ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR (TIER 2) IN PLANT RESILIENCE FOR FOOD SECURITY

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Job Category

Faculty Bargaining

Job Title

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR (TIER 2) IN PLANT RESILIENCE FOR FOOD SECURITY

Department

Academic Leadership, Heads | Department of Botany | Faculty of Science (Shawn Mansfield)

Posting End Date

November 30, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

The expected starting salary range for this position is $115,000 to $130,000 per annum. 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR (TIER 2) IN PLANT RESILIENCE FOR FOOD SECURITY

Posted October 25 – November 30

Department of Botany in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Position Description

The Department of Botany in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver invites applications from exceptional emerging scholars for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Tier 2 CRC) appointment in Plant Resilience for Food Security. This full-time tenure-track faculty position is at the rank of Assistant Professor, with a start date set for no earlier than July 1, 2025.  The expected starting salary range for this position is $115,000 to $130,000 per annum.  Applicants conducting innovative research in crop stress biology are encouraged to apply, including those who employ cellular, molecular, physiology, genetic and/or genomic approaches or related techniques to address fundamental plant adaptive mechanisms to environmental stresses and those whose research involves the use of food crops, or wild relatives, to address fundamental questions on food security. In evaluating candidates, we will also consider evidence of leadership within the candidate’s community and their potential for developing and implementing evidence-based teaching approaches.

Eligibility Criteria

Tier 2 CRCs are intended for exceptional emerging scholars (i.e., candidates must have been an active researcher in their field for fewer than 10 years at the time of nomination). Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, such as maternity or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 CRCs assessed through the program’s Tier 2 justification process. Effective March 1, 2020, research interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are recognized and may be counted as an eligible delay. All CRC nominations are subject to review by the CRC Secretariat, and appointment as a CRC is conditional upon their approval. Please consult the Canada Research Chairs website [https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/] for further eligibility details. 

In accordance with UBC’s CRC Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Action Plan UBC's Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within the CRC Program, and pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights code, the selection will be restricted to members of the following federally designated groups: people with disabilities, Indigenous people, racialized people, women, and people from minoritized gender identity groups. UBC recognizes the legitimate impact that COVID-related research interruptions and eligible leaves (e.g., maternity, parental, medical, bereavement) can have on a candidate’s record of achievement. These leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process.

Applicants are asked to complete this equity survey https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6WJHol7SfPxRMu9 as part of the application, and candidates from these groups must self-identify as belonging to one or more of the designated equity groups to be considered for this position. Because this search is limited to those self-identifying as members of designated equity groups, candidates must also provide their names to be considered.

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