Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Ocean Ecological Modelling, at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor
Units: IOF and UBC EOAS
The Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at The University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver campus are recruiting for an outstanding researcher to be nominated for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Ocean Ecological Modelling, at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with tenure. This CERC award, if successful, will be for $1M per year for eight years.
The CERC in Ocean Ecological Modelling provides a unique opportunity for a leading scholar working at the intersection of oceanography, fisheries science, ecology, biodiversity and/or related fields, to explore how ocean biogeochemical cycles, ecosystems, and living marine resources respond to environmental change, and how this knowledge can inform sustainable ocean management and food security. Key research areas include, but are not limited to, the impacts of ongoing ocean deoxygenation, acidification and warming on the dynamics of marine ecosystems, and the adaptive policy responses needed to ensure continuation of the ocean’s capacity to support biodiversity and human society under the cascading effects of these environmental changes. We seek a candidate who develops and applies innovative ocean modelling and data assimilation approaches, bridging numerical analysis with state-of-the-art ocean observations across disciplines to advance fundamental science and inform data-driven ocean policy and management. Working across disciplines, there is an enormous opportunity for globally-significant and societally-relevant work exploring the trajectory of future ocean ecosystems under various environmental and societal scenarios.
Closing date: September 11, 2025