Research Asst/tech 4 - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Job Profile

Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 4

Job Title

Research Asst/Tech 4

Department

Research | Kremen Lab | Institute for Research, Environment and Sustainability | Faculty of Science

Compensation Range

$5, $5,946.08 CAD Monthly

Posting End Date

December 10, 2023

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

Job End Date

Oct 31, 2026

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

Biodiversity is eroding, and along with it, the capacity to sustain humanity on this planet. Species extinction rates are increasing and even many common species are declining in abundance.

Both aspects of biodiversity loss are likely to affect the supply of services that species and ecosystems provide to humans.

Climate change further exacerbates conditions for both biodiversity and agriculture. Dr.

Claire Kremen,President's Excellence Chair (PEC) in Biodiversity Studies, runs the WoRCS lab (Working to Restore Connectivity and Sustainability), which investigates how to reconcile biodiversity conservation with agricultural production on working lands.

This research is critical for informing agricultural and conservation practices and policies.

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Assistant/Tech 4 for contributing to and supporting the WoRCS research program.

Examples of WoRCS research projects that the Technician might contribute to and/or support include:
(1) surveying bee and bird communities and study the efficacy of bees as pollinators of blueberry, and birds as pests or pest control agents, on crops like blueberry; (2) assessing use of crop and non-crop resources by bees and birds on farms differing in use of agroecological diversification practices, using direct observations, pollen analysis and meta-barcoding techniques; (3) following selected bird or mammal species using telemetry and analyzing movement patterns relative to farmland diversification; (4) developing new methods of agricultural diversification and assessing their effectiveness for crop production and support of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Field work sites could be located in agricultural areas of the Fraser Valley, Okanagan Valley as well as several tropical areas.

Lab work, data synthesis, data analysis and preparation of publications will be carried out in the Biodiversity Research Centre at UBC.

Organizational Status

The incumbent reports to the President's Excellence Chair, Dr Claire Kremen, and will work closely with the other members of the research team including: Research Associates, Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate (M. Sc; PhD) and Undergraduate Students.

Work Performed

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Participates in all aspects of project planning for selected research projects in the lab
Participates in data collection in field and lab and may have full responsibility for part or all of a research project, or for managing landowner relationships
Data management manages a variety of data streams (spatial data, molecular data, biodiversity data), ensuring high standards of data entry, management and storage by all lab members
Data harmonization and synthesis provides support to various projects (including own projects) to bring together data streams
Data analysis and visualisation. Supports others in lab by developing analytical pathways. Is responsible for conducting their own data analyses annually using lab data, to produce publication/presentation quality results.

COMMUNICATIONS, OUTREACH and REPORTING

Seeks to promote the cohesiveness of the WoRCS lab internally and to promote its work externally through inward and outward facing activities
Reports analytical results to supervisor and other members of the lab at lab meetings and at external (regional and national) meetings as appropriate
Organizes one outreach event per year for lab members to provide WoRCS lab results to the public (can be through an existing event)
Assists other lab members in developing publicationquality manuscripts.

Takes a lead-writing role on one manuscript each year.

Schedules lab events (weekly meeting) and may assist in planning and organizing of workshops, outreach events, etc. with external participants for conservation activities led by the PEC
Responsible for maintaining Lab website and Twitter feed current with respect to lab member news, events, awards and publications
Assists in writing technical section of grant reports as needed

LAB MANAGEMENT and LOGISTICS