Whether you are a prospective PDF looking for a position at UBC or a current UBC PDF seeking the next step in your career, this section provides valuable information to help you advance.
Becoming a PDF at UBC
Eligibility
Postdoctoral research fellowship eligibility can be found in UBC Policy #61, Postdoctoral Fellows. In order to be eligible for a postdoctoral fellowship, a postdoctoral fellow generally must be within 5 years of being awarded a PhD or within 10 years of being awarded a M.D. or D.D.S. degree.
First Steps
The first step in finding a PDF position at UBC is to search the research interests of individual faculty members to locate a potential supervisor. Faculty members can be contacted directly to discuss potential PDF appointment opportunities, and applications can be made directly to faculty members.
Postdoctoral appointments at UBC are managed through individual faculties and departments. The Postdoctoral Fellows Office does not accept applications nor are we involved in the hiring process.
UBC PDF Postings
While most PDF positions at UBC can by found by contacting a faculty member directly, some positions may be posted on individual faculty websites. Please visit Faculty Career Opportunities for a comprehensive list of links to UBC's faculties. The following faculty members have indicated to us that they are actively looking to attract Postdocs.
Research Interests: Canadian History, Legal History, International Law and International Relations, Criminal Justice History, North American History, British Empire History, Political History
Potential project areas:
Canadian History; North American History; British Empire History; Legal History; Political History; Criminal Justice History; International Law and International Relations
Research Interests: Multiphase Flows, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Experimental Fluid Dynamics, High Performance Computing, Minerals Processing, Embedded Sensors, IIoT, Industrial Big Data, Critical Elements Extraction
Research Interests: Indigenous issues, Disaster response and preparedness
Research Interests: Micrometeorology, Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, Ecology, Climate Change
Potential project areas:
Carbon Fluxes in Restored Wetlands
In collaboration with several other research groups at UBC, we are measuring greenhouse gas exchange and evapotranspiration over a restoring peatland, Burns Bog. This site is a raised domed peat bog in Metro Vancouver that is undergoing re-wetting as a restoration management following peat harvesting and associated drainage. While restoration can help recover important ecosystems services provided by wetlands, it can also affect the exchange of greenhouse gases between the surface and the atmosphere. By conducting year-round eddy covariance measurements of methane and carbon dioxide, we can quantify the annual greenhouse gas balance of the bog and provide information on land-cover-based emission reduction or offset measures in the greater Vancouver area.
Research Interests: Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Cancer, Target Engagement, Cell Signaling
Potential project areas:
Several drug discovery and development projects are available for new and exciting targets involved in cancer cell signaling and metabolism.
Research Interests: university rankings , media education, knowledge translation, student engagement, social justice and equity
Potential project areas:
University Rankings
K-12 Rankings
Education Policy: Equity, rankings
Research Interests: Bioarchaeology, Ancient DNA Analysis (paleogenetics), Ancient proteins (paleoproteomics), Environmental Archaeology, Marine Ecosystems, Animal Domestication
Potential project areas:
- Genetic diversity of past Pacific Herring populations
- Genetic diversity and stock identification of ancient Pacific Salmon
- Changes in marine biogeography relating to past climate change
Research Interests: Epigenetics, Chromatin, Development, Epigenomics, Gene regulation
Potential project areas:
- Role of epigenetics in male and female germline development
- Role of retroelements in gene regulation
- Interplay between epigenetic marks and DNA methylation in the early embryo
Research Interests: functional neuroimaging, child psychiatric disorders
Potential project areas:
- Movie + OCD = This project creates and tests a novel movie stimulus designed specifically to evoke symptoms of OCD while participants are undergoing fMRI scans. The goal is to identify a disorder-specific network that has clinical relevance at the individual-subject level. Analytic approaches will include machine-based learning algorithmes (e.g., Connectome Predictive Modeling) and intersubject approaches. The longterm goal is to turn this project into a multi-site pediatric study.
- Movie + psychotic symptoms = This project creates and tests a novel movie designed to evoke psychotic symptoms, such as paranoia, delusional thinking, and ideas of reference. The new paradigm will need to be tested behaviorally and neurally, and would ideally include a broader neurophysiological assay including eye-tracking and heart rate variability, etc. The goal of this project is to characterize neural and physiological responses to the stimulus across children and adults with psychotic symptoms.
Research Interests: gait rehabilitation, exercise, neurorecovery
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UBC Faculty Careers
For current PDFs looking to embark on the next phase of their academic career, please visit Faculty Career Opportunities for links to UBC faculty websites. Faculty positions are are posted within their specific faculty.
Online Career Resources
After your first position at UBC, you may move to a PDF or faculty position at another university. Postings external to UBC may be found at the following websites: