Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Non Bargaining

Job Profile

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department

Research | Rhemtulla Lab | Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences | Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship

Compensation Range

See details below.

Posting End Date

November 29, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

December 31, 2027

Expected salary is $70,000/year plus benefits.

Position Description:

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Perennial Ecosystem Restoration for Carbon Sequestration (PERCS) project at the University of British Columbia (percs.landfood.ubc.ca). The PERCS partnership grant links four Canadian universities, seven partner organizations, and a multi-disciplinary team of ecologists, soil scientists, landscape ecologists, environmental economists, and social scientists to examine carbon sequestration, co-benefits, and adoption potential of restoring perennial plantings (e.g., hedgerows, windbreaks, riparian restoration) in Canadian agricultural landscapes.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF) will support the Spatial Science/Synthesis component of the project, to integrate and synthesize project-wide social and ecological data on biodiversity and other benefits of perennial agricultural features. We seek candidates with expertise in landscape ecology, agroecology, agrobiodiversity, ecosystem services, or related fields. The PDF will support critical project objectives, including: 

1.    Collecting coordinated ecological field data on the benefits of perennial features in the Lower Fraser Valley, including supervising and managing a small group of undergraduate research assistants to collect these data;

2.    Integrating and synthesizing biodiversity and ecosystem service field data from individual PERCS project components to understand the impact of perennial agricultural features on landscape multifunctionality;

3.    Completing spatial analyses to identify and understand how landscape structure impacts multifunctionality.

Position responsibilities will include: 

·   Collaborating with project leads on research study design, implementation, analysis, and publishing of high impact peer-reviewed papers 

·   Leading completion of ecological field work and data collection, including leading a small team of undergraduate students