Lead climate-resilient agroecosystem research at UBC Okanagan, combining plant biology with genetics, genomics, and stress adaptation studies.

UBC’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science seeks an emerging scholar for a Tier II Canada Research Chair and tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment in Biology. The successful candidate will study how plant-based agroecosystems respond and adapt to environmental and biological stresses. Research may span crop adaptation, plant–microbe interactions, plant stress physiology, agroecology, or biologically grounded precision agriculture.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop a nationally and internationally recognized research program
- Secure external funding from federal, provincial, and partner sources
- Supervise graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research staff




- Teach undergraduate and graduate Biology courses
- Translate findings into policy, practice, technology, and community impact

Requirements:

- Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline
- Postdoctoral training or equivalent research experience
- Solid scholarly achievement relative to career stage
- Evidence of research excellence and growing international recognition
- Commitment to teaching, mentoring, equity, diversity, and Indigenous engagement

Advance climate-resilient agroecosystem science through interdisciplinary research, teaching, mentorship, and knowledge mobilization at UBC Okanagan.

📌 Assistant Professor Climate Agroecosystems (Kelowna)
🏢 University of British Columbia
📍 Kelowna