As a nice complement to my previous post, the current issue of Nature reports on gender bias in the peer-review process for scientific grants. A Swiss research team led by Lutz Bornmann has conducted a meta-analysis of 21 studies on this subject, which shows that despite high variation between studies, overall there is a robust effect of gender and men have 7% better odds of grant success than women.
Possible causes and solutions are discussed both in the Nature article (subscription required) and in the original paper (open access).
Grad Caucus | Information for Biology graduate students at Simon Fraser University.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Women in the Professoriate
Dale Kirby, a Professor of Post-Secondary Education Studies at Memorial, reports on the percentages of women faculty in Canadian universities on his post-secondary education blog, and as reported recently by the Toronto Star.
According to the first entry, women comprise only 18% of full professors.
The second entry gives a lot more information, including changes since 1991, salary comparisons (median salary for female full professors: $6,000 lower than males), and more info on this issue in general.
Not surprisingly: the numbers are up since 1991, but there's still a lot of disparity.
According to the first entry, women comprise only 18% of full professors.
The second entry gives a lot more information, including changes since 1991, salary comparisons (median salary for female full professors: $6,000 lower than males), and more info on this issue in general.
Not surprisingly: the numbers are up since 1991, but there's still a lot of disparity.
More info & deadlines: CSEE Meeting, May 17-20, 2007
Deadline for Abstract Review & Early Registration: 1 March 2007
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(following copied from ecology@guelph website http://jnewma01.typepad.com/guelphecology/)
2nd Announcement. CSEE Meeting, University of Toronto, May 17-20, 2007
The registration page for the First General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Ecology and and Evolution is now open. This registration, page and information on the program, housing, etc are available at http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/CSEE/ An overview is given below.
As you will see, we are encouraging early registration to facilitate planning.
The page is regularly updated in both languages, so please check it regularly and be patient if there appears to be delays in posting new information in one of our languages.
Best wishes,
Local Organizing Committee: Locke Rowe (Chair), Doug Morris (CSEE VP), Maydianne Andrade, Cait Dmitriew, Michael Kasumovic , Jessamyn Manson, Jen Perry, Jess Ward.
General Contact: Locke Rowe (csee@eeb.utoronto.ca)
Registration Issues: Jen Perry (csee-reg@eeb.utoronto.ca)
CSEE Meeting, University of Toronto, May 17-20, 2007
The 1st General Meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution will be hosted by the University of Toronto's newly formed Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from May 17 - 20, 2007. Our goal for the 2007 CSEE meeting is to encourage scientific communication, collaboration and camaraderie between students and faculty in ecology and evolution across the country.
Plenary Speakers:
May 18 - Dr. Diane Srivastava, UBC, Ecosystem size effects on insect food webs in bromeliads.
May 19 - Dr. Aneil Agrawal, U. Toronto, Parasites, population genetics and sex.
May 20 - Dr. Ehab Abouheif, McGill, Evo-devo now and in the future.
Symposia:
May 18 -- Ecological Genomics
May 19 -- Gamete Evolution & Ecology
May 20 -- Natural Selection
Contributed Talks:
May 18 - 20
Posters:
May 18 - 19
Workshops:
May 18 - Proposed Canadian Institute for Ecology & Evolution
May 19 - Species at Risk Act (SARA)
Activities:
May 17 - Pre-meeting Field Trip To Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill
May 17 - Mixer
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(following copied from ecology@guelph website http://jnewma01.typepad.com/guelphecology/)
2nd Announcement. CSEE Meeting, University of Toronto, May 17-20, 2007
The registration page for the First General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Ecology and and Evolution is now open. This registration, page and information on the program, housing, etc are available at http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/CSEE/ An overview is given below.
As you will see, we are encouraging early registration to facilitate planning.
The page is regularly updated in both languages, so please check it regularly and be patient if there appears to be delays in posting new information in one of our languages.
Best wishes,
Local Organizing Committee: Locke Rowe (Chair), Doug Morris (CSEE VP), Maydianne Andrade, Cait Dmitriew, Michael Kasumovic , Jessamyn Manson, Jen Perry, Jess Ward.
General Contact: Locke Rowe (csee@eeb.utoronto.ca)
Registration Issues: Jen Perry (csee-reg@eeb.utoronto.ca)
CSEE Meeting, University of Toronto, May 17-20, 2007
The 1st General Meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution will be hosted by the University of Toronto's newly formed Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from May 17 - 20, 2007. Our goal for the 2007 CSEE meeting is to encourage scientific communication, collaboration and camaraderie between students and faculty in ecology and evolution across the country.
