Pursuing a Career Outside of Academia (Part I)
Date: Wednesday, October 5th 2011
Time: 1:00 – 2:30pm
Location: Room 101, Michael Smith Labs (2185 East Mall)
Cost: Free!
Map: http://bit.ly/nJjoGL
Interested in a career off the beaten academic track? Come on out to this workshop to hear from two young professionals who cut loose from academia to embark on exciting careers involving interdisciplinary research, wildlife, environment and policy!
Robin Naidoo is a research scientist with World Wildlife Fund (US) and an Adjunct Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at UBC. His work involves research and technical support relating to the conservation of biodiversity in a variety of geographical and socioeconomic contexts.
Raul Pacheco-Vega is recent graduate of IRES, and is a Vancouver-based researcher, educator and consultant in environmental politics and policy. He was recently the Regional Director, Western Canada, for the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP), and is also an instructor in the Department of Political Science at UBC.
This is a great opportunity to learn about career opportunities outside of academia, and to learn from Robin and Raul�s experiences in finding and creating opportunities, and the tough decisions that they faced along the way.
Refreshments and snacks will be served!
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Save the date: Part II of this seminar is aimed at surveying the wide variety of opportunities for masters and PhD graduates with interdisciplinary training. Guest speaker: John Horn from UBC Career Services (November 21st 1-2:30pm). More details are available at: http://www.ires.ubc.ca/events/professional-development/
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