Faculty of ArtDo you have a community project in need of funding? Are you interested in applying for a non-research grant, but don't know how to find them? Do you wonder how to make yourself a strong applicant as a graduate student?
Non-research grants will typically fund projects such as community partnerships or arts and culture initiatives that are not related to academic research. These projects can be rewarding experiences and strengthen any resumé or CV, regardless of whether you choose to pursue a tenure-track job. As a graduate student, you're already skilled at crafting compelling arguments, but non-research grants differ from academic writing and require time, coordination, and knowledge of the grant genre.
This presentation will discuss strategies for applying for non-research grants as a graduate student. Topics will include: identifying grants available to graduate students; demonstrating capability and feasibility in a proposal; coordinating and managing a grant application; and writing tips for crafting a compelling project description.
All graduate students in the Arts are welcome to attend.
Can a PhD set you up for success in starting a business? Do you need an MBA to succeed in entrepreneurship? Do the humanities really have no business with business?
Studies show that only about 6% of people with doctorate degrees are self-employed, even when graduate students possess skills that highly qualify them for independent ventures.
This panel discussion will feature UBC alumni who hold graduate Arts degrees and are now pursuing entrepreneurial ventures. Panelists will share their entrepreneurial pathways after graduation and reflect on the relationship between Arts education and business, changing perceptions of entrepreneurship, and the challenges and rewards of self-employment after graduation.
Panelists:
Priya Bala-Miller (PhD, Political Science) – Founder & CEO of Palmyra Partners
Dr. Bala-Miller has worked on sustainable development for two decades across three continents, in collaboration with NGOs, UN Agencies, the private sector, academia and trade unions. Dr. Bala-Miller is a respected senior executive and strategic planner, with technical expertise on natural resource governance, sustainable finance and human rights. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. She is passionate about people, platforms and ideas that advance social justice outcomes and meaningful inclusion in the field of sustainability.
Amelia Cole (PhD, Information Science) – Senior UX Researcher with Microsoft
Amelia Cole is a Senior User Experience Researcher who straddles industry and academia. At Microsoft, she led research projects for Azure AI Studio that helped shape the way humans build solutions using AI tools. She uses a mix of desk, generative, and evaluative research methods to create actionable insights for product teams.
Eric Franzo (MA, Public Policy) – Founder of Purposely
Purposely is an employee experience platform that helps companies build strong and resilient workplace culture through employee volunteer initiatives.
Natalie Hill (MA, Gender Studies) – Principal & Co-Founder of Spur Communication
Natalie co-founded Spur Communication, a strategic communication and engagement firm, which is now experiencing over 100% growth in revenues and client roster, year over year. She completed her master’s in gender studies at UBC in 2012, after a bachelor’s in journalism from Carleton University in 2009.
Moderators:
Andrea Lloyd is entrepreneurship@UBC’s Associate Director, Engagement. As a member of the e@UBC team since 2015, Andrea brings her wide knowledge of the UBC community to support e@UBC collaborations and partnerships across campus. She manages the e@UBC Mentor Network and the internship program, which bring e@UBC entrepreneurs expert guidance and additional capacity to help accelerate their ventures.
Smruti Savkur is the Engagement Specialist at entrepreneurship@UBC. She builds partnerships across campus to democratize entrepreneurship, and supports the Mentor Network and internship program to build capacity for UBC founders.
Please find the link to recording here.
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Letitia Henville, the Arts Amplifier’s lead, is taking part in an international, interinstitutional research project to investigate why some (but not all) faculty members get involved in (or support, actively or passively) the work experiences that can be part of undergraduate and graduate students’ degree programs.
Some faculty members encourage their students to get involved in co-op or entrepreneurship. Some faculty members get really involved, by bringing paid or unpaid work experiences into their classes, usually by having students work on a problem for a local business or not-for-profit organization. Some faculty members (co-)supervise students’ internships or practicums. And then other faculty members actively discourage their students from participating in these kinds of work experiences, perhaps because they see the university’s emphasis on work and career readiness as part of the insidious neoliberal machine, or because they see it as a distraction from the ‘real’ work of learning and research. What factors make one faculty member more or less likely to support work-integrated learning? Do any of these factors cluster together?
We’d like your help in building an annotated bibliography of research that is related to faculty perceptions of work-integrated learning.
