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Search for an Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Faculty of Land and Food Systems (www.landfood.ubc.ca) invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Animal Welfare, within the Applied Biology Program. The successful candidate will contribute to the advancement of animal welfare through research, teaching, and public outreach. We welcome applications…
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The AWP Hosts Undergraduate Students from The Evergreen State College
The Animal Welfare Program has held a fall tradition with The Evergreen State College, a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington, where undergraduate students taking their Anthrozoology course head up north for a hands-on field trip to learn about animal welfare. With their first in-person visit since the pandemic, we welcomed more than 30…
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Congratulations to two AWP graduates and to Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk for receiving Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring at graduation!
Last Friday at the UBC Land and Food Systems Winter 2023 convocation ceremony, we celebrated Dr. Nina von Keyserlingk, as well as PhD graduate Wali (Mohammad) Sahar and MSc graduate Kai von Rentzell. Congrats to all!
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AANB 500 seminar series – Tse Yip Fai on animals and AI ethics
As part of our seminar series for the AANB 500 course, the Animal Welfare Program hosts speakers from animal welfare and adjacent fields. Last week, we hosted speaker Tse Yip Fai who is a research assistant at Princeton University focusing on AI ethics and animal welfare. Fai provided an overview of AI and its connection…
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(Closed) Job Position – AWP Research Coordinator
The UBC Animal Welfare Program is hiring! Apply to our AWP Research Coordinator Position to manage administrative, finance, and communications aspects of the Program. The AWP Research Coordinator works closely with the AWP faculty to facilitate grant applications, produce reports to granting agencies, manage grant accounts, communicate information regarding the program, coordinate outreach events, and manage AWP space…
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Can livestock help agriculture’s transition to Net Zero emissions?
As part of the LFS Scholars Series, the Applied Animal Biology graduate program in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems hosted Dr. Ermias Kebreab from the University of California, Davis to share his research and policy work related to agriculture’s transition to net zero emissions. AWP’s Nina von Keyserlingk introduced Ermias, having known him…
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(Closed) Post-Doctoral Position in Dairy Cattle Welfare
Please note – we are no longer accepting applications for these roles. Please watch our website for future opportunities! UBC’s Animal Welfare Program is inviting applications for post-doctoral scholars, starting in the summer/fall of 2023. The duration of the position will be one year, with the potential of renewal for another year. Scholars will be expected…
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Congratulations to two AWP BSc Graduates Who Received Awards at Graduation!
We would like to congratulate two of the Animal Welfare Program’s Applied Animal Biology BSc Graduates for their academic achievements. Amalia Urloiu and Meghan Lok were recognized with their respective awards on June 1st, the day of The Faculty of Land and Food Systems’ convocation. Both students have held Work Learn positions with the AWP…
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Welcoming Visiting Scientist Pascal Savary
Dr. Pascal Savary has joined the Animal Welfare Program for two months as a visiting scientist. Visiting scientists contribute to the exchange of ideas throughout the program, conducting their own research work while also engaging in activities with students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty during their time in residence. Learn about Dr. Savary’s research interests and…
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Congratulations to these Spring 2023 Graduates who have worked with the AWP this past year!
Anna Ratuski – Anna completed her PhD with the Animal Welfare Program this spring. Dr. Ratuski studied conceptual and applied approaches to environmental enrichment for mice and rats living in laboratories. Her work demonstrates how species-appropriate changes to conventional laboratory housing can allow for the expression of motivated behaviours and improve rodent welfare. Read about…