Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Positions
There are currently two open graduate student position in the lab, please see details below!
There are currently two open graduate student position in the lab, please see details below!
- PhD Position: We are currently seeking a motivated and proactive PhD student to join our research group in the UBC Faculty of Forestry starting January or May 2026. The successful candidate will join a collaborative landscape ecology project involving UBC, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), and Metro Vancouver regional authority. The overall project explores how future land use/land cover change and climate change will impact social-ecological landscape connectivity and ecosystem services in Canada. Please see the position advertisement here for more details and instructions on applying.
- MSc Position: We currently have a MSc graduate position at the UBC Faculty of Forestry available to start Jan or May 2026, co-supervised by myself and Tahia Devisscher for a project exploring the contributions of urban forests on private and public land to connectivity, biodiversity, and multiple climate-related ecosystem services within and across Canadian cities. This work is in collaboration with an amazing team of colleagues at Concordia University (Carly Ziter), Université Laval (Janani Sivarajah), and Environment and Climate Change Canada (Barbara Frei)! Please see the position advertisement here for more details and instructions on applying.
Agricultural Biodiversity Monitoring Volunteers
I am always seeking motivated and detail-oriented undergraduates and other volunteers to assist with data-entry and processing work associated with the Long-Term Biodiversity Monitoring Project that I lead through the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm. Work hours and commitment are flexible and can also involve directed studies projects, internships, or other programs. In particular, I am always looking for students interested in:
If you are interested in any of this work, please contact me at [email protected] with the subject "BD Monitoring Volunteer Work" and a copy of your current university transcript.
I am always seeking motivated and detail-oriented undergraduates and other volunteers to assist with data-entry and processing work associated with the Long-Term Biodiversity Monitoring Project that I lead through the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm. Work hours and commitment are flexible and can also involve directed studies projects, internships, or other programs. In particular, I am always looking for students interested in:
- Data entry and management (bumble bee, earthworm, and vegetation data)
- Remote camera trap data management and processing (identifying mammal and bird species from photographs)
- Earthworm sample documentation and completion of digital measurements
- Bird call identification from remote audio recordings
- Science communication and outreach (infographic creation, website development, etc.)
If you are interested in any of this work, please contact me at [email protected] with the subject "BD Monitoring Volunteer Work" and a copy of your current university transcript.