Further details:
- $1,400 paid as a lump sum when you have completed 42 hours of work
- This paid opportunity is only open to students who are Canadian citizens or who hold Permanent Residence in Canada
- Intended start date: ASAP
- Ideally, we’d like this work completed by 15 Sept 2022, but if that deadline doesn’t work with your availability, please indicate in your cover letter when you’d be able to start and complete this work
When you have all the information you need for a strong application, click this link to apply.
Application deadline: 5:00 pm on Wednesday 17 August.
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We are currently recruiting students for two ‘collaborative cohort projects' in partnership with the City of Vancouver to take place during the Fall semester.
Project: culturally responsive messaging for the City’s sustainability projects
How might we adapt our messaging and project designs to be culturally responsive to various demographic groups? How can we learn what are the priorities, cultural values, political views, and interest areas of various demographics in Vancouver, as it relates to green rainwater infrastructure and other water management projects?
Project: supporting sustainable infrastructure with micro-grants
How can the City of Vancouver work with non-profits and social enterprises to offer micro-grants that support ongoing maintenance, stewardship and education for our 310 green rainwater infrastructure sites? What would a framework for offering, distributing and tracking these micro-grants look like?
What kinds of students are the project leads looking for?
Our partners at the City of Vancouver are looking for students from any discipline in the Faculty of Arts to contribute to the project. If you have an interest in either of the project questions, the City are keen to hear from you. Collaborative cohort projects are successful because they encourage perspectives from a range of backgrounds and perspectives.
Further details
- Compensation: stipend of $1,800
- You will complete 70 hours of work
- Eligibility for this work is restricted to students with Canadian citizenship or PR status in Canada
- Up to 5 students will be hired for each project, and will work together as a collaborative cohort
- Work will rely strongly on collaboration between the students
- Students will be supported through their projects by City of Vancouver project leads, by UBC student mentors who have previously taken part in collaborative cohort projects, and by UBC Arts Amplifier staff.
When you have all the information you need for a strong application, click this link to apply.
Application deadline: 5:00 pm on Tuesday 16 August.
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About the organization
Ars Scientia is an interdisciplinary research initiative jointly led by the Belkin and the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, with the intent to foster generative, speculative sites for collaborative research in pursuit of both scientific and artistic aims. At a minimum, our team is looking for someone to provide administrative, social media, and fundraising support. Ideally, our new team member will also be someone who brings ideas for possible future directions, and who helps guide our development into a mature cluster.
About the role
The Associate Project Manager will work under the supervision of Project Manager James Day to assist with the development of Ars Scientia programming, communications, and administration. This includes a variety of duties from scheduling and preparing agendas and minutes for meetings, creating and implementing interdisciplinary programming to accompany the Ars Scientia residency program, and producing social media and website content. Daily tasks involve check-in meetings with the Project Manager, scheduling and preparing team meetings, event planning for programs, copywriting and editing for social media and blog posts, and coordinating communications between residency participants and the cluster team at large.
Supervision and mentorship is provided by the Project Manager and includes meetings and ongoing discussions. Schedules, timelines and responsibilities are developed together with the Associate Project Manager at the beginning of the appointment and each phase of a project is discussed on a one-to-one basis.
Tasks will include a mix of the rudimentary, such as distribution of promotional materials for Ars Scientia programs, as well as more abstract work thinking through the pedagogical and research imperatives of the research cluster and the direction of its programs. While there are tasks that are pre-determined by project commitments, there is ample room for the student to pursue self-initiated projects under close supervision of the Project Manager. As such, an interest in both art and science is crucial to this position, and independent projects would be directly related to the student’s own course of study and to the mandate of Ars Scientia.
Further information
- Salary: $30 per hour
- 20 hours per week
- Intended start date: 1 June 2022
- End date: flexible, but could be as early as 30 November 2022 or as late as 30 March 2023.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday 12 May at 9:00am PT
Apply at: https://amplifier.arts.ubc.ca/graduate-students/paid-internships/
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About the program
Calling all artists! This information session focuses on the BC Arts Council Early Career Development grant. It supports emerging artists to:
- develop their artistic or administrative practice.
- participate in knowledge transfer, skill sharing, and reciprocal learning in the sector.
- expand their career experience, professional networks and exposure, and professional portfolio.
- build capacity in their identified community or communities, e.g. geographic, cultural, area of practice.
This can take the shape of pursing a residency or mentorship--or even potentially collaborating with an arts organization to fund an internship with them.
