Sea Around Us Data Scientist
The Sea Around Us is a research initiative, which, since its inception in 1994, has made available an online searchable Atlas of reconstructed marine capture fisheries catches from 1950 to the present of all maritime countries of the world via its website at www.seaaroundus.org.
This position is responsible for the development of machine learning based tools for fisheries catch analysis, redesigning existing data-processing workflows, and building data visualization tools and interfaces for the Sea Around Us database and website.
Deadline: October 11, 2026
PhD Opportunity on the conservation of the American common eider
We are looking for a PhD student to start in September 2027, co-supervised by Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé (Statistical Ecology Research Group, University of British Columbia) and Dr. Mark Mallory (Acadia University). This project will be conducted in close collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the Sea Duck Joint Venture.
Deadline: October 23, 2026
Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Integrative Animal Physiology and One Health
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Faculty of Land and Food Systems
(www.landfood.ubc.ca) invites applications for a Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader to take up a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Integrative Animal Physiology and One Health, targeting the Impact+ priority area of food and water security. The proposed Emerging Leader will lead an innovative research program at the intersection between animal and environmental health.
An ideal candidate would focus on developing sustainable aquaculture systems for Canada, with a strong interest in how the environment (including climate change) affects the animal, how production systems impact the environment, and how novel technologies can help provide solutions. Candidates will be expected to develop and teach undergraduate courses in UBC’s Applied Animal Biology Program with a special focus on animal physiology and will be expected to mentor graduate students; evidence of successful teaching and mentoring will be considered an asset.
Deadline: October 25, 2026
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