Post-Doctoral Fellow_CRRF_2026-28-1

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This job posting is for two (2-year term) Post-Doctoral Fellows.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Asian Canadian Diversity and Diaspora:

Building National Capacity for Racial Equity & Inclusion

UBC’s campuses are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Syilx (Okanagan) Peoples and of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) Nations.

UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) and Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO) have partnered to develop and implement a two-year Canadian Race Relations Foundation project entitled Asian Canadian Diversity and Diaspora: Building National Capacity for Racial Equity & Inclusion. To advance this work, in collaboration with a larger UBC team of academics and practitioners, the GRSJ and EIO are now inviting applications for two 2-year Postdoctoral Research Fellows to support this project. The Fellows will be jointly supervised through the GRSJ and EIO.

Requirements for Applicants

Applicants must have a record of community-engaged research in the area of racial equity and inclusion, including work with and for Asian Canadians across the diversity of diasporic peoples. They must be able to demonstrate how their research seeks to address racism and advance racial equity, particularly as they relate to the lives of Asian Canadians. They must demonstrates ethical community-engaged research methodologies and collaborative approaches to working with a diversity of academic and non-academic partners across intersectional social positionalities (e.g., ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation, for example).

The successful candidate for the position will have:

•          A PhD completed within the last five years in a GRSJ related discipline, or interdisciplinary studies in humanities, social sciences (including education, politics, policy studies, sociology), or health;

•          Evidence of independent scholarship that advances understanding of racism in its many forms (e.g., anti-Arab, anti-Asian, anti-Black, anti-Indigenous, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, for example);

•          Evidence of knowledge translation and practice that seeks to advance racial equity and inclusion;

•          Evidence of community-engaged and culturally-responsive academic and professional work;

•          The ability to produce high-quality academic publications, professional reports, and policy briefs;

•          The ability to respectfully communicate and engage with and across diverse racialized groups;

•          The ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment;

•          Strong project and time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.

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, and/or Indigenous person.

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible work environment for all members of its workforce. Within this hiring process we will make efforts to create an accessible process for all candidates (including but not limited to disabled people). Confidential accommodations are available on request by contacting Sabrina Egan at [email protected].

If you have any accommodation or accessibility needs during the job application process, please contact the Centre for Workplace Accessibility at [email protected].  

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

Application Process

All applications must be submitted via UBC Workday Careers.

Applicants must submit the following materials:

•          A letter stating their suitability for the position, which will include:

✓ Relevant experience and qualifications

✓ Research focus and experience using community-engagement methods

✓ Experience working with diverse partners and community members

•          Curriculum vitae

•          Names and contact information (including email addresses) of four referees (references will only be contacted with the consent of applicants)

Applicants are encouraged to submit the following supplementary materials:

•          Where possible, a writing sample of an academic publication, a professional report, a policy brief

•          A website address, if relevant.

The deadline for applications is February 15, 2025.

The two-year appointment  is full-time at 40 hours a week.

The expected salary for this position is $60,000 per year plus benefits and two weeks paid vacation.