In this info session, you will also gain information on the BC Arts Council Scholarship Awards, an opportunity that supports the development of B.C.’s rich diversity of future artists and arts and cultural practitioners. Awards of up to $6,000 per year are available to B.C. residents to attend full-time post-secondary arts training.
Please join us for this 60-minute virtual webinar with BC Arts Council to learn more about the grant and how to craft a persuasive application.
Our speakers are:
- Erin Macklem, BC Arts Council Program Advisor
- Michelle Benjamin, BC Arts Council Program Advisor
Follow the links to find more information on the award and a list of all eligible disciplines.
Grant eligibility requirements:
In order to qualify you must have had "basic training," which means appropriate and relevant education that has prepared an early career practitioner to work at a professional level; for example:
- a degree or certificate program from an academic institution.
- traditional knowledge transfer or an apprenticeship with a qualified, peer-recognized practitioner.
You cannot be a student when the project would take place! This is a grant for new and recent graduates who have Canadian citizenship or Permanent Residence and who ordinarily reside in B.C., having lived in the province for at least 12 months immediately prior to the application being submitted.
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Panel hosts
John Estabillo, Publisher, Nelson Education
Equity and Bias Analyst
The Equity and Bias Analyst will work with the publishing and content development teams to review educational materials for equity, diversity, and inclusion, conduct research on how stakeholders in education across Canada are accountable to equity and cultural responsivity and relevance, and help Nelson deliver on commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the classroom.
Preferred skills:
- Working knowledge of anti-oppressive theory and practice, critical theories of race, gender, sexuality, class, colonialism
- Willingness to learn about educational publishing in the K-12 space, with emphasis on intermediate (grades 4-8) social studies and language arts, including history, geography, civics and government, and literature
- Strong analytical research and communication skills, including writing and speaking
Skills and knowledge that will be developed:
- Knowledge of relationships between government, public service, and private sector in the context of K12 education
- Application of theoretical frameworks to specific texts and projects
- Communication of research findings across digital collaboration platforms
- Familiarity with print and app-based digital editorial process, from content visioning, manuscript development and review to post-publication support and marketing
Tasks may include:
- Reviewing published and manuscript materials of digital content for equity, diversity, and inclusivity from a variety of perspectives
- Working with publisher and editorial teams on revisions and content questions
- Researching curriculum, provincial government policy, school board initiatives, educational resources, and published industry research for current best practices and initiatives concerning equity, diversity, and inclusion, and composing reports and summaries on findings
Publishing Analyst
The Publishing Analyst will work with Nelson publishers and program specialists to carry out, synthesize, and communicate research on provincial curricula, education policy and funding, published educational resources, manuscript materials, and market data. Tasks may include aggregating and summarizing curriculum and policy documents, conducting correlations between classroom resources and provincial curricula, writing and presenting research reports, and contributing to pre-production editorial projects such as pilot programs and draft product creation.
Preferred skills:
- Strong research and writing skills
- Interest in teaching and Canadian K-12 educational landscape, especially literacy and social studies
- Willingness to learn about educational publishing in the K-12 space, with emphasis on early literacy, social studies and language arts, including history, geography, civics and government, and literature
Skills and knowledge that will be developed:
- Knowledge of relationships between government, public service, and private sector in the context of K-12 education
- Communication of research findings across digital collaboration platforms
- Familiarity with print and app-based digital editorial process, from content visioning, manuscript development and review to post-publication support and marketing
Tasks may include:
- Researching curriculum, provincial government policy, school board initiatives, educational resources, and published industry research to track and narrate trends and patterns for the publishing team
- Reviewing published and manuscript materials according to specific subject-based criteria
- Working with publisher and editorial teams on revisions and content questions
- Contributing to content creation pipeline by identifying and adapting open-source content for digital publishing platforms
Eligibility criteria:
- Must be authorized to work in Canada and be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Must have student status, i.e., be enrolled in a Masters or PhD program (students on leave or postdoctoral fellows are not eligible)
Further information:
- Salary – around $25-30 per hour, depending on experience
- Hours per week – flexible; to be discussed between applicants and Nelson
- Start date – TBC
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday May 3 at 9:00am PT
Apply at: https://amplifier.arts.ubc.ca/graduate-students/paid-internships/
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AIMA is transforming the way menstrual pain is managed, by developing a new generation of pain management systems and advocating to end the Gender Pain Gap. Women’s pelvic pain should not be trivialized or discounted. AIMA has two arms: one is our drug development science side and the other is our advocacy side. Our patent-pending drug-delivery-delivery vehicles and novel formulations provide safe and effective pain relief by directly delivering CBD and other active agents vaginally and sublingually. Our pipeline ranges from period pain to endometriosis pain through to post-cancer pain, menopausal dryness and pleasure products.
