Weekly email (week of Jan 14)

 
Hi everyone,
 
Welcome back and Happy New Year!  Please find below announcements and events for the upcoming two weeks:
 
EMPLOYER INFO SESSIONS
 
Electronic Arts Info Session
Date: Tues. Jan. 29th
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: DMP 310a
To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline.
 
Yelp Info Session
Date: Wed. Jan. 30
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: DMP 310
To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline.
 
L3 WESCAM Info Session
Date: Thurs. Jan. 31
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: FSC 1001
To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline.
 
INDUSTRY PANEL
 
Computer Science/Life Sciences Career Panel
Date: Thurs. Jan. 17
Panel: 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Food & Networking: 6:45 pm onwards  
Location: Life Sciences Centre (2350 Health Sciences Mall) Lecture Hall 3 (LSC 3)
Networking: After the panel, Life Sciences Centre, West Atrium
Description: Join us for a panel to explore careers and opportunities within the combined field of Computer Science and Life Sciences. The event is organized by the Computer Science and Microbiology & Immunology departments. Experts from companies, academia, data sciences and the health care industry will share their knowledge on bioinformatics, entrepreneurship, technology to help patients connect with specialists, science and innovation.
Register as soon as possible at https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3xae7UsurAsbL1j to secure your spot.  Here is a list of the panelists and their workplaces.
 
Panelists:
Dr. Roza Bidshahri, Research Scientist, AbCellera Biologics
Dr. Gabriela Cohen Freue, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, UBC
Dr. Kendall Ho, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC
Dr. Bhavjinder (Bhav) Kaur Dhillon, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, UBC
Dr. Steven Pelech, President & Chief Scientific Officer, Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation; Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, UBC
Dr. Andrew Roth, Assistant Professor, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UBC; Dept of Computer Science, UBC; Dept of Molecular Oncology, BC Cancer Agency
 
JOB POSTINGS
 
UBC CareersOnline http://students.ubc.ca/careers has the following student and upcoming/new grad Computer Science-related positions available. Log into the site using your CWL.
Positions with Aupera Technologies Inc:
*Computer Vision Engineer
*FPGA Engineer
*Intermediate/Senior Software Engineer in Computer Vision
*Senior Firmware Engineer
*Video Software Engineer
*Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Positions with Fortinet Technologies:
*AV Analyst
*Embedded Software Developer
*Hardware Development Engineer
*Software Developer
*Technical Support Engineers
*Web Developer
Positions with Vizzion:
*Software Engineer
*Technical Assistant
Positions with Citi:
*Technology Summer Analyst, Software Development
*Full-Time Technology Analyst, Software Developmen
IT Advisor - Major Incident Coordination, BC Hydro
CPSC Tutors, My Sky Tutoring
MITACS - Operations Research Intern, Mobility and Logistics, 1QBit
Systems Administratiors: Servers, Clusters, and Supercomputers, D. E. Shaw Research
Full-Stack Developer , Panevo
Data Science Summer Student , Teine Energy Ltd
Developer, Tata Consultancy Services
Teck Digital Systems Co-Op, Teck Resources Ltd.
Learning Technology Rover, UBC Faculty of Education
Web Developer, Scholantis
Customer Support Associate, Doteasy Technology Inc.
Fall 2019 Computer Science/Engineering Positions, Communications security establishment
Junior Software Developer, WorkSafeBC
React.js Web Developer, PDFTron Systems Inc.
Technical Specialist, Clinical Reporting, Island Health
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
C++ Software Engineer, AbCellera Biologics Inc
 
CAREER FAIR
 
UBC 2019 Technical Career Fair
Date: Thurs. Jan. 31
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Life Science Building - 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Speak with representatives from over 50 companies about new graduate, summer, internship, or co-op positions! Lists of attending companies available at ubctcf.com.
 
OTHER STUDENT EVENTS
 
UBC Women in Science Career Panel Night
Date: Thurs. Jan. 17th
Time: 6-7:30PM
Location: Abdul Ladha Science Student Centre
Come to Women in Science's annual Career Panel Night for a chance to hear from a panel of professional women in fields ranging from Physics to Computer Science to Disease Research to about their experiences navigating the industry, choosing their path, and anything else you wish to ask. This a great chance to network and consider new areas of interest, or to learn more about and make connections in the field you're already considering. Light refreshments will be served. If you wish to attend, please RSVP on our Facebook page.
Graduating Workshop Series (open to all BSc Students)
Participate in a series of free small workshops designed to help you take the first steps in transitioning from the lecture hall to the workplace. These workshops will help you dig deeper into the experience gained through your BSc. You’ll get the chance to identify what’s transferable to the workplace, brush up your resume and cover letter, practice interview skills, and more. Workshops dates and topics include:
*Job Search Strategies, Informational Interviews, and Networking – Thurs. Jan. 17, 5:30 pm
*Resume and Cover Letter Clinic – Thurs. Jan 24, 5:30 pm
*Beyond the BSc – Wed. Jan 30, 5 :00 pm
*Leveraging LinkedIn as a Science Student – Thurs. Feb 7, 5:30 pm
For more information, additional workshop dates and to register go to https://science.ubc.ca/students/grad-workshop-series
 
