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Research and Scholarly Activity

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    Public Announcements & Events
    • Research & Scholarly Activity Office May Days Presentations - May 18, 2010 - All presentations in Building 305, Room 444
      • 9:00a.m-11:30a.m. - Presenter: Jo Van Every
        "Nurturing Your Research Career": How do you even do research at a small college? What are realistic goals? And how do you even begin to reach them?
        Jo VanEvery will speak about a way of thinking about research that will help you nurture your ideas, develop projects, disseminate your research in appropriate ways, and find funding to support your research. There will be time for questions. Jo VanEvery helps academics with research grants and other career issues, using her experience as both an academic and a program officer. for SSHRC.
        Presentation handout
      • 11:45-12:15- Presenter: Roisin Mulligan
        Building a research career at a small university- the importance of the CV
        Roisin Mulligan, VIU Research Facilitator, will provide advice on building a CV that will help get your grant funded. Roisin will discuss SSHRC and NSERC CVs, in particular.
        Presentation
      • 12:15-12:45 - Presenter, Lars Apland
        Research Ethics at VIU: Processes and Expectations
        Lars Apland, VIU Research Ethics Officer, will provide a short presentation on the processes involved in ethics approval for research involving human participants. His talk will focus on research ethics review procedures, types of review, timelines, expectations of the Research Ethics Board, and what you can expect in terms of the review of your application.
        Presentation

    • VIU is looking for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in the following areas:
      • Health and Wellness
      • Ecosystem Based Management
      • Aboriginal Education, Leadership and Community Engagement
      • Internationalization and Campus Engagement

      Please check the employment postings if you are interested: http://www.viu.ca/HumanResources/postings/

Updated May 31, 2010