Research Associate

1 week ago

Vancouver, Canada UBC Faculty of Forestry Full time

**Position Description**:
Countries around the world are making ambitious commitments to forest landscape restoration under the Bonn Challenge and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. How these projects can contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation while minimizing adverse impacts on local communities is a critical question.

The Research Associate will lead a project examining social safeguards in forest landscape restoration. The project will include a review of how global guidance on ecosystem restoration conceptualizes and addresses social safeguards; interviewing practitioners of restoration to assess how safeguards are implemented in the field; writing academic papers, policy briefs, and guidance on challenges and recommendations for improving safeguards in natural climate solutions. The Research Associate will also write grants to secure future project funding and mentor graduate students working on related projects.

**Job End Date**:

- January 15, 202_6

**Job Salary**:

- The full-time expected pay range for this position is $68,932/year._

**Qualifications**:
**Preferred**:

- PhD in Ecology
- Post-doctoral experience in conservation/restoration of social-ecological systems
- Professional experience in non-profit or policy organizations preferred
- Methodological expertise in semi-structured interviews, focus groups, participatory research, qualitative analysis, and policy/framework analysis
- Previous research and experience on policy guidance for nature-based solutions, climate adaptation, and forest landscape restoration
- Excellent publication record including academic articles in high-impact journals, policy papers, and reports for practitioners
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills in English

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