We’re hiring an Advocacy and Policy Strategist to help us communicate our vision to our audiences. This is a high-impact position combining social justice, gender equality, policy change, and navigating international regulatory environments. You will gain valuable experience at a dynamic and fast-paced startup that is ending the Gender Pain Gap. We are a women-led founding team building Canada’s next big Femtech by ensuring period pain is seen as a public health issue rather than an individual discomfort. If you are passionate about ending the gender pain gap and propelling pelvic health to the forefront, join us for this Q&A.
What you’ll do
- Collaborate on the development of social media strategies and content calendars
- Develop advocacy campaigns about primary and secondary dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain
- Research and write about medical inequality such as the gender pain gap
- Develop partnerships with international organizations and influencers
- Translate technical-scientific documentation and infographics into engaging and relatable marketing content
- Research and write a report on marketing policies and regulation for cannabis-based products in Canada, US, UK, Europe, and Australia
- Identify and write new grants and funding opportunities (develop a database of relevant funding opportunities, eligibility criteria, requirements, deadlines, etc)
- Develop valuable content (copy, images, videos, etc.) tailored to specific audiences and channels
- Create Figma templates for creative content to use on social media platforms, emails, website, etc.
- Ensure brand consistency across all content, both written and visual
- Report on engagement and campaign metrics weekly to the executive team
- Bonus if you’re not afraid to jump in front of the camera or pick up a camera and create video content for your campaigns when you need to!
Eligibility Criteria
This paid internship is open to students with permanent residence, Canadian citizenship, or ‘protected persons’ as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Further details
- This position is being offered contingent on a successful funding application
- Salary $25-30 per hour, depending on experience
- This role is 15 hours per week, with some potential flexibility
- The Advocacy and Policy Strategist will report directly to the CEO
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday 27 April 2022 at 9:00 am Pacific Time. Apply at: https://amplifier.arts.ubc.ca/graduate-students/paid-internships/
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ArtStarts is a charitable, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to promoting art and creativity in young people’s lives. ArtStarts provides innovative arts programs for young people, practical resources for teachers and artists, and leadership in advocacy for arts in education.
The Project
ArtStarts in Schools is seeking a Public Programs Assistant to join our team! This position will report to the Program Manager of Public Programs to support Spring/Summer 2022 hybrid family programming, including ArtStarts Explores, ArtStarts on Saturdays, and ArtStarts at River Market. The candidate will also work toward developing internal and external resources for ArtStarts’ public programs department. If interested, the successful applicant may support ArtStarts in other initiatives, depending on their skill set and goals.
Eligibility Criteria
This paid internship is open to:
- Students with permanent residence, Canadian citizenship, or ‘protected persons’ as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Students who live in Metro Vancouver and who will be located in Metro Vancouver for the duration of this position.
We encourage all applicants who are interested in this role to apply, regardless of background and experience. We particularly encourage applicants from members of communities that are marginalized or that experience structural discrimination, including those identifying as Black, Indigenous, people of colour, LGBTQ2IA+, and those living with a visible or invisible disability. Please consider self-identifying in your cover letter via email to help us prioritize your application.
- This position is being offered contingent on a successful funding application
- The hourly wage for this position is $30/hour for 15 hours (2 days) per week and is not negotiable
- The working period will be 16 weeks between May-August, 2022
- Candidates must be willing to work on the last Sunday of each month (May 29, June 26, July 24, August 28) to support one of our in-person public programs, ArtStarts at River Market.
- Interviews will likely be April 26, 27, 28, and the position will begin mid-May.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday 20 April 2022 at 9:00 am Pacific Time. Apply at: https://amplifier.arts.ubc.ca/graduate-students/paid-internships/
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Women Transforming Cities (WTC) is a grassroots organization based in Vancouver working alongside equity-seeking genders to dismantle intersecting systems of oppression and transform where we live into places where everyone can belong, participate, and thrive.
The Project
One such project that WTC leads is the Women Friendly Cities Challenge (WFCC): a living library of Wise Practices from around the world that helps make cities more gender-inclusive, and thus better for all.
