Post-doctoral Fellow in Wayne Maddison's lab at UBC
Department of Zoology
6270 University Boulevard
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
1-604-827-5249 (lab)
E-mail: jxzhang1976@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Education
University of British Columbia, Canada, Zoology, Ph.D., 2012
Hebei University, China, Zoology, M.S., 2002
Hebei Normal University, China, Biological Education, B.S., 1999
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, Canada, 2012-present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, Canada, 2006-2012
Lecturer, Hebei University, College of Life Sciences, China, 2002-2005
Professional Membership
American Arachnological Society
Arachnological Society of China
Grants and Awards
BRITE International Travel Award (CAD$500), The Biodiversity Research Centre, UBC, 2010.
Zoology Graduate Student Travel Award (CAD$500), UBC, 2010.
University International Partial Tuition Scholarship (CAD$2,065), UBC, 2009.
University Graduate Fellowship (CAD$32,000), UBC, 2007-2009.
University Ph.D. Tuition Fee Award (CAD$28,800), UBC, 2005-2008.
Awards for Younger Scientific Scholar (RMB 2,000), Chinese Zoological Society, 2006.
Graduate Entrance Scholarship (CAD$4,966.50), UBC, 2005-2006.
Research Grant for "Systematic study on Chinese lynx spiders (Araneae: Oxyopidae)", Hebei University, 2003-2004 (PI).
National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant for "Taxonomy and biogeography of Chinese mygalomorph spiders", 2002-2004 (Co-Investigator).
Graduate Scholarship for Publication (RMB 1,000), Hebei University, 2002.
National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant for "Fauna Sinica Araneae Tetragnathidae", 1999-2001 (Co-Investigator).
Graduate Scholarship of Excellence (RMB 800), Hebei University, 2001.
Undergraduate Scholarship of Excellence (RMB 1,600), Hebei Normal University, 1996-1998.
Field Experience
2009, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico: jumping spider collection.
2008, Panama: jumping spider collection.
2006, China: Guangxi Province, jumping spider collection.
2005, Singapore and Malaysia, jumping spider collection.
2004, China: Guangxi and Hunan Province, arachnid collection.
2004, China: Henan Province, arachnid collection.
2003, China: Hainan Province, arachnid collection.
2003, China: Sichuan, Guizhou and Hubei Province, arachnid and millipede collection.
2002, China: Tibet, arachnid collection.
2001, China: Hubei Province, arachnid collection.
2001, China: Guizhou Province, arachnid collection.
2000, China: Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou Province, arachnid collection.
1999, China: Hebei Province, spider collection.
Public Outreach
Present at "The Way Cool Biodiversity Seminar Series" at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC (April 2013)
Volunteer in the event of "Beaty and the Beasts - Celebration of International Day of Biodiversity" at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC (May 2010)
Museum educator volunteer in the Museum of Hebei Normal University, China (2000-2001)