Weekly email (week of March 11)

 
Hi everyone,
Please find below announcements and events for the upcoming two weeks:
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Summer 2019 TA Applications Now Open
We're looking for excellent candidates to apply by March 23 at https://www.cs.ubc.ca/ta. Be sure to fill out the appropriate application (undergraduate vs. graduate) for the term you are interested in. Submitting by the deadline is best, but if you submit afterward, the earlier you submit, the more likely it will be considered. If you have some special reason to think the instructor of a course wants *you* for their TA, please apply and then ask that instructor to log in to www.cs.ubc.ca/ta and comment on your awesome application. For our formal job ad, see the bulletin board outside ICCS 201.
 
CPSC 491 Interactive Digital Media Practicum Course
The Interactive Digital Media Practicum Course is now accepting applications for the May-Aug 2019 session. CPSC 491 is a 6-credit course. It's open to UBC undergraduates who meet the eligibility requirements, but students in CS major and minor programs are especially encouraged to apply. Feedback from previous students suggests that it's a pretty awesome experience. Please check out the program description and examples of previous projects at: https://thecdm.ca/program/ubc-sfu-digital-media-practicum
Application deadline: Sunday Mar 10, 2019 (We MAY be able to consider some late applications, but the sooner they get in, the more likely we can consider them.)
 
 
CSSS
 
CSSS 2019-2020 Executive Nominations
Dates: March 4 - March 15
Location: The Cube (ICICS 021)
The CSSS is running elections for the 2019-2020 executive team! Want to contribute to the community, or become an overlord over CS students? Get a nomination form! Candidates will need to fill out nomination forms before March 15th. Forms can be picked up at The Cube (ICICS 021). Campaigning is optional, but encouraged. Voting will occur on March 18th and 22nd. View positions and their descriptions in By-Law 8 of our constitution.
 
CSSS Presents Floating Point: A Year-End Cruise
Date: April 6
Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Harbour Cruises - 501 Denman St, Vancouver, BC, V6G 2W9
It’s the end of the year and the beginning of the next! Everyone’s invited to this year’s Year End Gala, out at sea! We’ll be cruising on the water for 3 hours on the Britannia, departing near Stanley Park. You’ll enjoy a full-service bar, a catered dinner, games, a raffle, a DJ, dancing, and the company of your friends!
Dress Code: Formal
Ticket Information: Available here
 
EMPLOYER EVENTS
 
Bank of Montreal Info Session
Date: Tues. Mar. 19
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Ground floor of UBC Sauder Henry Angus building
To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline.
 
 
JOB POSTINGS
 
UBC CareersOnline 
Summer Work Learn Positions (application deadline Tues. Mar. 19th)
Summer 2019 Work Learn jobs are out! These are summer on campus positions that help you build your skills. There are numerous WL Computer Science/IT jobs on CareersOnline and we have listed some potentially good ones below. They are sorted into streams (bolded) but keep in mind of course, many of these positions overlap. Log into CareersOnline http://students.ubc.ca/careers  using your CWL.  NOTE: There are also many, many additional Work Learn opportunities posted to CareersOnline – so make sure to check them out!
 
