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 AP10, 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.
Post a Position
If you are a UBC faculty, department/unit, or laboratory and are interested in posting a position, please refer to the Job Ads page on the G+PS Faculty & Staff portal. Positions can be cross-posted to a number of job search websites, including EurAxess and LinkedIn. For additional information, contact the PDFO.
UBC Postdoc Opportunities
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. Postdoctoral Fellowship positions may also be posted on UBC's Faculty Careers Workday portal.
The following faculty members have indicated to us that they are actively looking to attract Postdocs.
Show Faculty Interested in Postdocs
Research Interests: Cellular virology, Emerging human viruses, COVID-19, Host-virus interactions, Broad-based antiviral agents, Antiviral agents, Natural products as antiviral agents, Lipid-modulating drugs, Cellular protease inhibitors, Viral protease inhibitors, Human coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, Human flaviviruses, Dengue virus, Zika virus, West Nile virus, Influenza A virus, Human microRNAs, Therapeutic microRNA, Viral and cellular biomarkers, Molecular diagnostics for detecting viral infection, Circulating exosomes, Exosomal microRNAs, Proteomics-based technologies, Multiplexed and Mass Spectrometric quantitation assays
Potential project areas:
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Antiviral strategies and antiviral therapeutics for WHO-priority viruses
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Comparative phenotypic profiling and genomic analysis of emerging and re-emerging human enveloped pathogenic viruses
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Discovering broad-spectrum therapeutics for human viral diseases
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Discovering novel broad-spectrum antiviral agents from natural product libraries
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Unraveling the molecular mechanism of actions of newly discovered broad-spectrum antiviral molecules against human viruses using 2D and 3D organoids
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Discovery of human host factors required for human virus infection using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology
- Identifying repurposable drug candidates for viral infection either tested alone or in combination using human organoid-based screening platforms with the goal of identifying synergistic drug combinations.
Research Interests: Proteases, Granzymes, Extracellular Matrix, Chronic inflammation, Aging, Disease models, Autoimmune disease, Skin, Vascular biology
Potential project areas:
I am looking for post-doctoral fellows. Trainees will be actively involved in the translational research effort pertaining to understanding the physiological and/or pathophysiological role(s) of the serine protease family, granzymes, in the context of skin or vascular inflammation regeneration, in aging, autoimmune and/or chronic disease. Granzymes are a family of 5 serine proteases in humans. With the exception of GzmA and GzmB, very little is known about the other 3 proteases so there are many opportunities to carve out a niche, drug development, and for publications/patents. The job is highly translational and well suited for trainees seeking greater involvement in all steps in taking basic bench research discoveries through to clinical application and potentially commercialization. Our research program spans from basic biochemistry/molecular biology through to target validation, proof-of-concept in animal and human models with a strong connection to industry. Trainees will be responsible for designing and implementing studies to further elucidate mechanisms of disease through the use of in vitro and in vivo models. Dr. Granville’s laboratory (www.granzymes.com) utilizes a variety of disease models related to aging, autoimmunity, injury, inflammation and impaired healing as they pertain to cardiovascular, pulmonary, skin, musculoskeletal, and neuroinflammatory disorders. We also interact heavily with industry and clinicians. I am particularly looking for post-docs within their first 3 years post-PhD with wound healing expertise.
Research Interests: Host-pathogen, Biodiversity, Rapid evolution infection, Immunity, Inflammation Viruses
Research Interests: Child Development, Children's Health, Developmental Disabilities, Exercise for Children, Health Services Research, Opioid Abuse and Addiction, Rehabilitation, Translational Medical Research, Knowledge Translation
Research Interests: hearing aids, aging, audiology, hearing health, amplification
Potential project areas:
New ways of assessing hearing aid outcomes; encouraging older adults to seek and use hearing health care services; acoustic and behavioural assessment of hearing aid processing.
Communication between audiologists and patients.
