As a part of our NSERC CREATE training program in biodiversity research, we seek applicants for a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in the U.B.C. Biodiversity Research Centre (www.biodiversity.ubc.ca). The Centre is made up of over 50 faculty members with interests in ecology, evolution, systematics, biodiversity and conservation. Preference will be given to candidates with bold ideas, demonstrated research ability, and strong communication skills. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct original research on core problems in biodiversity, foster interactions within the Centre, run a seminar series, and organize a retreat. Postdoctoral fellows funded by the Biodiversity Research Centre typically interact with several lab groups. Candidates are welcome to contact potential collaborating labs in the Centre to inquire about current and potential research activities, but it is not necessary to apply to work with a specific faculty member.  

"My research examines patterns of biodiversity within and across landscapes and the biotic and abiotic factors that reinforce species' range boundaries. Much of my current work is focused on bird communities along tropical elevational gradients and integrates survey data, field experiments, distribution modeling, and community phylogenetic approaches."

For more information, visit Dr. Jankowski's website.

Nathan Kraft - nkraft@biodiversity.ubc.ca

"I am interested in understanding the ecological and evolutionary forces that structure communities, particularly the highly diverse forests of lowland Amazonia. In my research I use a variety of approaches derrived from community ecology, ecophysiology, and community phylogenetics."

For more information, visit Dr. Kraft's website.

"My main interest lies in sexual selection and speciation. In my research I combine empirical work on birds and insects with theoretical modelling to understand the role of sexual signals in driving reproductive isolation."

For more information, visit Dr. Veen's website.

"I work at the intersection of community and ecosystem ecology to understand how systems such as food webs and plant communities function. Currently I am studying global patterns of plant phenology (timing of leafing and flowering) and using theory to examine how phenology as a niche axis may structure local communities. "

For more information, visit Dr. Wolkovich's website.

Past Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipients

Mike Barker 2009-10	Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Arizona	msbarker@email.arizona.edu
Will Cornwell 2007-2009	Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences VU University Amsterdam	will.cornwell@falw.vu.nl
Luke Harmon 2005-2007	Department of Biological Sciences University of Idaho	lukeh@uidaho.edu
Ross Thompson 2003-2005	School of Biological Sciences Monash University	ross.thompson@sci.monash.edu.au
Jessica Hellman 2001-2003	Department of Biological Sciences University of Notre Dame	hellmann.3@nd.edu
Lisa Manne 1999-2001	Department of Life Sciences University of Toronto at Scarborough	manne@uts.utoronto.ca
Daniel Haydon 1997-1999	Department of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology University of Glasgow	d.haydon@bio.gla.ac.uk
Jennifer Ruesink 1997-1999	Department of Biology University of Washington	ruesink@u.washington.edu
Diane Srivastava 1997-1999	Department of Zoology University of British Columbia	srivast@zoology.ubc.ca