Wise Practices are any type of initiative, policy, or structure that furthers gender-inclusive cities. They can fall under 16 categories; Governance & Leadership, Safety, Housing & Land Rights, Economic Security, Education, Health, Transportation, Environment & Resilience, Childcare & Elderly Care, Diversity & Inclusion, Indigenous Peoples, Arts, Media & Culture, Refugees & Immigrants, Infrastructure & Services, Urban Spaces, and Peace & Security.
WTC is seeking a cohort of 5 researchers, digital designers, and writers to join the team and oversee digital assets for the project, including a digital map, revisions to the existing living library, new research additions, networking with international organizations, and digital promotion of the library and its Wise Practices.
Eligibility Criteria
- These positions are open to both domestic and international masters and doctoral students. Priority will be given to applications from Indigenous people, Immigrant and Refugee people, Black people, racialized folks, women (cis and trans), girls, non-binary, genderqueer, and Two-Spirit people.
- Must be values aligned with WTC as an intersectional feminist, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, anti-colonial, and anti-neo-liberal organization.
Additional Details
- This will be a remote position. Please provide your own laptop and internet connection.
- Compensation is a stipend of $1,800 for 70 hours of work per student (includes a mandatory 3-hour onboarding meeting)
- Up to 5 students will be hired, and will work together as a Collaborative Cohort
- Work will rely strongly on collaboration between the students
- We are looking for interns available to work around 10hrs/wk for a total of 7 weeks to work over the course of June-July, with a starting orientation date as early as May 2nd
Application Deadline
April 19th at 9am PT. You can apply here. We encourage you to watch the Q&A before you submit an application.
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There are two collaborative opportunities with the Equity in Adjudication Working Group (led by UBC Enrolment Services), to research and develop creative online training content through the lens of a) gender and sexual identity and b) Black Canadian experiences. The online content will be used in a variety of Enrolment Services processes in a supportive environment.
The full job descriptions can be found at the following links:
- https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcstudentjob/job/UBC-Vancouver-Campus/Graduate-Project-Assistant–Enrolment-Services_JR6777
- https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcstudentjob/job/UBC-Vancouver-Campus/Graduate-Project-Assistant–Enrolment-Services_JR6778
The Graduate Project Assistant (GPA) roles are project-based and flexible in terms of hours, dates, and the skills required to execute the job responsibilities. The roles are expected to be based on the Vancouver campus; however, a large portion of work can be done remotely. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and flexible arrangements and support can be put in place for the successful candidate.
Enrolment Services values equity and diversity in our UBC community. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been traditionally, systemically and historically marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
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Please join us for this moderated virtual panel discussion and Q&A with professionals who work in the publishing sector. We will be speaking about their career journey, what opportunities they accessed, and the range of opportunities on offer in publishing. You will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the panelists. The panelists will be:
- John Estabillo (Publisher at Nelson educational publishing)
- Morgan Tunzelmann (Market and Business Development Manager at RavenSpace, a digital publishing platform for multi-media publications in Indigenous Studies, founded by UBC Press)
- Kevin Williams (President and Publisher at Talonbooks, an independent publisher of Canadian literature)
Please find the link to the recording of the event here.
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ACE-WIL BC/Yukon is a non-for-profit comprised of post-secondary, publicly-funded institutions in the BC/Yukon region that offer Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning programs. The inter-institutional ACE-WIL BC/Yukon Research Committee is looking for a keen student to support a research project on a part-time basis.
The Project:
The Research Assistant will support the ACE-WIL Research Committee in a research project investigating the applicability of nudge theory to work-integrated learning (e.g. paid internships, co-op, service learning, entrepreneurship). Nudge theory says that you can positively change other people’s behaviour by making it easy to make good choices–like putting the fruit at eye level at a grocery store checkout. You don’t need to be an expert in nudge theory to be great at this project! We’re looking for people with strong research skills and a willingness to learn. Tasks may include an environmental scan, literature review, annotated bibliography, and other research projects as deemed necessary by the project team.
This work will be co-supervised by the ACE-WIL-BC Research Committee; your employer of record will be BCIT.
Q&A Hosts:
Dr. Andrea Sator, Program Manager, WIL Curriculum, SFU; Dr. Letitia Henville, Manager, Graduate WIL, Arts, UBC
Eligibility criteria:
This position is being offered contingent on a successful funding application. This paid internship is open to both international and domestic students who live in British Columbia and who will be located in Canada for the duration of this position. People who graduated in 2020, 2021 or 2022 are also eligible for this position. However, the funding requirements for this position limit eligibility to people from equity-deserving groups. To apply for this position, you must self-identify as belonging to one of the following equity-deserving demographic groups:
- Indigenous
- Black and people of colour
- 2SLGBTQQIA+
- Neuro-diverse (including ADHD, ADD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- Persons living with a visible or invisible disability (including mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety)
- Women (cis or trans)
- Youth from care
- Non-binary
- Other
Additional details:
- This will be a work-from-home remote work position. Please provide your own laptop and internet connection.
