Job Description

Staff - Union
Job Category CUPE 116
Job Profile CUPE 116 Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 2
Job Title Wildco Research Assistant
Department Research | Cole Burton Lab | Department of Forest Resources Management
Compensation Range $4,426.00 - $4,845.00 CAD Monthly
Posting End Date August 26, 2024
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date Aug 31, 2025
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
The WildCo Research Assistant will work at UBC campus in the Faculty of Forestry in the Wildlife Coexistence Lab. They will assist the Principal Investigator (Cole Burton) and WildCo postdocs and graduate students in performing, managing and communicating wildlife-related research. Duties may include: data collection, organization and summary; scheduling and organizing meetings; maintenance and procurement of equipment; creating and updating protocols and research summaries; communicating research; assisting with budget and expense accounting; contributing to proposals and publications.
Organizational Status
Reports to the PI, Dr. Cole Burton
Work Performed
Work with PI and lab members to develop and implement field and lab data collection protocols.
Organize, maintain, and procure field and lab sampling equipment.
Assist with budget and expense accounting.
Schedule and organize meetings for lab members and research partners.
Communicate with project partners and the public, including through non-technical research summaries and website/social media updates.
Assist in supervising other research assistants and supporting graduate students and postdocs.
Upload, process, review and archive image and other data.
Obtain and summarize GIS or related environmental data.
Assist PI and lab members in analyzing, summarizing and writing up results of survey data and literature review for funding proposals and peer-reviewed publications.
Possibility of travel to remote locations to collect wildlife and habitat data and meet with research partners.
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Work is assessed on an ongoing basis by supervisor. Consequences would be delays in producing and communicating scientific research results that are expected by collaborators and funders.
Supervision Received
Work is supervised by PI (Cole Burton) and senior lab members through regular meetings to review work performance and adjust activities/protocols as needed. Position is provided training in WildCo field and lab protocols.
Supervision Given
Position may assist in training and overseeing others in WildCo field and lab protocols.
Minimum Qualifications
High school graduation, some additional training in a related field and a minimum two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with ones own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Preferred Qualifications
BSc in biology or equivalent with experience in the following: spreadsheets (e.g. Excel), statistical programming (e.g. R software), websites, working in a team, communicating with diverse audiences.