The research opportunities listed below are available to students of all disciplines. UNBC encourages all eligible students, including Indigenous people, visible minorities, diversely-abled people, women, and people from the LGBTQ2S+ communities to apply.
Please contact researchers directly for more information on a specific research opportunity or to submit an application.
To post a research opportunity please contact Nicole Balliet at nicole.balliet@unbc.ca or Sharleen Balogh at sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca and provide the information requested below.
Available Positions
Student Research Assistant - Literature Review Project
Location/Campus: UNBC - Prince George campus
Discipline: First Nations Studies
Level of Study: upper year undergraduate or graduate student, preference given to candidates in FISSSH or NRES
Paid, Volunteer, or Credit Positions: Paid (salary, 10-15 hours per week)
Start Date of Position: June 2025 into Fall 2025 (with some duties extending beyond the fall)
Job/Project Description: Position Description
Specific Skills Required: candidates should have a strong background in qualitative analysis and a strong understanding of Indigenous rights and settler colonialism in Canada.
Application Deadline: Applications received before June 1, 2025 will receive full consideration; applications will be accepted until the position is filled
Name of Researcher: Dr. Tara Joly
Contact Information: tara.joly@unbc.ca
First Nations Biobank Research Manager
Location/Campus: UBC Off-Campus Hospital Sites and UBC Vancouver Campus (hybrid work eligible)
Discipline: Health
Level of Study: Post-graduate degree or professional designation
Paid, Volunteer, or Credit Positions: Paid (Full-time position)
Start Date of Position: ASAP
Job/Project Description: Position Description
Application Deadline: December 18, 2024
Name of Researcher: Dr. Nadine Caron
Contact Information: Please see position description
PhD Position - The effects of glyphosate-based herbicide on the populations and physiology of mammals in a forest food web (UBC-O)
Location/Campus: UBC-Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
Discipline: Biology
Level of Study: PhD
Paid, Volunteer, or Credit Positions: Paid - minimum guaranteed stipend of $24,000/year
Start Date of Position: September 2025
Job/Project Description: Position Description
Application Deadline: Applications received on or before December 15, 2024 will receive full consideration; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled
Name of Researcher: Dr. Laura Grieneisen, UBC-O
Contact Information: laura.grieneisen@ubc.ca
Health Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Lethbridge
Location/Campus: University of Lethbridge
Discipline: Health Sciences
Level of Study: Postdoctoral Fellow
Paid, Volunteer, or Credit Positions: paid postdoc position (60K to 65K per annum, depending on experience)
Start Date of Position: As soon as possible
Job/Project Description: Position Description
Specific Skills Required: See attached job description
Application Deadline: December 2025
Name of Researcher: Dr. Brenda Leung, University of Lethbridge
Contact Information: Brenda.leung@uleth.ca
Graduate Student Positions in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
Location/Campus: UNBC Prince George Campus
Discipline: Theoretical Physics
Level of Study: MSc or PhD
Paid, Volunteer, or Credit Positions: Research Stipend
Start Date of Position: To be determined
Job/Project Description: Job Description
Specific Skills Required: Knowledge of quantum mechanics, statistical physics, solid state physics (MSc), and quantum many-body physics (PhD)
Application Deadline: Applications accepted until positions are filled
Name of Researcher: Dr. Jean-Sebastien Bernier
Contact Information: Submit applications or questions to Dr. Jean-Sebastien Bernier (jean-sebastien.bernier@unbc.ca) with the subject title "Graduate Application."