- The salary will be between $25/hr and $30/hr, depending on experience & qualifications
- We are looking for students who are available to work 2 to 3 days per week (15 to 21hrs/week) over 16-17 weeks
- Start date: Monday March 14, 2022
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday March 3 at 9am. Apply at: https://amplifier.arts.ubc.ca/graduate-students/paid-internships/
Interviews will take place via Zoom on Monday March 7 between 2:00 and 3:30 PT. Selected candidates will be contacted for an interview on Friday March 4.
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Please join us for a moderated panel and Q&A with as Arts alumni who work in the tech sector. We will be asking about their career journey, what opportunities they accessed, and how they strategized to do so. We will also be talking about which attributes of your graduate degree can help you transition towards a tech related role, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions directly from the panelists.
Panelists:
- Laurel Eckhouse, Ph.D. – Staff Quantitative Criminal Justice Researcher, Code for America
- Alyssa McLeod, M.A. – Technical Project Manager, Wattpad
- Erin Piotrowski, Ph.D. – Curriculum Developer, SV Academy
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The Firelight Group is an Indigenous-owned consulting group that works with Indigenous and local communities in Canada and beyond to provide high quality research, policy, planning, mapping, negotiation, and advisory services. Theirwork focuses on culture, health, socio-economics, ecology, and governance to support the rights and interests of Indigenous communities.
The Firelight Group is looking to hire one or more Research Interns for the Health and Ecology departments. Intern responsibilities may include writing funding proposals and reports, project coordination, working with community members, and conducting fieldwork, with up to 10+ days/month of travel (COVID-dependent--please listed to the recorded Q&A for Corvyn's response to a student's question on this topic). The intern will assist with managing large, complex projects with multiple funders and under tight timelines. Strong field skills to provide field-based data collection support are needed.
An ideal candidate will
- be Indigenous, or highly informed on, sensitive to, and ideally at least somewhat experienced with Indigenous issues and communities;
- have some experience synthesizing and analyzing data using a variety of methods;
- be attentive to detail and resilient to a fast-paced and unpredictable workflow; and
- have excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
While it is not essential that an intern candidate have non-academic experience, we would prioritize those who have done work with or for remote and/or Indigenous communities. Application deadline & form is available on our paid internships page.
What career options are available to people with masters or doctoral degrees in the social sciences and humanities? How should you go about investigating these options? What steps can you take to secure a job before its description is ever posted online?
This event was facilitated by Dr. Danielle Barkley, who is the Graduate Career Educator at UBC's Centre for Student Involvement and Careers. See the CSI&C's Career Resources for Graduate Students.
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The UBC Arts Amplifier is hoping to hire two paid interns for 250 hours’ work starting in January 2022 and ending no later than June 30, 2022. These positions are contingent on a successful funding application.
One intern will focus on the structure and organization of the Arts Amplifier’s website, making our services and resources easier to navigate for our site visitors; this includes community partners, UBC graduate students, postdocs, and faculty members. For this position, we’re looking for someone who can understand how a range of users interact with professional or academic-oriented websites, and be able to draft and implement necessary changes to the website’s structure.
The second intern will focus on drafting and pitching articles related to the Arts Amplifier’s work for Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and University Affairs, or other venues as appropriate. Examples of the kinds of articles this second intern will draft include:
- “Integrating the Public Humanities With Career Development” by Henry John, Inside Higher Ed, 2 Nov 2021
- “Incorporating Experiential Learning in a PhD Program” by Catherine Hundleby & Stephanie Dupley, University Affairs, 19 Nov 2021
- “The PhD Conversion Experience” by Paul Yachnin, University Affairs, 30 Sept 2020
For this second position, we’re interested in someone who can take existing content (eg. responses to evaluation forms, student success stories, grant applications, and reports like the Council of Canadian Academies’ 2021 Degrees of Success) and rewrite it into compelling stories for academic--and potentially non-academic audiences. We anticipate that the successful applicant will likely have achieved candidacy in a PhD program, and so will draw on lived experience within academia in writing their pieces.