RESEARCH
 
Summer Jobs: Undergrad Student Research Awards
Want work experience in the CS department? Consider applying for a summer undergraduate ‘Research Award’ role.
• Valuable work experience in an interesting research-related job
• Three categories: NSERC USRA, SURE, WLIUR. (Through these programs, eligible professors are funded to hire students to work on research projects)
• Some potential projects and supervisors are currently listed on our website
• You can also create your own opportunity! See our website or here for details about how to do this  
Application deadline for these awards will be Feb. 15. Link to the online application form is at https://my.cs.ubc.ca/students/awards
 
 
Apply UBC’s Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Research Program
The Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Research Program at the University of British Columbia is a summer program designed to provide an interdisciplinary data science research experience for undergraduate and graduate UBC students. This program—hosted by the Data Science Institute at UBC—brings together students from diverse backgrounds to work closely with data providers and domain experts on focussed, collaborative projects that have the potential to benefit society. This program is open to full-time UBC students who have successfully completed 75 undergraduate credits, or enrolled in a graduate program at UBC.
To submit an application, please complete the application form here, provide unofficial transcripts, and include your latest CV. The last day to submit an application is February 22, 2019. For questions about this program, email dsi.admin@science.ubc.ca.
 
Apply for the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) is a networking event for mathematicians and computer scientists from all over the world. Young researchers at all phases of their careers (undergraduate/pre-master, graduate PhD or postdoc) are encouraged to complete and submit their applications by February 15 (midnight at the dateline) via the following link: http://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org
For questions regarding requirements and the application process, please contact Young Researchers Relations at: yr@heidelberg-laureate-forum.org
For more information, please visit: www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org
 
Present at the 2019 UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC)
MURC is a research conference open to all students pursuing research at the undergraduate level. Work presented at the conference typically includes, but is not limited to, undergraduate theses, directed studies, and other faculty-supervised research projects. To apply to present at MURC visit https://students.ubc.ca/murc. Deadline is January 20th.
 
SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
 
3M National Student Fellowship Call for Nominations
The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten full-time undergraduate college and undergraduate university students at Canadian institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their college or university. Each winner will receive an award of $5,000 to be spent at the winner’s discretion and will also participate in a 3M National Student Fellowship Program retreat. Further information and eligibility is available on the award website: 3M National Student Fellowship.
The application process for these awards is extensive and requires that the Vice-President, Students office reviews each completed package. Students should submit their completed application by 4:00 pm, Mon. Jan. 7 to Uma Kugavaratharajah at vpsassist@mail.ubc.ca. The Vice-President, Students office will review and respond to the students regarding their submission by Mon. Jan. 21. Approved applications must then be submitted electronically by the student to the 3M National Student Fellowship on or before Thurs. Jan. 31.
 
VOLUNTEERING
 
Become a Technovation Mentor
Volunteering as a Technovation mentor is a great way to share your passion for computer science, and gain leadership and teaching experience. We are looking for dependable, responsible, enthusiastic people, preferably with a background in Computer Science, to help mentor teams of 2-5 girls in Grades 8-12 as they participate in the Technovation Challenge. The Technovation Challenge involves teams creating a mobile application that addresses a local problem in the community. The time commitment and schedule will be established by you and your team, but we encourage you to meet with your team weekly either online or in person. All undergraduates will be paired with another mentor (either from industry or a fellow undergraduate) so you can share this responsibility.
Please visit https://technovationchallenge.org/ for more information. To sign up, please register as a mentor on the Technovation website and fill in this form. Volunteers of any gender or experience level are welcome!
 
Let’s Talk Science Volunteer Opportunities
UBC’s Let's Talk Science provides innovative, volunteer-run programs that make science accessible and fun for elementary and secondary school students. They are currently seeking student volunteers for the three upcoming events below. Additional event information and sign up links for these events is available at https://my.cs.ubc.ca/news/new-year-volunteering-opportunity
*Jan. 17, MacNeill Science Club Workshop, MacNeill Secondary in Richmond. Hour long workshop to help answer students; questions about how university life and research works. (Urgent request!)
*Feb. 7, Burnaby South Science Fair. Science fair judging – no previous experience required and volunteers provided with training packages.
*Feb. 18, Tech-Up Showcase at Science World. Volunteers needed to help facilitate activities at the Let’s Talk Science booth.

Have a great weekend!
Michele