The University of British Columbia invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Perennial Ecosystem Restoration for Carbon Sequestration (PERCS) project.
The PERCS partnership grant links four Canadian universities, seven partner organizations, and a multidisciplinary team of ecologists, soil scientists, landscape ecologists, environmental economists, and social scientists. The project examines carbon sequestration, co-benefits, and adoption potential of restoring perennial plantings, such as hedgerows, windbreaks, and riparian restoration, in Canadian agricultural landscapes.
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will support the Spatial Science/Synthesis component of the project, with a focus on developing new tools and insights to understand where perennial restoration actions should be prioritized in agricultural landscapes to maximize biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and farmer livelihoods.
The successful candidate will contribute to several key project objectives, including developing modeling approaches to understand how perennial features in agricultural landscapes may affect ecosystem services and biodiversity; parameterizing a spatial prioritization approach to maximize landscape multifunctionality; and creating a digital tool or dashboard for project partners to help identify key locations for perennial features based on their organizational goals.
The position will be supervised by Dr. Matthew Mitchell, who leads the MESH Lab in the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The successful candidate will be one of three Fellows hired in a PERCS postdoctoral cluster. The other two Fellows will focus on synthesis of social-ecological benefits of perennial restoration in agricultural landscapes and sustainable agriculture policy and future scenarios.
Desired areas of expertise
Applicants with expertise in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply:
Landscape ecology; Agroecology; Ecosystem services; Conservation and restoration decision-making; Agent-based modeling; Related fields relevant to spatial prioritization and agricultural landscape restoration.
Application instructions
To apply for this position, please visit:
https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacultyjobs/details/Postdoctoral-Research-Fellow_JR25730
Project and lab information
PERCS project:
http://percs.landfood.ubc.ca/
MESH Lab:
https://mgemitchell.weebly.com/
Contact
Dr. Matthew Mitchell
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship
Department of Forest Resources Management
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
matthew.mitchell@ubc.ca