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: Lipids, Genetics, Pharmacogenomics, Cardiovascular diseases
Potential project areas:
1. SAVE BC (www.savebc.ca) is a provincial study of families with extremely premature cardiovascular disease, aimed at identifying molecular causes of this condition and reducing the burden of premature cardiovascular disease. 2. Pharmacogenomics of adverse drug reactions. We are using human stem cells to study the pharmacogenetic mechanisms of specific adverse drug reactions. This work will lead to new approaches to identify patients at risk of suffering from adverse drug reactions, and the development of safer, more effective medications. 3. Inherited dyslipidemias. We have one of the largest and most established registries in Canada of patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia, a common cause of premature CVD which is under-recognized and under-treated. We are investigating the use of genetic testing to improve the diagnosis of patients with this condition, and understand the determinants of cardiovascular disease risk in these patients.
Research Interests: Literary or Artistic Work Analysis, Social Determinants of Arts and Letters, Arts and Cultural Traditions, Exegesis and Sacred Text Critics, Lexicography and Dictionaries, Authentication Studies, Confucianism, Early Modern China, Material Culture
Research Interests: Brain development, Developmental coordination disorder, Infant / Child Development, Learning Disorders in Children, Motor System, Neuroplasticity, Prematurity, Rehabilitation
Research Interests: Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.), Lexicography and Dictionaries, Language Contact and Linguistic Changes, Language Rights and Policies, Language Interactions, Political Culture, Society and Ideology, Bella Bella, Bhutan, First Nations, Heiltsuk, Indigeneity, Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Technologies, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Imaging, Machine learning, Medical Image Computing
Research Interests: Global Health and Emerging Diseases, Health Information Systems, Biomedical Technologies, Technological Innovations, Artificial Intellegence, Automation in healthcare, Global Health, Mobile Health, Outcome prediction, Physiological Monitoring, Precision Health, Sepsis in children
Potential project areas:
Global health
Research Interests: Archeological Data Analysis, Archeological Excavation Methods and Techniques, Architecture, Built environments, Digital archaeology, Dynamics of Social Transformations, Mediterranean archaeology, Near Eastern archaeology, Power, Social Life / Societal Life, Social interaction, Urban Spaces and Urbanity, Urbanism
Potential project areas:
Kalavasos and Maroni Built Environments (KAMBE) Project: http://kambe.cnrs.ubc.ca/
Computational Research on the Ancient Near East (CRANE) Project: https://www.crane.utoronto.ca/
Research Interests: Analytical Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, Molecular Genetics, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Ecophysiology
Research Interests: Auditory System, Perception and Representation, Recognition of Speech, Speech and Language Development Disorders, Auditory grouping of speech and non-speech sounds, also known as "auditory scene analysis", perception and production of normal and disordered speech
Potential project areas:
Auditory scene analysis; perception and production of disordered speech
Research Interests: Isotope Geochemistry, Chemical Oceanography, Reactive Transport Modelling, Carbon Cycle, Marine Sedimentary Environments, Early Diagenesis, Biogeochemical Cycles
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.