Plenary Speakers:
May 18 - Dr. Diane Srivastava, UBC, Ecosystem size effects on insect food webs in bromeliads.
May 19 - Dr. Aneil Agrawal, U. Toronto, Parasites, population genetics and sex.
May 20 - Dr. Ehab Abouheif, McGill, Evo-devo now and in the future.
Symposia:
May 18 -- Ecological Genomics
May 19 -- Gamete Evolution & Ecology
May 20 -- Natural Selection
Contributed Talks:
May 18 - 20
Posters:
May 18 - 19
Workshops:
May 18 - Proposed Canadian Institute for Ecology & Evolution
May 19 - Species at Risk Act (SARA)
Activities:
May 17 - Pre-meeting Field Trip To Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill
May 17 - Mixer
SFSS: Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) nominations update
The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors is accepting nominations for students to participate on the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the body that oversees the student elections and ensures a fair and judicial electoral process.
The IEC consists of four commissioners, of which one is the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). The IEC meets before, during and after the campaigning period of the student elections in order to ensure that election policies are upheld and to help govern this process. The IEC also handles concerns from candidates during the elections period and collectively decides how to address these concerns.
If anyone is interested in acquiring more information about the IEC, and what it would entail to be a commissioner or the CEO, please feel free to email me or the SFSS Board (sfss-bod@sfu.ca).
If you are interested in being nominated, please email the Board a statement of interest and specify why you are interested in being on the IEC. It would also be helpful to clarify whether you are interested in being a commissioner or the Chief Electoral Officer.
The Board is meeting at 4:30pm this afternoon (Wed) in the MBC and will likely discuss the nomination process to date. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting.
Andrea Sandau
University Relations Officer
Simon Fraser Student Society
Canadian Federation of Students Local 23
p: 604.291.3182
www.sfss.ca
The IEC consists of four commissioners, of which one is the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). The IEC meets before, during and after the campaigning period of the student elections in order to ensure that election policies are upheld and to help govern this process. The IEC also handles concerns from candidates during the elections period and collectively decides how to address these concerns.
If anyone is interested in acquiring more information about the IEC, and what it would entail to be a commissioner or the CEO, please feel free to email me or the SFSS Board (sfss-bod@sfu.ca).
If you are interested in being nominated, please email the Board a statement of interest and specify why you are interested in being on the IEC. It would also be helpful to clarify whether you are interested in being a commissioner or the Chief Electoral Officer.
The Board is meeting at 4:30pm this afternoon (Wed) in the MBC and will likely discuss the nomination process to date. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting.
Andrea Sandau
University Relations Officer
Simon Fraser Student Society
Canadian Federation of Students Local 23
p: 604.291.3182
www.sfss.ca
Workshop: "(Re)Inventing the Internet" (Feb 23)
(Re)Inventing the Internet
You are cordially invited to a one-day workshop featuring cutting-edge research from the upcoming Applied Communication Technology (ACT) Lab book.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Segal Graduate School of Business (500 Granville St. Vancouver)
4800 Policy Room
10am-4pm
Refreshments will be served!
Graduate students in the ACT Lab have been working for a year with Dr. Andrew Feenberg and several of his colleagues on a forthcoming book entitled (Re)Inventing the Internet: Critical Case Studies. This workshop is a report on the progress of their research. The presentations correspond to chapters that explore the social construction of the Internet in a variety of settings, from video games to online education, civic participation to music sharing. The theme is the shaping of the Internet by the practices of users who attempt to influence its design and impact. The Internet appears in these presentations not just as a functional device but also as a field of struggle within which a variety of social and technical factors meet, contend, and converge to produce new forms.
Presenters include noted philosopher of technology, Dr. Andrew Feenberg, communication scholar and author of Internet Society, Dr. Maria Bakardjieva and Dr. Norm Friesen, Canada Research Chair at Thompson River University. Other panelists include: Ted Hamilton, Cindy Xin, Michael Felzcak, Florence Chee, Sara Grimes, Darryl Cressman and Kate Milberry.
The workshop is co-sponsored by SFU's School of Communication and the Institute for the Humanities.
Admission is FREE but reservations are required. Call 604-268-7845 to reserve seats.
--
Trish Graham
Institute for the Humanities
SFU, 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Telephone (604) 291-5855
Fax (604) 291-5788
You are cordially invited to a one-day workshop featuring cutting-edge research from the upcoming Applied Communication Technology (ACT) Lab book.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Segal Graduate School of Business (500 Granville St. Vancouver)
4800 Policy Room
10am-4pm
Refreshments will be served!