Data Related:
                Data Processing Research Assistant – Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC
                Data Mining Specialist - UBC Bookstore
                Learning Analytics Project Assistant - UBC Arts ISIT
Learning Analytics/Visual Analytics  Project Assistant - UBC Arts ISIT
Programmer/Research Assistant - UBC Department of Psychiatry
Data Analytics Assistant - UBC Development and Alumni Engagement
Sustainable Food Systems Data Analyst - UBC Farm
Water Monitoring-Sensors and Data Science - UBC Farm
AV/VR and/or Games:
                Unity Developer - UBC Faculty of Arts
                Project Assistant: Virtual Reality Study - UBC Faculty of Medicine
                Video Game Developer/Programmer - Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning
IT Related:
IT Support/Web Assistant – Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences UBC
IT Assistant - UBC Arts ISIT
IT Assistant – Office of UBC Health
                IT Assistant – UBC Department of Psychiatry
                Junior IT Support Assistant - UBC Department of Psychology
                Learning Space Steward - UBC IT - Audio Visual Services
Frontend and/or Design:
                Software Developer - UBC Department of Psychology
Web/software developer – Department of Chemistry
Web Assistant – Faculty of Applied Science
Web Developer and Social Media Coordinator – Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning
Website Program Assistant - Institute of Applied Mathematics
Full-stack and/or Backend:
                Full Stack Web Developer - Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC
Junior Full Stack Developer – UBC SPPH
Junior Full Stack Developer – Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
             Software Developer Assistant – Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Software Developer – Civil Engineering
Miscellaneous:
                Community-based Digital Literacy Assistant - UBC Learning Exchange
                Outreach, Admissions & Academics Support Assistant, UBC Computer Science
 
UBC CareersOnline http://students.ubc.ca/careers also has the following student and upcoming/new grad Computer Science-related positions available.
AWS Data & Machine Learning Engineers, Cloudwick Technologies
Regional ICT Support Assistant, First Nation Education Steering Committee
Software Engineer, Sage
Full-Time Technology Analyst, Citi
Software Developer, urLive
Software Developer, UBC Department of Psychology
Support Engineer - II, Amazon
Positions with Opener, Inc:
*IT (System Administrator)
*Software Engineer (Web Programmer)
 
New on our UBC CS Job Postings page https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/undergrad/careers or log into https://my.cs.ubc.ca/students/career
Software Engineer, Streetlight Data
Backend Java Developer, Jostle Corporation       
 
OTHER STUDENT EVENTS
   
My Career Story: Working Globally
Date: Thurs. March 14th
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge, 2205 Lower Mall
Join us as we listen to a panel of alumni and professionals share how they navigated their career peaks and valleys, explored their interests and developed skills, and how their networks helped them along the way in their global career journeys. The panel session will be followed by audience Q&A and informal networking with the panelists and fellow students. Light refreshments will be served. To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline.
 
MAPS 2019 Programming Competition
Date: Sat. March 16th
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm
MAPS is an open, online, 5-hour, ICPC-style programming competition organized through Mount Allison University and hosted on Kattis. MAPS features an original problem set and can be completed individually or in teams. All the relevant information can be found at the following site: https://bit.ly/maps-rocks
 
Women in Data Science Conference
Date: Thurs. Mar 21
Time: 4 pm to 8 pm
Location: Room 1221, Forest Sciences Centre, 2424 Main Mall
The Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and support women in the field. This annual one-day technical conference provides an opportunity to hear about the latest data science-related research and applications in a broad set of domains. It is open to all genders. There will be 3 speakers followed by a career panel with 6 or so data science professionals, videos from Stanford's main event, food, and a networking session.
Tickets are free, but this is a limited seats conference. Registration link is
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-data-science-ubc-tickets-57148276032
 
SUS Science Student Recognition Awards
The Science Student Recognition Awards Night is held every year, this year on March 21st, to celebrate the achievements of students in Science. We encourage science students to nominate their classmates or themselves for the following awards:
Science Student Recognition Award: 5 monetary non-academic awards of $400 each to recognize individuals who demonstrate exceptional levels of extracurricular involvement. Nomination form
Undergraduate Teaching Award: non-monetary awards for undergraduate Peer Tutors or Teaching Assistants who have showcased exceptional efforts for their peers. Nomination form
SUS Club Awards: 4 awards for science clubs that have demonstrated strong leadership skills in their community. Nomination form
The deadline for these awards is March 11th at 11:59PM.
 
