EVENTS CALENDER

A supportive, shared, drop-in space for faculty & graduate students whose research addresses Indigenous peoples and topics to come together and get work done on individual writing projects.

• Every Friday:
• First session: Feb 2
  
• 9am - 12pm
  
• Saunders Annex 130 or Zoom
  

• Coffee, Tea, and snacks will be available.
  
• Registration required to receive the Zoom link: Register here.
  

The Indigenous Research Workshop is committed to building a network of faculty members and graduate students across disciplines whose research, writing, and teaching address Indigenous people’s and topics.

The group typically meets every few weeks to engage works-in-progress. The first meeting each semester sets the schedule for that term.

• First meeting Friday, Feb 2
• 1:00 - 3:00 PM
  
• Saunders Annex 130 and Zoom

Weave together Indigenous knowledge and science in the context of natural resource use and management! While field courses in Geog are generally for 4th year Geog students, this course is open to a diversity of students, especially Indigenous students from any discipline (or university).

• Location: At the Koeye River in a ‘off grid’ setting
  
• Program runs: May 1 – 7, 2024
  
• Deadline to apply: February 29, 2024
  
• Fact Sheet: click here
  
• Contact: geography@uvic.ca if you have any questions.
  

• Fellowships available for Indigenous students! Full fellowships for Indigenous students in the name of late Ed Martin, a Heiltsuk Knowledge Holder who taught youth at Koeye for years.
  
• Visit the website for much more information, the application, fellowship application, etc.
  

Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus or Solving-FCB, is an international 6-year partnership between researchers and local communities across the globe with the goal of supporting sustainable solutions towards food security, conservation and climate change adaptation within the complex social and ecological contexts of today’s societies.

They are currently recruiting Indigenous students who would be interested in taking on any number of the elements of this project for their PhD, Master’s, or Honours work (they have projects which could be done at different scales of depth).

• Tla’amin Nation’s questions require social science and Indigenous-informed research methods and will be a deep dive into a cross-cutting project that connects food security, climate change, and community well-being.
• As per the poster attached, if Indigenous students who are attending or applying to UVic might be interested in taking on this project, please get in touch with Brian Thom (Anthropology) at bthom@uvic.ca or Nicole Meier at Tla’amin Nation (nicole.meier@tn-bc.ca) so more information can be provided. They especially encourage Tla’amin Citizens to get in touch!
• The deadline for receiving an expression of interest has been extended to March 31st.

Scholarship Description

The Elizabeth Henry Scholarship for Communities and Environmental Health supports graduate students working on research projects in partnership with British Columbian communities that are addressing environmental health issues and promoting environmental sustainability through cooperative community initiatives. The goal of these projects should be to support indigenous and non-indigenous communities in their efforts to improve air quality, environmental health or environmental sustainability in BC.

2024 Scholarship Information and Deadline

At least one $4,000 scholarship will be granted to a successful applicant in 2024. Applications for the scholarship open January 22, 2024 and close May 10, 2024.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Requirements for the scholarship are:

• The applicant must be a full time graduate student for at least one semester before being awarded the scholarship
  
• The student’s proposed research project must focus on working in partnership with one or more Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous British Columbia communities that are addressing air quality, environmental health issues and/or promoting environmental sustainability through cooperative initiatives
  
• The project must have well-defined objectives and research methodologies as well as tangible project outcomes that provide direct and ethically sound benefits to the community
  
• Preference will be given to significant and innovative projects
  
• Preference will be given to projects that directly engage the community, and where strong community support and buy-in are demonstrated.
  

Additional information is available at: https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/Elizabeth_Henry_Scholarship_Fund.html

• The Faculty of Science invites applications from Indigenous scholars for three tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor to commence as soon as possible.
  
• The three available positions are at the tenure-track assistant professor level and are cross-posted across our six departments: Biochemistry & Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Ocean Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, and Physics & Astronomy.
  
• The candidate's qualifications, experience, overall market demand, discipline, and the unit appointed will determine a candidate’s final salary offer. The salary for this position includes a competitive salary range of $102,380 - $143,204. UVic is committed to offering an equitable and competitive salary, inclusive of a generous benefits package, eligible leaves, and pension plan.
  
• For more information, visit: https://www.uvic.ca/faculty-staff/careers/faculty-and-librarian-postings/current/scie_270_143.php
  
• Application packages should be addressed to Dr. Peter Loock, Dean, Faculty of Science (scieoff@uvic.ca) and will be reviewed starting from March 4th, 2024.
  
• Applications will be accepted until all three positions are filled.
  

• The Departments of Indigenous Education and Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Victoria invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor position, to commence July 1, 2024.
  
• The candidate's qualifications, experience, overall market demand, discipline, and the unit appointed to will determine a candidate’s final salary offer. The salary for this position includes a competitive salary range of $102,362 - $135,511. UVic is committed to offering an equitable and competitive salary, inclusive of a generous benefits package, eligible leaves, and pension plan.
  
• In accordance with the University’s Equity Plan and pursuant to section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, the selection will be limited to Indigenous peoples.
  
• The deadline for applications is Friday, February 23, 2024.
  
• Click here for the PDF
  
• For more information and to apply please go to the UVic Careers webpage: https://www.uvic.ca/faculty-staff/careers/faculty-and-librarian-postings/current/educ_210_110.php
  

The BC Indigenous Health Nursing Research Program (IHNR) is seeking a graduate student research assistant to join the IHNR team. The research assistant will work primarily to support the initiatives of the I-WEG subcommittee and the co-chairs Lisa Bourque Bearskin (BC Chair, IHNR, and Margaret Charlie, Director, Culture, Protocol and Community Relations, UVic) and Dr. Bourque Bearskin’s work with the Senate Committee on Academic Health Programming.

• For more information, please click here
  
• Please forward a resume and cover letter to Lisa Bourque Bearskin at bourquebearksin@uvic.ca with cc to ihnrchair@uvic.ca
  
• Position open until filled.