Both internships will pay $32.66/hr and will require 250 hours of work over a 4-to-6 month period. We are flexible on hours of work, though please note that Arts Amplifier staff do not work on Fridays. These will be remote positions and you will need access to a computer and internet.
Eligibility criteria: This paid internship is open to both international and domestic students who live in British Columbia and who will be located in Canada for the duration of this position. However, the funding requirements for this position limit eligibility to people from equity-deserving groups. To apply for this position, you must self-identify as belonging to one of the following equity-deserving demographic groups:
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- Indigenous
- Black and people of colour
- 2SLGBTQQIA+
- Neuro-diverse (including ADHD, ADD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- Persons living with a visible or invisible disability (including mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety)
- Women (cis or trans)
- Youth from care
- Non-binary
- Other
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An early draft of the “Who is Chinatown?” storymap can be found at: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e337759da7fb464a94bae2d3120e7956
The internship will be 270 hours (two days per week) in the January semester, and the rate of pay will be $32.66/hr.
Eligibility criteria: This paid internship is open to both international and domestic students who live in British Columbia and who will be located in Canada for the duration of this position. However, the funding requirements for this position limit eligibility to people from equity-deserving groups. To apply for this position, you must self-identify as belonging to one of the following equity-deserving demographic groups.
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S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is looking for an intern to work on a joint pilot project developed in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health. The project will test an integrated model to support seniors living in the community by providing culturally-specific information to seniors in languages that they understand in order to allow them to live independently for longer. The team have mapped out a model for the project and are looking for a research intern who can work with them as they begin implementation and determine metrics, data analysis methods, and deliverables. They are looking for someone with strong academic writing, critical thinking, and analysis skills who can work with the team to ultimately develop an article on the project and its outcomes.
Once a suitable candidate has been identified, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. intends to apply for Mitacs support for this position, which would provide the student intern with compensation of $15,000 and would require the student to work on the project 2-3 days/week for 4-6 months.
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More info about this role:
Gen Squeeze is looking to hire a few paid interns to design and implement knowledge translation (KT) materials and resources. They're looking for people who can write like journalists and create influential content, such as
- blog posts, infographics or video vignettes to communicate key messages about research evidence
- podcasts or webinars sharing key evidence, ideas and communication tactics as part of a “Solution Series”
Students, faculty, and Arts Amplifier staff met to spark new ideas, catalyze existing ones, foster community and connections, and begin collaborating on meaningful public engagement projects.
In this event, students and faculty learned about opportunities for paid work, met colleagues from across the disciplines, and found out more about how the Arts Amplifier can support students during their graduate degree.
Venue: The Leon and Thea Koerner University Centre (UCLL) Lower Lobby
6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
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Led by the Arts Amplifier’s Grants Coordinator, Carolyn Veldstra, this webinar will introduce Arts graduate students to funding opportunities that could support a collaborative project with a community partner.
The session will cover:
- How to think about your academic interests in terms of collaborative, project-based work
- The value of doing collaborative work for your career
- Some specific funding opportunities, most with deadlines this fall
- The kinds of projects that might suit each funding opportunity
The objective of this webinar is to get you thinking about how you might leverage your values, skills, and expertise in a self-directed, collaborative project with a community partner.
The grants we’ll be talking about will include:
- Mitacs + Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund
- The BC Campus Research Fellows program
- Innovate BC’s Innovator Skills Initiative
- The BC Arts Council’s Co-op/WIL program and Early Career Development grant
- The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions’ internship program
- Max Bell Foundation Development grants
- Deux Mille Foundation grants
This webinar complements our upcoming Build Your Own Collaborative Project module, which will guide students through the process of developing and scoping a publicly engaged project -- whether or not it fits with one of these funding opportunities.
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
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Interested in working with BC Forest Discovery Centre this summer in a Collaborative Cohort Project?
Eligible PhD students can fill out the interest form by May 18. If you're not eligible, fill out the Get Support form and we can explore future opportunities.
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
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Interested in working with Squamish Nation this summer in a Collaborative Cohort Project?
Eligible PhD students can fill out the interest form by May 18. If you're not eligible, fill out the Get Support form and we can explore future opportunities.
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
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Interested in working with VAG? Learn more about how to apply on our Application page.
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
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View our FAQs (pdf) answered by the Arts Amplifier team.
