Job Description

Academic
Job Category
Faculty Non Bargaining
Job Title
CIF Research Associate
Department
Administrative Leadership | Institute for the Ocean and Fisheries | Faculty of Science (Jennifer Douglas)
Posting End Date
December 23, 2025
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date
January 9, 2027
The expected pay for this position is $68,932/year.
Dr. Andrea Reid, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries (CIF), Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF), University of British Columbia (UBC), is seeking to hire a research associate to serve as delegate principal investigator, focussing dually on CIF operations and the study of Indigenous experiences with and perspectives on sea lamprey control in the Laurentian Great Lakes.

Qualified applicants will have a PhD in oceans and fisheries or related field. The successful candidate will have extensive experience (4+ years) in designing, implementing, analyzing and translating Indigenous community-based research, with a particular focus on social-ecological justice in aquatic contexts. Experience with Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing and the ability to apply that understanding in all aspects of the work is essential. Furthermore, the candidate must have demonstrated proficiency with transcription software (e.g., Trint), as well as qualitative data analysis software (e.g., NVivo).
A high level of cultural competency and sensitivity is necessary in this position, as any insensitive actions could jeopardize our longstanding research relationships with the Indigenous communities we work with and for.
Errors in design, implementation, and analysis could jeopardize this research, including inaccuracies or incompleteness of data collection, or errors in the collection and handling of community data could result in erroneous data analysis and study results; therefore, it is imperative that the successful candidate is detail-oriented and very careful with their work.
The anticipated start date is January 10, 2026. The position is for a 1-year term. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicants should contact the CIF, cif@oceans.ubc.ca, for more information.

For further information about the CIF, please visit: https://www.cif.fish/.

The UBC, IOF, and CIF view equity, diversity, and inclusion as essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and especially status as a First Nations, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply. Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.