Tenure-track Assistant Professor at University of British Columbia

The Department of Zoology at The University of British Columbia invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Cell and Developmental Biology. This is a tenure-track position, with initial appointment to be made at the Assistant Professor level, beginning no earlier than July 1, 2027 and a salary within the range of $135,000 – $160,000CAD /year.

We seek an outstanding applicant with an innovative research program using cellular, genetic, and/or genomic approaches to address fundamental mechanisms of cell or developmental biology. Applicants studying traditional or non-traditional, emerging model systems are encouraged to apply.

The successful applicant will become a member of the Department of Zoology (www.zoology.ubc.ca) and a member of the Life Sciences Institute (http://lsi.ubc.ca).  The Zoology Department includes more than 38 principal investigators and promotes integrative research in biology. Its faculty and students pursue cutting-edge questions in Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Evolution, Ecology, and Cell and Developmental Biology. Specializations range from the organismal to the molecular level. The Life Sciences Institute is a highly interactive, multidisciplinary institute, comprising over 80 labs pursuing fundamental biological mechanisms underlying health and disease. Labs are loosely organized into collaborative research groups, including Cell and Developmental Biology, Diabetes, Cardiovascular, and Neuroscience, and LSI members have access to core facilities to support work on protein structure, bioinformatics, imaging, single cell flow analytics, and more.

Applications must be submitted as a single pdf addressed to Dr. Jeffrey Richards, Head of Zoology, at Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32408

The closing date for applications is October 1, 2026.