Panelists:
- Kim Duff
Independent Consultant & Business Owner
- Heather Ladd
Freelancer Editor, Creative Consultant and Guest Lecturer
- Rachel Olson
President and Founding Director of Firelight Group
Sign up for our training hub to access the "How to Start Consulting or Freelancing" module. You will learn how to create a business plan, get tips on how to set the right strategy, and find project management tools and resources to put your consulting or freelancing plan into practice.
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
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Links mentioned in webinar:
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
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View our FAQs (pdf) answered by Dr. Carolyn Veldstra.
Links mentioned in webinar:
- Canada Council for the Arts
- BC Arts Council
- Creative Spark grants
- Access Copyright, Marian Hebb grant
- Inspirit Foundation
- BC Alliance for Arts Culture
- CARFAC sets professional rates for artists in Canada
- Plain Language Association: — recommended Plain Language resource
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
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Resources and additional information mentioned in the session:
Keynote Address
- Meg Kunde, PhD – Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Augustana College
- Meg received the ALCS/Mellon postdoctoral fellowship, which you can read more about on the Arts Amplifier postdoctoral fellowships page
Speakers:
- Sean Ashley, PhD – Instructor, Sociology & Criminology, Capilano University (Vancouver, BC)
- Sean's students collaborated with CityStudio North Vancouver, Arts & Sciences
- CityStudio Vancouver is an Arts Amplifier project partner, and we'd be happy to connect you with municipal research projects if you're interested in working with the City of Vancouver
- Claudia Diaz, PhD – Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives, Centre for Teaching and Learning Technology, UBC (Vancouver, BC)
- Caitlin Hartnett, EdD – Faculty, English, North Island College (Port Hardy, BC)
- Article about the Awi'nakola program at NIC
- Michael Jacobs, PhD – Dean, Humanities & Social Sciences, Monroe Community College (Rochester, NY)
- Monroe Community College Service Learning
- Monroe Community College Institute for the Humanities
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter
Career Development and Public Engagement for MAs, PhDs, and Postdocs in the Social Sciences & Humanities
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Resources and additional information mentioned in the session:
Speakers:
- Éric Bastien– Director, Research Partnerships Portfolio, SSHRC,
- Slides about SSHRC and opportunities available to you are available here: Éric Bastien - Presentation UBC - November 2020
- Loleen Berdahl, PhD– Professor, Political Studies and Executive Director, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan; author of Work Your Career: Get What You Want from Your Social Sciences or Humanities PhD
- This report about the changing nature of work in Canada might interest people: https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/_assets-custom/pdf/RBC-Future-Skills-Report-FINAL-Singles.pdf
- Katina Rogers, PhD– Co-Director, The Futures Initiative at The Graduate Center, City University of New York; author of Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: Thriving In and Beyond the Classroom
- Naben Ruthnum, MA – Author, Curry: Eating, Reading & Race; as Nathan Ripley, Your Life is Mine and Find You in the Dark
- Jaspreet Sandhu, MA– Loyalty and Engagement Leader, Toronto International Film Festival
Closing Remarks:
- Paul Yachnin, PhD – Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies, McGill University; Director, TRaCE McGill
Special guests:
- Allison Brennan, PhD– Director, Business Development, Vancouver, Mitacs
- Ileana Costrut– Project Coordinator, CityStudio Vancouver
- Vidya Crawley– CEO & Lead Educator, Groundswell
- Miriam Esquitín, MA– Director of Vancouver Program & General Manager of CityStudio Vancouver
- Eva Reddington, MBA– Senior Advisor, Program Partnerships and Skills Development, Toronto, Mitacs
- Brian Train– Education Officer, Post Secondary Education Division, BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills, and Training
Moderator:
- Danielle Barkley, PhD – Educator, Career & Professional Development (Graduate Students), UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers
- Make an appointment with Danielle, or watch her "finding and applying for a job" presentation
- Read about the opportunities available to you via the Graduate Pathways to Success and the Arts Amplifier's on- and off-campus resources pages
Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
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This one-hour webinar featured an interview with RJ Jose, the Arts Co-op Business Development Manager, who has 15+ years of client-centric marketing experience.
He helps you to figure out how to network--and sustain your network--without feeling skeezy or fake. His approach to networking comes from a place of generosity and collaboration.
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Arts Amplifier links:
- Questions? Ideas? Concerns? Get in touch by filling out our "Get Support" form
- Learn more about our our paid internship program
- RSVP for our upcoming events
- Sign up for our newsletter