Graduate students in the ACT Lab have been working for a year with Dr. Andrew Feenberg and several of his colleagues on a forthcoming book entitled (Re)Inventing the Internet: Critical Case Studies. This workshop is a report on the progress of their research. The presentations correspond to chapters that explore the social construction of the Internet in a variety of settings, from video games to online education, civic participation to music sharing. The theme is the shaping of the Internet by the practices of users who attempt to influence its design and impact. The Internet appears in these presentations not just as a functional device but also as a field of struggle within which a variety of social and technical factors meet, contend, and converge to produce new forms.
Presenters include noted philosopher of technology, Dr. Andrew Feenberg, communication scholar and author of Internet Society, Dr. Maria Bakardjieva and Dr. Norm Friesen, Canada Research Chair at Thompson River University. Other panelists include: Ted Hamilton, Cindy Xin, Michael Felzcak, Florence Chee, Sara Grimes, Darryl Cressman and Kate Milberry.
The workshop is co-sponsored by SFU's School of Communication and the Institute for the Humanities.
Admission is FREE but reservations are required. Call 604-268-7845 to reserve seats.
--
Trish Graham
Institute for the Humanities
SFU, 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Telephone (604) 291-5855
Fax (604) 291-5788
SFSS job posting: Coordinator - Research & Policy (temp)
Employment Notice: Resource Coordinator - Research & Policy (Two month term)
Description: The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy coordinates and assists in the research and policy work of the Society, including undertaking primary and secondary research, producing briefs, reports and other research materials as well as interpreting, maintaining and developing Society and other policies. Also, the Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy assists in the administration of the Society's Resource office, its systems, records, and activities, and provides advice and support to the elected officials of the Society. This is a temporary replacement position scheduled at 35 hours per week, included in the Canadian Union of Pubic Employees (CUPE) Local 5396 at a wage rate of $26.32 per hour. The Simon Fraser Student Society is an equal opportunity employer.
Goal: To facilitate and deliver clear, coherent and comprehensive research and policy development for the Society, which complement its goals, activities, and positions, and enhance its effectiveness, structures and functions. To ensure the maintenance of the Society's records, materials and resources to the highest standard.
Working Relationships / Role in Organizational Structure: The Resource Coordinator- Research & Policy works closely with the Resource Coordinator-Communications, as well as the Student Union Organizer and Graduate Issues & University Relations Coordinator in the Society's Advocacy area. The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy reports to the Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors. The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy serves as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee, Advocacy Committee, Commercial Services Committee and Constitution and Policy Review Committee, and attends all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy acts as a primary advisor and resource person to elected officials of the Society on the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.
Duties and Responsibilities Research & Policy:
1. Assist, support, counsel and advise the Executive Officers, Board of Directors and committees of the Society
2. Coordinate and undertake timely, regular and relevant research work on issues of importance to the Society and its membership
3. Provide concise and comprehensive analysis, interpretation, and strategic recommendations to elected officials regarding Society policies, agreements, contracts, external documents and materials
4. Assist elected officials with the review and development of the Society's Constitution, By-Laws, policies and procedures
5. Coordinate and undertake the timely and accurate maintenance and updating of Society records, documents and resources, including ensuring statutory and regulatory requirements and standards as set out in the Society Act and University Act are met
General:
1. Act as a primary resource person for Society committees, including distributing agendas, materials, taking minutes, and producing reports
2. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the Society, its structures, priorities, policies, agreements, contracts events and activities
3. Work to ensure the Society's goals, interests, and direction are maintained and advanced; and maintain the confidentiality of the Society's records, activities and affairs
4. Assist in the communications work of the Society with the Resource Coordinator-Communications
5. Administer, with the Resource Coordinator-Communications, the Society's Resource Office, including maintaining records, Society email lists, filing systems, resource materials, and equipment
6. Prepare, with the Resource Coordinator-Communications, the annual budget submission for the Resource Office for consideration by the Finance and Administrative Services committee
7. Provide input on the operations and activities of the Resource Office, its functions and programs
8. Work with Executive Officers, members of the Board, staff and volunteers to develop programs, activities, and events that address issues of concern to the membership
Required Skills and Experience
1. Excellent research and policy skills, including researching and producing briefs, fact sheets and papers, as well as reviewing, interpreting and drafting organizational policy
2. Skills and experience utilizing multiple research sources, and producing timely, accurate and succinct research resource materials
3. Broad knowledge of and experience with the issues and regulatory environment pertaining to post-secondary education
4. Knowledge of university policies, procedures and governing structures
5. Knowledge of post-secondary student organizations' structure and mandate
6. Computing skills (including Macintosh word processing, spreadsheet, and database software)
7. Ability to take verbatim minutes, compile records, and produce meeting reports and related documents
8. Ability to work in a demanding, self-supervisory, multi-task environment, within clear timelines 9. Strong interpersonal skills 10. Some communications skills and experience, including materials production and media work 11. Administrative ability and experience
Mail or fax a resume and cover letter to Resource Coordinator - Research & Policy Hiring Committee, Simon Fraser Student Society – MBC 2250, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, fax: 604-291-5843.
