SFU Graduate Studies

Reposted on August 6, for their second call for volunteers.

Terry Lavender and Natalie Funk, graduate students in SFU’s School of Interactive Arts + Technology, are looking for participants in a research study on women, gaming and weight loss.  Participants will receive a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate for spending two hours watching demos, playing video games and completing a questionnaire.

You may be eligible if you:
• Are a woman between the ages of 25 and 50
• Are fluent in English
• Like playing casual or social video games
• Are interested in new ways to improve your weight and health
• Are available to travel to SFU Surrey (accessible by SkyTrain and bus)

To register, visit http://wetcoast.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=85786&lang=en

• Terry’s website
• Terry on LinkedIn
• Terry’s columns in the Vancouver Observer
• Part of Terry’s master’s thesis: Homeless: It’s No Game
• Master’s thesis: Homeless: It’s No Game — Measuring the Effectiveness of a Persuasive Videogame

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SFU Residence & Housing is hiring Community Advisors in Graduate & Family Housing (Louis Riel Residence & Hamilton Hall).

This is a one year contract position that will begin in August 2011. The rate of pay is $3000 per semester.

Preference will be given to graduate students for these positions as Hamilton Hall and Louis Riel are primarily graduate student buildings. To be eligible, you must be a full-time student throughout the duration of employment and be in good standing with your graduate/professional program.

For more details on the duties required and to apply online,  login to MyInvolvement with your SFU computing ID, and look for Job ID 339 – Community Advisor Vacancies for Fall 2011.

The deadline to apply is 9 am on Monday July 25th.

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SFU’s Faculty of Environment has just posted a call for collaborative courses or activities that “enhance teaching and associated environmental education in the broadly defined area of environment.”

Projects must:

• involve tenured/tenured-track faculty or lecturers individually or in teams (may include staff)
• focus on the broadly defined area of environment including humanities, social sciences and natural sciences as well as sustainability
• support teaching or associated activities at either the undergraduate or graduate levels
• involve collaboration with FENV or FENV collaboration with other Faculties

Funding can include graduate student support and faculty buy-out/overload, and projects can be single-term or extended over multiple terms.

Projects will be accepted each term. The first proposal deadline is July 14, 2011. For more information, contact Dan Burns in FENV at dburns@sfu.ca or 778-782-9225.

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers  (IEEE) is holding a symposium in Vancouver this July 24–27: The 20th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, jointly held with the International Symposium on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy & Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials.

Graduate students are invited to participate in the short courses on Sunday, July 24 and in the poster competition. Some financial assistance may still be available.

They’re also looking for student volunteers to help out at the symposium. Volunteers can request to be an attendant at specific sessions and will receive full admission to attend lectures and sessions around their volunteer schedule.

For information on how to get involved, contact Regan Belan, MSc candidate in chemistry, by email to rab11@sfu.ca

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SFU’s Graduate Student Society has just posted a new position of Advocate for graduate students.

Please see the full job description for more details of the duties, which are expected to take up approximately 28 hours per week. The rate of pay is $30.45/hour.

This is a one-year contract position that will begin in late July or early August 2011.

Cover letters and resumes are due by 4 pm on Monday, July 4 by email to hiring@sfugradsociety.ca or by mail to:

Advocate Hiring Committee
The Graduate Student Society at Simon Fraser University
MBC 2205, Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6

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SFU International invites grad students to connect with SFU’s diverse student community by becoming student leaders who will:

• build on their intercultural experiences
• enhance their resumes
• become more involved in SFU student life
• help increase cultural understanding within our community

SFU International Student Leader, Graduate Language Circles (2 positions available)
Language Circles are a unique opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of various cultures as well as develop social connections with students from diverse backgrounds.

Language Circle Student Leaders are responsible for developing language circle events to be held in the recently renovated AQ 2013 space, where students will have the opportunity to learn basic phrases of a selected language in a casual and interactive setting.

SFU International Student Leader, World Films (1 position available)
The World Films Student Leader coordinates ongoing international movie nights that allow SFU students to experience the visual representations of societies throughout the world through film.

SFU International Student Leader – English Conversation Facilitator (1 position available)
The English Conversation Facilitator is responsible for English Language Conversation events to be held in the recently renovated AQ 2013 space, where spouses/partners/families of international students will have the opportunity to practice basic conversational English in a social and interactive setting.

Visit their website for detailed position descriptions and application procedures. All inquiries may be sent to intl_programs@sfu.ca

The application due date is Friday, March 4, at 4:30 pm.

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If you’re a recent or upcoming Master’s graduate actively seeking work, check out the SFU Career Services’ Job Finding Club.

Some of the essential career-launching principles that you’ll be learning to command in the Job Finding Club:

• researching target industries, fields, careers and employers
• finding hot job opportunities — and accessing the hidden job market
• creating your self-promotion toolkit: résumé / cover letter / application / business card
• effective job search communication — with plenty of feedback
• how to network and how to use your network — identifying your existing networks and building upon them
• participation in an actual networking event
• mastery of the interview, plus facilitator and group feedback
• assessing and negotiating the job offer

To register for a free info session, visit Symplicity, log in with your SFU Computing ID, click “Events”, and find the info session you want to attend. All sessions take place in Student Central (MBC 3000), SFU Burnaby.

• Wednesday, February 2,  12:30–1:30 pm
• Thursday, February 10, 10–11 am
• Tuesday, February 15, 3:30–4:30 pm
• Monday, February 21, 2:30–3:30 pm

If you’re interested in the program, download the application form and submit it by the application deadline: Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Questions can be emailed to jobfc@sfu.ca.

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The Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership is pleased to announce the 2011–12 competition for an Internship in Ethics in Leadership, for a senior student or graduate in any field relevant to ethics in leadership.

They are inviting qualified individuals to submit applications for the nine-month Internship, to be located in Calgary. The internship stipend is $34,200.

Further information about the internship and the Foundation is available at www.chumirethicsfoundation.ca.

Application deadline is March 14, 2011.

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SFU International is currently recruiting for a new graduate student leadership position for the Spring 2011 term.  The Graduate International Community Programmer will work closely with the International Student Advising team to create a series of events designed to build community between international and domestic graduate students at SFU.  The type of activities offered will appeal to the interests of a diverse group of students and provide a platform for a deeper understanding and exchange of cultures.

An honorarium of $750 will be provided upon successful completion of the contract. Application deadline: Wednesday November 24th, 2010. Download: Grad_Intl_community_programmer (pdf)

SFU International is also recruiting International Student Leaders to coordinate graduate Language Circles. This is a unique opportunity for students to facilitate intercultural understanding and social networking opportunities between students of diverse backgrounds. The leaders are responsible for developing language circle events where students may learn basic phrases of a selected language in a casual and interactive setting as well as participate in relevant cultural activities.

Application deadline: November 21st, 2010. Download: Graduate Language Circle Job Description (PDF)

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