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I'm en route to the AMRRIC conference today, so wanted to post some info which might just appeal to some or all of our readers. There are lots of animal-related learning opportunities coming up that you might like to know about. Who knows - something on the list might just change your life.
SURVIVAL SEMINAR FOR
RECENT VETERINARY GRADUATES
The Centre for Veterinary
Education is hosting a brilliant looking seminar on November 22 for veterinary
graduates 0-3 years out. Click here for more info. Its good to see so many awesome speakers, including some students I taught! The first few years of being a vet are rough. As one vet said to me, "I would not want to relive my first six months if you paid me a million billion gazillion dollars". Which on reflection is somewhat hyperbolic. But the going is a LOT smoother if you can soak up the wisdom of those who have gone before you...
WILDLIFE COURSE
If you are keen to get
involved with wildlife rescue organisation WIRES, you can sign up for their
Rescue and Immediate Care course to be held at Randwick Community Centre on
October 18-19.
The course costs $100 including notes, morning and afternoon
tea.
For registration, visit
the website (http://www.wires.org.au/get-involved/training-courses.html), email
training@wires.org.au or click here.
BEST VET PET PHOTO COMPETITION
If you’re a vet, nurse or work in the animal care
industry you can enter a photo of your pet into the CVE’s “best vet pet”
competition. Click here for more info.
POSTDOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP IN ANIMAL STUDIES
Have you done a PhD in animal studies?
The
Department of Philosophy at Queen’s University invites applications for a Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Animal Studies. This is a one-year non-renewable 12-month
fellowship. The successful applicant will have a demonstrated expertise in
animal ethics, law and public policy, show evidence of teaching potential, and
be able to participate constructively in departmental and collegial activities.
While we interpret animal ethics, law and public policy broadly, and welcome
applications from various disciplines that study human-animal relations
including political science, law, philosophy, sociology, geography, and
environmental studies, we are looking in particular for research that
critically examines the moral, legal and political dimensions of how
human-animal relations are governed.
A recipient of the Fellowship is expected
to reside in Kingston, to teach a University course in animal studies, and to
help organize a workshop or conference in the field. The Fellow will work under
the supervision of Prof. Will Kymlicka. The 2015-16 fellowship will start on July 1, 2015. Applicants must have submitted their doctoral dissertation
by that date, and must be within five years of having received their doctorate.
The salary for the postdoctoral fellowship will be $40,000, which includes
remuneration for teaching a half-course in animal ethics or a cognate subject.
Applications are due by January 15th, 2015. The fellowship is one of several new initiatives
regarding Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethicsat Queen’s. For more information, visit http://www.queensu.ca/
