Aurora

Employment and Opportunities

Ph.D. position - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC

A fully funded Ph.D. position is open at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. The Ph.D. project focuses on seasonal field sampling and analysis of microplastics in the Fraser River and the Strait of Georgia, and numerical simulations of the transport of microplastics under different flow field conditions. The project will be carried out in collaboration with the National Research Council Canada (NRC) and Ocean Diagnostics in Victoria, BC. The PhD student will be jointly supervised by Dr. Mona Rahmani and Dr. Johan Foster at the Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering at UBC.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in hydrodynamics and numerical simulations, and be comfortable with performing outdoor field samplings on a boat. The ideal start date is September 2025, but this date can be changed based on
applicant’s availability. The length of the Ph.D. program is intended to be 4 years. 

Interested applicants should send an application package to Dr. Mona Rahmani at mona.rahmani@ubc.ca. The application package should include:
• An updated CV
• Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate studies
• Names and emails of 3 references

The University of British Columbia is among top 50 research universities world-wide and offers a dynamic, inclusive, and invigorating research environment. UBC has access to large-scale computational resources for high-performance scientific computing and the state-of-the-art laboratory technology.

Postdoctoral position - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC

A fully funded two-year Postdoctoral position is open at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. The project focuses on seasonal field sampling and analysis of microplastics
in the Fraser River and the Strait of Georgia, and numerical simulations of the transport of microplastics under different flow field conditions. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work in close collaboration with the National Research Council Canada (NRC) and Ocean
Diagnostics in Victoria, BC. The research will be jointly supervised by Dr. Mona Rahmani and Dr. Johan Foster at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UBC.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in hydrodynamics and numerical simulations, and be comfortable with performing outdoor field samplings on a boat. The ideal start date is May 2025, but this date can be changed based on applicant’s
availability.

Interested applicants should send an application package to Dr. Mona Rahmani at
mona.rahmani@ubc.ca. The application package should include:
• An updated CV
• Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate studies
• Names and emails of 3 references

The University of British Columbia is among top 50 research universities world-wide and offers a dynamic, inclusive, and invigorating research environment. UBC has access to large-scale computational resources for high-performance scientific
computing and the state-of-the-art laboratory technology. This position is eligible for health and welfare benefits that are available to Postdoctoral Fellows at UBC.