Assistant Professor in Food, Forests and - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Description

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Bargaining

Job Title

Assistant Professor in Food, Forests and (Bio)Fuels - Ecology

Department

Dept Forest & Conservation Sciences | Faculty of Forestry (Richard Hamelin)

Posting End Date

January 16, 2024

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

The expected pay range for these positions is $115k-$135k annually.

Two Black Faculty Assistant Professor Positions - Joint appointments at the Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Land & Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver

UBC's campuses are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Syilx (Okanagan)

Peoples and of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Stó:
lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil

Waututh) Nations.

The Opportunity

There is an urgent global need to address critical questions on how to sustainably and equitably meet future demands for food, manufactured wood products, and energy, while maintaining biodiversity and ecological functions of our global forests and farmlands.

The Faculties of Forestry and Land & Food Systems Black Faculty Cohort Hire in Food, Forests and (Bio)Fuels will take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding these complex socio-ecological challenges and the future of bio-based food and fuel systems.

Through our existing interdisciplinary research programs, which include scholars in natural and social sciences, our two faculties are uniquely positioned to contribute meaningfully to addressing the role of bioenergy in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In particular, this cohort would further the two faculties' capacity to address SDGs on Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Life on Land, and Zero Hunger.

The Ecology position requires a minimum of a PhD or equivalent in any area of ecology, possibly including expertise in agroecology, soil science, microbial ecology and nutrient/carbon cycling, landscape ecology, and biodiversity monitoring across terrestrial, coastal, and freshwater aquatic landscapes.

Consideration may be given to promising applicants who are very near completion of a doctorate degree by the time of the appointment.

Salary

The expected pay range for these positions is $115k-$135k annually.

The Application Process

Applications should be submitted through UBC Career Website.

Interested applicants must submit all of the following documents:

Cover letter
Current CV including list of publications;
Research statement (23 pages singlespaced) describing your work to date and future plans including any research related to food, forests, and (bio)fuels.
Statement of teaching interests, approach and philosophy (12 pages);
UBC aspires to promote inclusive excellence by supporting and recognizing efforts to advance equity, diversity and inclusion as well as decolonization (EDID) through the academic and research ecosystem. Provide a brief (12 page) statement describing current and future commitments or interests related to EDID. Your comments may relate to lived/living experience, professional work or practice, academic and research activities, and/or communityengagement.
Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada

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About Vancouver

UBC is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, a dynamic growing urban region of approximately 2.5 million on the west coast of Canada.

A gateway to the Pacific Rim, Vancouver is recognized for its quality of life and environment, commitment to sustainability, and is consistently ranked as one of the most diverse cities in Canada, and one of the most livable cities in the world.

UBC seeks to recruit and retain a workforce that is representative of Vancouver's diversity, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.