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Employment & Opportunities

Four Ice/Ocean Modelling Postdoc Positions - British Antarctic Survey

We are advertising four new postdoctoral positions in ocean modelling at the British Antarctic Survey. These posts are part of four collaborative research projects dedicated to modelling a range of ice-ocean processes in Antarctica and Greenland. More information is available in the application links below: 

High Resolution Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers

Subsurface Warming Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers

Dense Water Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers

Greenland Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers 

Informal enquiries about the posts are very welcome and should be addressed to Michael Haigh (michai@bas.ac.uk) and/or Paul Holland (pahol@bas.ac.uk) and/or Kaitlin Naughten (kaight@bas.ac.uk). 

Staff Scientist Educator: Physical Science - The Exploratorium

The Exploratorium has been a professional home and hub for preK-12 teachers and leaders and a local laboratory for global science learning for decades. The Exploratorium Teaching & Learning Department works with educators and leaders in both formal and informal settings to create and facilitate transformative learning experiences for educators that impact science teaching and learning. Our team’s inquiry-based pedagogy is foundational to the work of the Exploratorium. We work with educators around the world, prioritizing the San Francisco Bay Area and California as well as the needs of undersupported teachers, leaders, and learners.

The Staff Scientist Educator is a PhD scientist who is passionate about improving preK-12 public education and excited to work in our informal education setting. The Staff Scientist Educator works closely with a faculty of veteran classroom teachers, PhD scientists, and educational researchers to develop and implement programs for preK-12 science teachers and leaders. This role provides content support for programs, including the creation of hands-on, inquiry-based activities for teaching science. The Staff Scientist Educator reports to the Director, preK-12 Teacher Professional Learning.

For more details, please click here.

Engage in reconciliACTION: host an Indigenous high school student in your lab this summer!

STEM fields are critical for advancing science, improving health care and driving economic success in Canada, yet Indigenous representation in these skilled, well-paid positions remains disproportionately low. seed2STEM, an award-winning summer research program for Indigenous high school students in Metro Vancouver and Kelowna, aims to increase Indigenous participation in STEM.

seed2STEM offers Indigenous high school students (Grade 9-12) paid, 6-week summer research internships on a variety of STEM topics in a fun and supportive environment. Originally started at the ICORD research centre in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, seed2STEM now places students in more than 40 departments at UBCV, UBCO, affiliated health research sites, and SFU. We are now recruiting project proposals for Summer 2026!

seed2STEM provides full or partial student salaries (if needed), wraparound supports for students, program logistics and administration, cohort programming on Mondays (students are in their placements Tuesday-Friday), and Indigenous awareness and cultural safety training for supervisors, mentors and lab members. You provide a 6-week research project appropriate for a high school student (no prior experience supervising high school students required, and we can help you develop a project), supervision & mentorship (this is a great opportunity for graduate students/PDFs to develop supervisory skills!).

Submit a project here by March 20.

This year the program runs from Monday July 6 until Friday August 14. Students work 20 hours/week Tuesday to Friday (exact schedule is up to you!). Supervisors are invited to the celebration lunch and poster session on August 14.

Want to know more? 

• Read our short info brochure 
• Drop in to our virtual info session, Friday February 27, 12-1pm on Zoom.  Ask questions and get suggestions for creating projects Join Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 621 7586 2731 / Passcode: 338627
• Visit our website for detailed information about the program and creating & submitting a project proposal:
• Watch this great video recap of last summer’s program (be sure to turn up the sound): 
• Browse our annual report for 2025
• Reach out to seed2STEM@icord.org if you have questions or would like more information!

News & Events

Botany Seminar (Feb. 24): Martijn Slot on Tropical Tree Photosynthesis

Title: Photosynthesis of tropical forest trees: Effects of temperature and atmospheric drought, and responses to experimental warming 
Date and time: 12:30-1:30 pm on Tuesday, February 24
Location: MSL Auditorium (MSL 102)

Martijn is a plant ecophysiologist studying how climate change influences photosynthesis, respiration, and thermal thresholds in tropical forest trees and lianas, using field measurements and manipulative experiments. He also works on high-temperature limits to reproduction and seed production in tropical forests.

Several meeting times are available for one-on-one or small group discussions with Martijn. If you are interested, please sign up on his schedule.

Special Talk about Photography, Geology, and Time - Beaty Biodiversity Museum 

Slippage, Shaped by Time, a special talk with photographer Michael Cox and UBC geology graduate student Sam Shekut, exploring photography, geology, the forces that change the landscape, and how artists and scientists can document and understand these processes.

The event will take place on March 7 at 1:00 pm at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.

Event details can be found here!

Sustainability opportunities at UBC

Audience: faculty

TEACHING FOR IMPACT: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE INTO YOUR CLASSROOM

March 2 | 10 AM – 3 PM | Centre for Interactive Research in Sustainability (2260 West Mall)

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Presented by the UBC Sustainability Hub, this faculty-focused event provides an open space to connect and advance sustainability-informed teaching across all disciplines at UBC, with a focus on climate change.  

Through hands-on sessions, participants will explore innovative ways to integrate sustainability and climate change into their teaching and connect with UBC support units that provide sustainability-relevant teaching resources. Sessions include: 

1. Transformative Pedagogies for Climate Education 
2. Climate Curriculum Clinic 
3. Community Engaged Learning: Working with Municipalities as Partners 
4. Health, Climate and Sustainability in Teaching and Learning 
5. AI and Sustainability in the Classroom

Audience: all students, faculty, staff, and community

SDG MONTH AT UBC

March 1 – 31

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March is SDG Month Canada! This national collaborative initiative invites Canadian universities and colleges to organize workshops and activities to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Join events and activities hosted by UBC students, faculty, staff, and community members to learn more about the SDGs and discover meaningful ways you can get involved. 

If you’re interested in hosting an SDG Month event at UBC and want to learn about available support, please reach out to sustainability.hub@ubc.ca.

Audience: all students

STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY CAFE

March 11 | 11 AM – 12:30 PM | Centre for Interactive Research in Sustainability (2260 West Mall)

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Join this interactive conversation about academic and co-curricular opportunities across UBC campus! Through a panel discussion and small-group roundtable conversations, participants will connect with and learn from sustainability professionals about their career paths, projects, experiences and community impact. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be provided! 

Audience: faculty and staff

CLIMATE JUSTICE & LEADERSHIP CAMP 

March 16-20 | Centre for Interactive Research in Sustainability (2260 West Mall)

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Designed for young people ages 13–18, this interactive camp will help participants understand and navigate the uncertainties of our changing world while building resilience. Through guided discussion, journaling, hands-on workshops, and outdoor activities, participants will learn tools to help them navigate and express challenging climate-related emotions and feelings, and develop skills to feel more confident, connected, and empowered to lead!