The Baum Lab (https://baumlab.weebly.com/) at the University of Victoria
seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral researcher and a PhD student to
investigate mechanisms of coral resilience to climate change. The projects
will draw upon molecular, ecological, and oceanographic data collected over
the past decade as part of the our long-term field program on Kiritimati
(Christmas Island) in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean. Experience in
molecular and/or microbial ecology strongly desired. Interested
postdoctoral candidates should also have excellent programming skills,
advanced knowledge of bioinformatics and statistics, experience working
with large data sets, and a strong publication record. Aspects of this
research could also focus on coral genetics and/or stable isotopes, so
interest and experience in these areas could also be beneficial. Experience
in coral reef ecosystems beneficial but not required.
The new post-doc or student will join a productive and collegial lab, and
will be able to interact with a strong group of ecologists and conservation
biologists at UVic. She/he could also spend 1-2 semesters working with our
international coral collaborators.
Post-doctoral candidates must have completed their PhD by Spring or Summer
2020, and have excellent academic and publication records. PhD candidates
must have completed an MSc degree or a BSc Honours by Spring or Summer
2020. Relevant work or research experience is also considered an asset.
Owing to funding requirements, admission to the lab for these positions
requires an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (
NSERC graduate scholarship (
As such, interested candidates must be Canadian (or permanent residents of
Canada), have excellent academic (and publication) records, and apply for
these funding sources this fall. Postdoctoral applicants who receive an
NSERC Fellowship will have their salary topped up by Baum Lab research
funds. PhD applicants who receive an NSERC scholarship will have their
stipends topped up by an additional internal UVic award.
If you meet the above criteria, please email Professor Julia Baum (
baum@uvic.ca) as soon as possible because deadlines for fellowship and
scholarship applications are coming up over the several weeks.
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Julia K. Baum,
Professor
University of Victoria, Department of Biology,
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada
c: 250.858.9349, w: 250-721-7146
baumlab.weebly.com
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