellowship Program summit. Awardees will receive a contribution towards their cost of travel to and accommodation during the conference.

While at the conference, awardees will have the opportunity to develop a cross-Canadian collaborative project with other award winners with the goal of enhancing teaching and learning at the post-secondary level. Up to $25,000 will be provided to the 3M National Student Fellows cohort to fund their collaborative project that supports both their networking with institutions and leaders all across Canada and is an opportunity for them to make a change in higher education for undergraduate students.

Application process

Deadlines for nominations

  • UVic internal*: November 29, 2021 | 4:30pm PT
  • STLHE: January 31, 2022

Events

3M National Student Fellowship: Information Session

1.5 hours | online via Zoom

This information session will provide application tips and procedures for the 3M National Student Fellowship. This award honours up to ten full-time undergraduate students at Canadian institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their university.  Interested students and potential nominators are encouraged to attend as this session will be geared towards providing the basics of the award application and some key pieces associated with writing the application. Please see the 3MNSF page for further information.

October 18 | 1pm
3M National Student Fellowship: Application Workshop

1.5 hours | In-person (HHB128)

Take your application for the 3M National Student Fellowship to the next level with this hands-on application workshop. This award honours up to ten full-time undergraduate students at Canadian institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their university. Potential applicants and nominators are encouraged to attend and bring a draft (or outline) of your student leadership statement and nomination letter. Please see the 3MNSF page for further information.

November 5 | 9am
Contact us with any questions regarding the application process.  Awards Coordinator, Gerry Gourlay, ltsitac@uvic.ca.

Student Border Services Officer (SBSO) – Information Session

The Canada Border Services Agency will be hosting two bilingual Student Border Services Officer (SBSO) information sessions on October 14th and 19th, 2021 from 1000 to 1130 PST.

These sessions are open to all external participants that are interesting in becoming a SBSO. Both sessions will offer the same information, so participants will only need to sign up for one event. Participants must register for the events in the links below:

REGISTER HERE
Oct 14, 2021 at 1000 PST – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sbso-information-session-session-dinformation-asc-tickets-181287203907

Oct 19, 2021 at 1000 PST – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sbso-information-session-session-dinformation-asc-tickets-182040186097

The deadline to apply to become a SBSO is October 25th, 2021. Candidates who are interested can apply here: Student Border Services Officer (SBSO) – Summer 2022 (cfp-psc.gc.ca)

About this event
English Version
*** La version française suit ***
The Canada Border Services Agency is the first line of defence when travellers visit, newcomers arrive, and residents return home. We intercept contraband, and inadmissible people at ports of entry across Canada. We safeguard our economic prosperity by promoting fair trade and commerce and we protect our food safety, plant and animal health.
Our workforce is made up of 14,000 employees, including more than 7,700 uniformed officers who work at 1,100 points of service across Canada and in 37 international locations.

The variety of work environments, day-to-day-duties, and opportunities to apply and enforce many Acts, laws and regulations that touch nearly every sector of Canadian society are what set us apart. Our workplace is built on respect, integrity and professionalism. That’s why it’s important that we hire people who share our core values and are committed to the vital work we do.

Version française
*** The English version précèdes ***
L’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada est la première ligne de défense lors de la visite des voyageurs, de l’arrivée des nouveaux arrivants et du retour des résidents. Nous interceptons la contrebande et les personnes interdites de territoire aux points d’entrée du Canada. Nous préservons notre prospérité économique en favorisant le commerce équitable et nous protégeons notre sécurité alimentaire et la santé des plantes et des animaux.

Notre effectif est composé de 14 000 employés, dont plus de 7 700 agents en uniforme qui travaillent dans 1 100 points de service au Canada et 37 bureaux à l’étranger.
La diversité des milieux de travail et des tâches quotidiennes et les occasions d’appliquer et de faire respecter des lois et des règlements qui touchent presque tous les secteurs de la société canadienne – voilà ce qui nous distingue. Notre milieu de travail se fonde sur le respect, l’intégrité et le professionnalisme. C’est pourquoi il est important que nous embauchions des gens qui partagent nos valeurs fondamentales et qui ont à cœur le travail essentiel que nous accomplissons.

Volunteer as a Mentor for STEM High School Students

Let’s Talk Science Outreach Program at UVic is a not-for-profit volunteer organization that delivers STEM education and activities to classrooms and individual students from K-12.  At UVic Let’s Talk Science, we have created a mentorship program for high school students looking to make valuable connections and gain experience alongside knowledgeable university students. We are looking for UVic students who are taking STEM degrees to serve as mentors.

The intent of this mentorship program is to provide university students with an opportunity to gain volunteer experience while guiding prospective STEM students as a knowledgeable and approachable mentor at UVic.

Student mentors are trained to:

  • Provide insight on university life and involvement in opportunities related to their area of study.
  • Give advice on post-secondary applications, as well as scholarships, bursaries, and loans.
  • Advise on STEM topics to students.
  • Provide support and tips on studying, time-management, and well-being.
  • Be a role model to their student mentees!​​

This program has a 1-2 hour time commitment per month after a required 2 hour training session, and runs from November 2021 to April 2022.

This is the link to a short application form to apply for the Mentor position:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQE6tVncFuixqmC8xWdnHPFDReGEj5u5w5Xl1SYjvcni9NRQ/viewform

The deadline to fill out this form is Saturday, October 23rd at 5:00PM.

 

 

2022 IRIC Next Generation Awards

Looking for a summer internship in biomedical research?

The 2022 IRIC Next Generation Awards program offers undergraduate students an enriching opportunity to conduct a 12-week or a 16-week summer internship in the field of cancer research at IRIC.

This program is open to students enrolled in the following programs.

Bioinformatics / Biochemistry / Biomedical Engineering / Chemistry / Informatics / Molecular Biology / Microbiology and Immunology / Pathology and Cellular Biology / Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmacology / Physics

Value of the awards

$4,800 – 12-week internship

$6,400 – 16-week internship

List of projects offered in Summer 2022

Application deadline – Monday, December 6, 2021, 9:00 (EST)

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

Peter and Ana Lowens Fellowship

Applications are open for the first annual Peter and Ana Lowens University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections Fellowship Program. UVic Libraries invites UVic undergraduate and graduate students from any academic background to apply as Fellows in Special Collections. Fellows have an opportunity to pursue an independent research projects using the collections.

Application Deadline: November 15, 2021

Program Dates: Spring Semester 2022

Information Session: November 2, 10am and November 4, 2pm. All sessions will take place online via Zoom. To register please contact: hdean@uvic.ca.

Application Requirements: Please submit a 500 word proposal on a project you would undertake using materials from Special Collections. The program welcomes outward, public facing projects, including exhibitions, podcasts, lectures, and finding aids. For more details see here.

UVic students are invited to apply as Fellows with the goal of undertaking a research or creative project using collections from UVic Libraries Special Collections. Student fellows will benefit from workshops grounding their research in archival theory, book history, and digital methods, as well as mentorship and support from librarians, archivists, and faculty. Research and creative outputs will be launched at a public event in May 2022. Fellows will be awarded $1,000.

Questions? Please contact Heather Dean, Associate Director, Special Collections, UVic Libraries: hdean@uvic.ca.