Lidya Salim, PhD

Experience

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  Ontario Tech University

  Oct 2014 - now

  As a Faculty Development Officer​ with the Teaching and Learning Centre at Ontario Tech University, I am committed to promoting student-centered pedagogy as well as accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion. I completed a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Paul Desaulniers. My dissertation title is Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Investigation of Self-delivering and Modified Short Interfering RNAs. Teaching Assistant for Biology, Fundamentals of Nutrition, Human Anatomy, Applied Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry and Bio-Organic Chemistry. The Science Café is a program developed by the Faculty of Science at Ontario Tech to provide additional academic support and mentorship to undergraduate students. I coordinated the program since it launched in January 2016 and served as the Biology Teaching Assistant. Through this role, I provided one-on-one or group support and helped students improve their study skills. I provided drop-in office hours for Biology I and II (BIOL1010 and BIOL1020) and facilitated two lab sections for Human Anatomy (BIOL2050). This role allowed me to work closely with the Student Learning Centre's Peer Program Coordinator and help develop and overlook Ontario Tech's academic peer programs: Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) and Peer Tutoring.I also had the opportunity to plan and run my own Study Skills Workshop Series for students enrolled in Biology II (BIOL1020) during the Spring/Summer 2015 semester. Most participants disclosed that they performed better on exams after attending these sessions. The Conversation Café is run by the Student Learning Centre at Ontario Tech and provides a weekly drop-in opportunity for students to practice spoken English and meet students from different programs and cultures. My role was to suggest topics, engage students and moderate the discussion, always ensuring that participants felt comfortable. As one of the Biology and Chemistry tutors at the Student Learning Centre, I provided one-on-one and group academic support to fellow UOIT undergraduate students.Courses: Biology I and II (BIOL1010 and BIOL1020), Genetics and Molecular Biology (BIOL2020), Cell Biology (BIOL2030), Human Anatomy (BIOL2050), Introduction to Microbiology and Immunology (BIOL 2060), Biochemistry I (BIOL2080), Chemistry I and II (CHEM1010 and CHEM1020) and Introduction to Organic Chemistry (CHEM2020)

  • Educational Developer

    May 2021 - now

  • Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant

    Sept 2016 - Jul 2021

  • Science Café Coordinator

    Jan 2016 - May 2021

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Peer Programs Assistant

    May 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Conversation Café Facilitator

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Peer Tutor

    Oct 2014 - Apr 2015
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  Kaplan Test Prep

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Campus Representative

  Represented Kaplan Test Prep Inc. at Ontario Tech and promoted their courses at multiple events and meetings and through social media campaigns. I worked independently and managed to reach out to various campus clubs and societies and establish a mutually-beneficial work relationship. I also frequently collaborated with my assigned manage to improve our marketing strategies and programs.

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  Abilities Centre

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Thrive Program Development Assistant

  My role involved developing a manual for the Abilities Centre's Thrive Adult Day Program, geared towards adults with disabilities. This included providing guidelines for facilitators as well as coming up with new activities in the areas of arts, life skills, sports and social recreation, with adaptations for participants of all abilities.

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  Durham College

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2019

  Part-Time Laboratory Professor

  Biology IChemistry IBiochemistryOrganic Chemistry

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  Science Rendezvous

  Feb 2021 - now

  • Communications Coordinator

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Science Communication Team Member

    Feb 2021 - Dec 2021