Closing date is NOON, February 12, 2007. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
-- derrick harder | president simon fraser student society | www.sfss.ca dharder@sfu.ca | w.604.268.6564 | c.778.908.0119
Description: The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy coordinates and assists in the research and policy work of the Society, including undertaking primary and secondary research, producing briefs, reports and other research materials as well as interpreting, maintaining and developing Society and other policies. Also, the Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy assists in the administration of the Society's Resource office, its systems, records, and activities, and provides advice and support to the elected officials of the Society. This is a temporary replacement position scheduled at 35 hours per week, included in the Canadian Union of Pubic Employees (CUPE) Local 5396 at a wage rate of $26.32 per hour. The Simon Fraser Student Society is an equal opportunity employer.
Goal: To facilitate and deliver clear, coherent and comprehensive research and policy development for the Society, which complement its goals, activities, and positions, and enhance its effectiveness, structures and functions. To ensure the maintenance of the Society's records, materials and resources to the highest standard.
Working Relationships / Role in Organizational Structure: The Resource Coordinator- Research & Policy works closely with the Resource Coordinator-Communications, as well as the Student Union Organizer and Graduate Issues & University Relations Coordinator in the Society's Advocacy area. The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy reports to the Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors. The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy serves as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee, Advocacy Committee, Commercial Services Committee and Constitution and Policy Review Committee, and attends all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Resource Coordinator-Research & Policy acts as a primary advisor and resource person to elected officials of the Society on the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.
Duties and Responsibilities Research & Policy:
1. Assist, support, counsel and advise the Executive Officers, Board of Directors and committees of the Society
2. Coordinate and undertake timely, regular and relevant research work on issues of importance to the Society and its membership
3. Provide concise and comprehensive analysis, interpretation, and strategic recommendations to elected officials regarding Society policies, agreements, contracts, external documents and materials
4. Assist elected officials with the review and development of the Society's Constitution, By-Laws, policies and procedures
5. Coordinate and undertake the timely and accurate maintenance and updating of Society records, documents and resources, including ensuring statutory and regulatory requirements and standards as set out in the Society Act and University Act are met
General:
1. Act as a primary resource person for Society committees, including distributing agendas, materials, taking minutes, and producing reports
2. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the Society, its structures, priorities, policies, agreements, contracts events and activities
3. Work to ensure the Society's goals, interests, and direction are maintained and advanced; and maintain the confidentiality of the Society's records, activities and affairs
4. Assist in the communications work of the Society with the Resource Coordinator-Communications
5. Administer, with the Resource Coordinator-Communications, the Society's Resource Office, including maintaining records, Society email lists, filing systems, resource materials, and equipment
6. Prepare, with the Resource Coordinator-Communications, the annual budget submission for the Resource Office for consideration by the Finance and Administrative Services committee
7. Provide input on the operations and activities of the Resource Office, its functions and programs
8. Work with Executive Officers, members of the Board, staff and volunteers to develop programs, activities, and events that address issues of concern to the membership
Required Skills and Experience
1. Excellent research and policy skills, including researching and producing briefs, fact sheets and papers, as well as reviewing, interpreting and drafting organizational policy
2. Skills and experience utilizing multiple research sources, and producing timely, accurate and succinct research resource materials
3. Broad knowledge of and experience with the issues and regulatory environment pertaining to post-secondary education
4. Knowledge of university policies, procedures and governing structures
5. Knowledge of post-secondary student organizations' structure and mandate
6. Computing skills (including Macintosh word processing, spreadsheet, and database software)
7. Ability to take verbatim minutes, compile records, and produce meeting reports and related documents
8. Ability to work in a demanding, self-supervisory, multi-task environment, within clear timelines 9. Strong interpersonal skills 10. Some communications skills and experience, including materials production and media work 11. Administrative ability and experience
Mail or fax a resume and cover letter to Resource Coordinator - Research & Policy Hiring Committee, Simon Fraser Student Society – MBC 2250, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, fax: 604-291-5843.