Research Interests: Nanostructures (esp based on carbon nanotubes), controlled nanofabrication, electron emission phenomena, electron microscopy, modeling and simulation of nanoscale systems
Research Interests: Antimicrobial resistant bacteria, Bacterial Vaccines, Childhood infections, Epidemiology, Immune System, Vaccine Development, Vaccine immunity, Clinical trials and observational studies
Potential project areas:
The overall goal of my research is to protect children from infections by improving vaccines, vaccination strategies, and building evidence-informed policy and public health initiatives. My research program encompasses laboratory, clinical, and population-based investigations in three complementary focus areas in an innovative molecule-to-population approach.
Focus 1 - Vaccine Development. Develop new highly immunogenic vaccines and a novel vaccine platform.
Focus 2 - Vaccine Immunity. Enhance immunity in individuals by optimizing immune responses to vaccines.
Focus 3 - Vaccine Effectiveness. Improve protection in the population by clinical vaccine evaluation.
Each focus targets a different area in the vaccine cycle, but these are inextricably linked, and my experience and training across methodologies enables me to bring these together in a transformative research program. I have developed the unique repertoire of laboratory, clinical and epidemiologic expertise that is required for a research program in applied, translational vaccinology that will have significant global impact for decades:
Vaccine Development. To develop new highly immunogenic vaccines and a novel delivery system that will induce robust, persistent immunity and can be used with diverse antigens to target antibiotic-resistant pathogens. I have led studies to design new vaccines against S. pneumoniae, Klebsiella and N. meningitidis, using molecular biology, bacterial genetics, microbiology, cellular immunology and animal models. I have designed immunogenic novel vaccines, including one developed to a phase 1 clinical trial. My lab is developing and evaluating pneumococcal and Klebsiella vaccines, aiming to demonstrate immunogenicity and protection in mouse models of human infection and to complete a phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial with at least one novel vaccine.
Vaccine Immunity. To enhance vaccine-induced immunity in individuals by comprehensive understanding of immune responses and optimization by modification of immune responses – towards precision vaccinology. I have evaluated antibody (Ab) and T cell responses to vaccines, including with systems biology approaches. This involved development and use of assays to measure Ab response and Ab function after immunization in humans and mice. We are investigating effects of immune setpoint on responses to new and established vaccines in children, and using mouse models to determine if responses can be improved by manipulation with adjuvants administered before vaccine Ag. If so, it would lead to a new, innovative approach to infant immunization.
Vaccine Effectiveness. To improve vaccine-induced protection in the population by evaluation of vaccines in clinical trials and observational and epidemiological studies of vaccine impact. I have led multicentre national and international phase 1-4 clinical trials and observational studies to evaluate vaccine effectiveness after implementation and across the age spectrum. We assess the full population impact of new and existing vaccines on the incidence and severity of vaccine-preventable diseases, and optimize vaccine schedules for children.
Research Interests: control engineering, data-driven modeling and control, robust and linear parameter-varying control, modeling and control of floating offshore wind turbines and wind farms, modeling and control of metal additive manufacturing processes, modeling and control of solar themal systems, modeling and control of automotive engines, optimization
Potential project areas:
Floating offshore wind farm control and optimization
Control of an integrated solar thermal system
Modeling and control of metal additive manufacturing processes
Research Interests: Renaissance/early modern art and print culture, early modern landscape and eco-criticism
Research Interests: Mechanisms of memory in the brain, Anxiety, Big data, Bioinformatics, Cell types, Computation, Fear, Genetics, Modeling, Neural circuits, Neuroscience, Neuroscience of memory, PTSD, RNAseq
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:
- Euraxess
- FindAPostdoc.com
- jobRxiv
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- National Institutes of Health
- Nature Careers Canada
- New Scientist Jobs
- Pathways to Science
- ResearchGate
- Science Careers
- TipTop Jobs On-Line - Postdoc Openings
The UBC Postdoctoral Association also maintains a Jobs page on their website.
UBC Faculty Careers
For current PDFs looking to embark on the next phase of their academic career, please visit Faculty Career Opportunities for a list of current UBC faculty opportunities. Please also visit UBC faculty websites for available positions within each specific faculty.