Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job Title - Postdoctoral Fellow

Employee Type - Term (Fixed Term) - Possibility of Extension

Time Type – Full-time

The School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, invites applications for a Full-time (1.0 FTE) position at the rank of Postdoctoral Fellow. The position is initially for one year, with the possibility of extension subject to work performance and grant availability. Salary will be $70,000.00 per year. The ideal start date is September 1, 2025, or as soon as feasible thereafter. 

This project will investigate how rural and immigrant communities’ preference and use health services through the use of novel and flexible digital health systems. A successful applicant will be working directly with Dr. Jenny Auxier, engaging with both community and industry partners. The successful candidate will have a background in qualitative research and community engagement. An interest in patient engagement and participatory action is a benefit, and either experience in, or interest in learning mixed-methods approaches for analyzing and reporting research findings would be ideal. The postdoctoral fellow can expect to work with pregnant persons, parents of new infants, and other sub-populations of persons experiencing barriers to accessing health services.

The fellow would have the opportunity to work with community partners in rural BC, in urban settings (with immigrant populations) and hospital environments (namely the Surrey Memorial Hospital NICU-partnering with Ronald MacDonald House). There would be opportunities to work closely with experts and students in the fields of human-computer interaction and user-design (University College of Dublin, Ireland), as well as computer and electronic engineers at UBC, University California Irvine (UCI), and University of Turku (UTU), Finland. 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Co-lead community engagement activities (Meet and Greet sessions, workshops, etc.)

• Regularly update community partners

• Periodically assist in other projects

• Prepare materials and sessions for ongoing knowledge translation 

• Assist with ethical applications for interview and participatory action research studies

• Lead analysis of focus groups and interviews

• Writing academic papers based on above activities

• Writing grants to support their own Postdoctoral training (leading to extension of position)

• Assist in supervision of graduate students

• Other duties as required

Job Qualifications:

• Completed a Ph.D. within the last 5 years (or shortly expect to complete) in a relevant discipline (e.g. nursing, social work, human-computer interaction, sociology, or anthropology)

• Demonstrated experience with qualitative research

• Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable communities/individuals, families, and children 

• Strong writing skills, experience with publishing professional journal articles, including first authored papers

• Experience with project management (creating project charters, schedules, project management plans) is considered an asset

Applications, including CV, names of two references, cover letter (1-2 pages) outlining specific examples of experience and research interests, and recent published peer reviewed papers must be submitted online at: https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacultyjobs/details/Postdoctoral-Research-Fellow_JR21529.  Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.

This advertisement as well as further information about the School is available on the School of Nursing website at http://www.nursing.ubc.ca, and information on the employment environment in the Faculty of Applied Science is available at https://apsc.ubc.ca/faculty/career-opportunities. All positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all members of its workforce. An inclusive work environment presumes an environment where differences are accepted, recognized and integrated into current structures, planning and decision-making modes. Within this hiring process, we will make efforts to create an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities). Accommodations are available on request for all candidates taking part in the selection process. To confidentially request accommodations, please contact Dr. Jenny Auxier at jenny.auxier@ubc.ca.

To learn more about UBC’s Centre for Workplace Accessibility, please visit their website https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/workplace-accessibility/centre-w…. To learn more about how the University is working to create a more inclusive working and learning environment, please see the UBC Inclusion Action Plan's goals related to recruitment and retention https://equity.ubc.ca/about/inclusion-action-plan/inclusion-action-plan….

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

Land Acknowledgement:

The School of Nursing at UBC gratefully acknowledge that our students, faculty, and staff gather on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish people, particularly the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations. In all our work, we are committed to enacting the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to upholding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, and to fostering Indigenous health and cultural safety.