Last Call for Undergraduate Research Participants – Indigenous Initiatives at CTLT
Date: Thurs. March 21
Time: 6:30-7:00pm
Location: Irving K Barber Room 184
The In/Relation team is seeking undergraduate students to participate in a focus group regarding your experiences learning Indigenous topics in the classroom. No prior knowledge of First Nations and Indigenous studies is necessary to participate, but if you have this knowledge or perspective, we also encourage you to attend. We are mostly looking for undergraduates with a willingness to share thoughts and opinions. Free pizza will be provided at the event for all attendees. To RSVP, please email your name and phone number to lizotero@mail.ubc.ca.
 
LGBTQ2+ Launching into Tech Meetup
Date: Wed. March 27
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Location: Mobify
LGBTQ2+ Launching into Tech is a new Meetup group with the mission to support LGBTQ2+ members of our community as they explore careers in the Vancouver tech industry, in both technical and non-technical roles. If you are a LGBTQ2+ person or ally interested in pursuing a career in the tech industry, i.e. in customer support, admin, human resources, accounting, software development, design, or anything in-between, our meetups are for you! Food and drinks will be provided. For more info and to register, check out the Meetup event: https://www.meetup.com/LGBTQ-Launching-into-Tech/
 
RESEARCH
Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarships in Software Engineering
Do you want a scholarship of up to €49,000 for a Masters in Computer Science while studying in 2 EU Countries? The Erasmus Mundus Joint MSc in Advanced Systems Dependability offers students the chance to study at Maynooth University in Ireland, St Andrews in Scotland or University of Lorraine in France on a fully funded Master’s programme, obtaining a Joint MSc at the end of two years.  To apply, students should complete the online application on www.pac.ie/nuim with course code MHG72. Apply by March 8th, 2019 for scholarship and June 30th 2019 for all other applicants.
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvUZBA9d1Y
Questions and Support: Contact mscdepend@mu.ie
 
Diversity in Math Undergraduate Summer School at UBC
Location: UBC & SFU
Dates: July 22nd - August 2nd, 2019
Website: http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/190722-dmussir
Applications are now open for "Diversity in Math", a two-week outreach summer program devoted to enhancing the presence of under-represented groups in STEM fields. The program is open to female-identified undergraduate students studying mathematics or a related discipline such as computer science, physics and statistics. The purpose of this program is to introduce the undergraduate participants to a wide variety of professions and careers. Mentorship is an important component of the program. Undergraduate participants are expected to interact with senior mathematicians in academia and industry, and also act as mentors for high school students around the Lower Mainland who are considering a STEM-based career. The application deadline is April 1, 2019.
 
Announcing the 1st Annual CS-Can Student Symposium
The student and postdoc advisory committee (SPAC) of Computer Science Canada (CS-Can | Info-Can) is organizing the 1st Annual CS-Can Student Symposium in conjunction with the CS-Can | Info-Can 2019 Annual Meeting on June 2nd-4th at McGill University in Montreal. SPAC is inviting the entire Canadian computer science community (students, faculty and industry) to join them at the 2019 symposium. The symposium will feature a series of inspiring lectures by CS-Can | Info-Can award winners (see the first of the 2018 winners here), a poster session showcasing emerging researchers from every field in computer science and engineering, a set of workshops devoted to addressing challenges facing Canadian computer scientists and engineers and a lightning pitch presentation session. To learn more about the 2019 CS-Can Student Symposium, please visit: www.cscan-infocan.ca/spac/symposium.
 
VOLUNTEERING
Image Processing Project Using Python
The Frostad laboratory is developing a new instrument for simulating and tracking digestion of micro-capsules. We are looking for a volunteer to develop image processing algorithms in Python using standard image processing libraries. The volunteer will gain valuable hands-on experience in developing code for real-world applications and if successful would be a co-author on the resulting publication of the work. Applicants should be comfortable programming in Python 2.7 and be able to devote time to working on the project without detracting from their other coursework. Interested students should email Dr. Frostad at john.frostad@ubc.ca.
 
Have a great weekend!
Diane Johnson