(r2) GettingStartedTips < Faculty

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This page collects a concise pointers to essential information/resources that one must know about as a new faculty in the department.

---++ General resources

   * [[https://bugs.cs.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/twiki/viewauth//Faculty/WebHome][Faculty Wiki]]. Where this page is hosted.

   * [[https://my.cs.ubc.ca/home/][My CS]]. Where most CS faculty resources are posted.

   * [[http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?page=deadlines][UBC academic calendar]]


---++ Grants

   * [[http://www.rise.ubc.ca/][RISE]]. Your startup money will be held until you fill out a conflict of interest form.

   * [[http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp][NSERC]]

   * [[http://www.mitacs.ca/][Mitacs]]

   * [[https://ccv-cvc.ca/loginresearcher-eng.frm][Common CV (CCV) portal]]. You need a CCV to apply for most NSERC grants. Create an account and start looking around. Creating a CCV takes a long time.

   * The [[http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/grants-subs/dgigp-psigp_eng.asp][discovery grant notice of intent]] is due August 1st. Don't miss it.

   * Consider applying to become associated with the [[http://pwias.ubc.ca/][Peter Wall Institute]], an inter-disciplinary research institute on campus.


---++ Teaching and supervision

   * [[https://my.cs.ubc.ca/docs/instructors-manual][CS instructor's manual]]

   * [[https://piazza.com/ubc.ca/][Piazza]]. A widely-used forum/class management software.

   * [[https://ssc.adm.ubc.ca/fsc/home][FSC portal]]. FSC stands for faculty services centre. This is where you enter student grades, get information on students in your class.

   * [[https://apps.cs.ubc.ca/gats7/][GATs 2014 system login]]. GATS stands for Graduate Applicant Tracking System. This is the link to the one for 2014 incoming students. It's good to log in, take a look at one of the student's file to familiarize yourself with who is coming/you may want to recruit. [[https://apps.cs.ubc.ca/gats7-2013W/][Link to GATs 2013]].

   * CS graduate handbook

   * [[https://my.cs.ubc.ca/committee/graduate-recruiting-and-admissions-grac/graduate-student-support][How much students cost at UBC]]
   
   * [[https://www.grad.ubc.ca/handbook-graduate-supervision][UBC graduate handbook]]
 
   * [[https://apps.cs.ubc.ca/gats7][GATS]]. Allows you to access admission information for incoming students. Previous years can be accessed using [[https://apps.cs.ubc.ca/gats7-2013W/][GATS-2013W]]. Contact Carlin Phillips (chao@cs.ubc.ca) about access.

   * [[https://www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/information-supervisors/supervising-graduate-students][Expectations Templates]]. Templates for agreements with graduate students about student/supervisor expectations.

---++ HR

   * [[http://www.hr.ubc.ca/benefits/enroling/][Pension information]].

   * [[https://www.msp.ubc.ca/][MSP portal]]. Main HR portal where you can track your grants, pay/tax deductions, benefits, etc.


---++ Facilities and equipment

   * Facilities manager: Moyra Ditchfield ditchfld@cs.ubc.ca

   * [[http://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/telephones/quick-dialing-guide][How to use your office phone]]

   * Arranging to paint your office/find furniture for your office: ?

   * Requesting equipment quote/purchase, send email to: equipment-request@cs.ubc.ca

   * [[http://www.icics.ubc.ca/members/membershipguidelines.php][ICICS membership]]


---++ Miscellaneous

   * Personalize your [[https://www.cs.ubc.ca/people/][CS profile page]]. Most folks add at least a photo, links to labs, and a link to homepage.

   * Consider giving a talk in the [[https://www.cs.ubc.ca/news-events/faculty-lecture-series][faculty lecture series (FLS)]] in your first year, like in the winter.

   * Useful mailing lists (email majordomo@cs.ubc.ca ): cs-cycling, campus-runners
   * [[%ATTACHURL%/guidelinesGroupAssitant.pdf][guidelinesGroupAssitant.pdf]]: What your Group Assistant (and can't) do for you.
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