Apply for $5,000 to host an event at UBC Robson Square
Do you have an idea for a community event in Vancouver? The UBC Connects at Robson Square call for applications is now open.
This brand-new initiative from the university is offering up to $5,000 of subsidies for any student, staff, faculty or community member that would like to host an event at Robson Square.
Call for nominations: 2024 Japan Prize
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Japan Prize.
The Japan Prize honours scientists and researchers worldwide who are recognized for having contributed significantly to the peace and prosperity of humankind through their original and outstanding achievements that have greatly advanced the progress of science and technology.
The 2024 prize will be awarded in the field of Medical Science and Pharmaceutical Science, which recognizes the development of innovative technologies and novel discoveries that promise seminal scientific and technical advances pertaining to the mechanisms of disease; to disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; and to medical follow-up and monitoring — technologies and discoveries that confer substantial benefits to society by enhancing human health and wellbeing.
We invite you to consider colleagues who could be eligible for this distinction. Email fom.recognition@ubc.ca for the next steps in the nomination process, or with any questions.
The internal submission deadline of the full nomination package is Friday, January 13, 2023.
Nominations open for the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
Nominations are now open for the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.
Each year since its inception in 1967, the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize has been awarded by Columbia University for outstanding basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry. The purpose of this prize is to honour a scientific investigator or group of investigators whose contributions to knowledge in either of these fields are deemed worthy of special recognition.
Email fom.recognition@ubc.ca to declare your intent to nominate, and with any questions.
Visit the Louisa Gross Horwitz website to learn more and submit your nomination by January 30, 2023.
Is substance use affecting your wellbeing?
One in five of us will experience a mental illness or problematic substance use at some point in our lifetime (CMHA, 2022). Seeking help for substance use challenges is an important step towards minimizing harm and supporting recovery.
To support UBC faculty and staff struggling with substance use or looking to support a dependent, UBC HR has partnered with ALAViDA to provide confidential access to substance use management resources.
Take the confidential ALAViDA self-assessment, which will provide you with personalized insights about your substance use, life functioning, and wellbeing. When you complete the self-assessment, you will also receive a self-care gift and an optional session with an ALAViDA coach to help redefine what wellness is for you.
Everything you do with ALAViDA is completely confidential — no information is shared with employers, plan sponsors, unions, or licensing bodies.
Find additional substance use and addiction support resources from UBC HR.
National Awards Program — Canadian College Of Health Leaders
The Canadian College of Health Leaders is inviting nominations for the 2023 National Awards Program.
Nominate an individual or team for one of the College’s awards by November 30, 2022. Award recipients will be recognized during the College’s 2023 Honouring Health Leadership event, date to be announced.
Other Term Appointments
Find information and checklists for other term faculty appointments.
Other Term Faculty Appointments
Find descriptions and resources for the following appointment types on the UBC HR website:
- Honorary Faculty (Honorary Assistant Professor, Honorary Associate Professor, Honorary Professor, Honorary Lecturer, Honorary Research Associate)
- Lecturer
- Visiting Scholar (Individuals who are visiting students fall under the Visiting International Research Student (VIRS). Please contact UBC Student Services. Faculty Relations will no longer be processing Visiting Scholar appointments)
- Visiting Scientist
- Visiting Faculty (Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, Visiting Professor, Visiting Lecturer)
Part-Time Faculty
These appointments are part-time, for a specified, limited term no longer than one year at a time.
There is no implication that the appointee will be considered for any further appointment of this or any other kind on the expiration of the specified term. Reappointments can be made subject to the terms and conditions of Policy AP4 – Faculty Term Appointments (pdf, formerly Policy #42).
These appointees are members of the Faculty Association.
Resources
UBC Faculty Relations – Part-Time Faculty Appointments
Checklists
- To process a new part-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of Teaching, Associate Professor of Teaching, Professor of Teaching, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, please first consult with the Dean’s office Faculty Affairs Team.
Checklist – Part-Time Faculty – New Appointment (Rev Jan 2021) - Checklist – Part-Time Faculty – Reappointment (Rev Jan 2021): To process a reappointment through the Dean’s Office & Faculty Relations.
Partner Track Faculty Appointments
Partner track faculty appointments are arrangements for faculty members whereby an employee of an approved partner institution is able to hold a UBC faculty appointment for their teaching, scholarly activity and service activities.
The partner track faculty member is not an employee of UBC. Instead, they become (or remain) an employee of the partner organization, and become an honorary (unpaid) UBC appointee. Their employment relationship continues with the partner institution, and all benefits and salary increases are the responsibility of the partner institution.
They would be expected to contribute to the University according to established responsibilities in teaching, research and service, depending on the appointed rank.
Resources:
- Faculty of Medicine Policy on Partner Appointments (approved by the FoM Executive Committee on September 16, 2014 and by the Senate on November 17, 2014)
- Partner Appointment Sponsorship Letter Template (Ver Mar 2022). Please note, Partner appointments must be sponsored by their employer.
- Offer Letter – Partner Appointment
- Checklist – Partner Track Faculty – New Appointments (Ver Feb 2022)
- Note: For new appointments at the rank Associate Professor, Partner and Professor, Partner, in addition to following the checklist above, please submit a promotion & tenure package by following the P&T Checklist and submit them via OneDrive
- Reappointment – Partner Track Faculty
- FAQs on Partner Appointments