Closing date is NOON, February 12, 2007. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
-- derrick harder | president simon fraser student society | www.sfss.ca dharder@sfu.ca | w.604.268.6564 | c.778.908.0119
SFU Student Films (Feb 1)
selected films from the 2nd year screening at Pacific Cinematheque
The future wunderkinds of the film world flex their creative muscle and pursue their passions in this hour long programs of short films.
Featuring:
Thursday Feb. 01 at 12:30 pm
free admission
information: 604-291-3514
Heather Blakemore
Theatre Manager / SFU Theatre Tel: 604-291-3513
8888 University Drive Fax: 604-291-3084
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Email: blakemor@sfu.ca
The future wunderkinds of the film world flex their creative muscle and pursue their passions in this hour long programs of short films.
Featuring:
- Box by Nick Bradford-Ewart, Jelena Stefulic, Lindsay Bradford-Ewart, and Michael Campbell
- Anchored by Irina Tanasescu
- Now Here is Nowhere by Dan Pierce, Marly Reed, Katie Dyck, and Jessica Parsons
- Last Tuesday by Pablo Alvarez, Tony Massil, and Adrian Underhill
- 23 by Alex Konyves and Andy Gavel
- Avery's Gnome by Crhistina Takahashi, John Driftmier, and Even Warner
Thursday Feb. 01 at 12:30 pm
free admission
information: 604-291-3514
Heather Blakemore
Theatre Manager / SFU Theatre Tel: 604-291-3513
8888 University Drive Fax: 604-291-3084
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Email: blakemor@sfu.ca
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Seminar: the cultural practices of literacy (Feb 5)
Dear all - This message is to invite you to a seminar by Dr. Victoria Purcell-Gates, Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood Literacy (UBC).
The seminar will take place on the Burnaby campus here at SFU on Monday February 5th from 4:30 until 6:30 in EDB7610. The topic of her session will be "The cultural practices of literacy"
Dr. Victoria Purcell-Gates is interested in the ways in which people in communities value and practice literacy in all aspects of their lives. This includes texts, written symbol systems, purposes for reading and writing, attitudes and beliefs. Designing early literacy instruction that builds on young children's linguistic, cognitive, cultural, and social models for reading and writing that they acquired within their home communities. For those of you who may not know, she is a past winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award and is one of the best known researchers in the world in her field.
You can visit her website at http://educ.ubc.ca/faculty/vpurcell-gates/
Other seminars that are being planned with the Faculty of Education's help this spring: On March 15th, Dr. Michael Ling (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education) will be presenting on "From Hip Hop to Habermas and back: on cultural forms and cultural imaginations" On April 4th, Dalene Swanson (post-doc at IERG) will be doing a presentation.
Please do contact me at your convenience if you have any questions,
Teresa
Teresa Martin
Coordinator Imaginative Education Research Group
For Dr. Kieran Egan Canada Research Chair, Education
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
http://www.ierg.net
tel: 604-291-4479
fax: 604-268-7014
email: tmartin@sfu.ca
The seminar will take place on the Burnaby campus here at SFU on Monday February 5th from 4:30 until 6:30 in EDB7610. The topic of her session will be "The cultural practices of literacy"
Dr. Victoria Purcell-Gates is interested in the ways in which people in communities value and practice literacy in all aspects of their lives. This includes texts, written symbol systems, purposes for reading and writing, attitudes and beliefs. Designing early literacy instruction that builds on young children's linguistic, cognitive, cultural, and social models for reading and writing that they acquired within their home communities. For those of you who may not know, she is a past winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award and is one of the best known researchers in the world in her field.
You can visit her website at http://educ.ubc.ca/faculty/vpurcell-gates/
Other seminars that are being planned with the Faculty of Education's help this spring: On March 15th, Dr. Michael Ling (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education) will be presenting on "From Hip Hop to Habermas and back: on cultural forms and cultural imaginations" On April 4th, Dalene Swanson (post-doc at IERG) will be doing a presentation.
Please do contact me at your convenience if you have any questions,
Teresa
Teresa Martin
Coordinator Imaginative Education Research Group
For Dr. Kieran Egan Canada Research Chair, Education
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
http://www.ierg.net
tel: 604-291-4479
fax: 604-268-7014
email: tmartin@sfu.ca
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