Job TitleResearch AssociateJob CategoryFaculty Non BargainingJob ProfileResearch AssociateJob Family GroupAcademicDepartmentFoster,Johan | Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering | Faculty of Applied ScienceCompensation RangeSee details below.Job End DateDecember 31, 2027Posting End DateNovember 29, 2026Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. The expected salary for the position is $76,128/annumThe Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, invites applications for a full time Research Associate. This position is a 1-year appointment, renewable subject to work performance and funding availability. The Research Associate provides senior level scientific leadership through the design, execution, analysis, and dissemination of original research in advanced materials, polymers, bio-based materials, nanomaterials, and environmental technologies. Working across the Foster and Cranston research groups as a senior member, the successful candidate works with a high degree of independence and scientific judgment to lead research projects within priorities established by the Principal Investigators. The role includes developing and implementing experimental methodologies, generating and interpreting research, leading collaborative studies and scientific work packages, publishing scholarly outputs, preparing grant proposals, identifying new research opportunities, managing research resources and laboratory infrastructure, mentoring research personnel, and supporting program growth through external funding. The successful candidate collaborates with students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, academic and industry partners, and external stakeholders, and consults with the Principal Investigators on matters that may significantly affect the laboratory or research program. The role has two integrated and approximately equally weighted areas of responsibility, both
