We are looking for students and postdocs to join the Physiological Ecology Lab in the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre at The University of British Columbia. We currently have openings for both graduate students and postdocs.
We aim to maintain a group with diverse skill sets to address cutting-edge questions in physiological ecology and global change biology. We’re looking for researchers with strong interests in combining empirical, experimental, and/or theoretical approaches to understand plant-environment interactions across levels of biological organization, from molecules to the biosphere.
Many funding opportunities are available. Students are generally supported through a combination of lab research grants, teaching assistantships, and studentships (e.g. NSERC CGRS-M and GGRS-D, Killam, and the China Scholarship Council). Postdocs can be supported through lab research grants or postdoctoral fellowships (e.g. Killam, NSERC, or the UBC Biodiversity Fellowships).
If you are interested in joining the group, let’s talk more about your research interests and why Vancouver is the best place in the world to do ecophysiology! Send an email to sean.michaletz@ubc.ca. Graduate program applications are due on 1 February for a September start date, and on 1 July for a January start date.
For students interested in applying to graduate programs, I recommend the following readings:
- Carson (1999) – a classic overview with timeless advice on applying to graduate programs (essentially a recipe book for approaching potential supervisors and applying to programs – this is what I followed as an undergrad!)
- Carson et al. (2021) – an updated version of Carson (1999)
- Estein et al. (2022) – a more recent perspective with additional insights