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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF): Collaborative Conservation Leadership (CCL) Program at University of British Columbia (CANADA)

We invite Postdoctoral Research Fellow applications from highly motivated individuals for a position centered on interdisciplinary, solutions-oriented conservation research and graduate training within the new Collaborative Conservation Leadership (CCL) program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. CCL is a graduate training program embedded within the Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions Collaboratory (IBioS). CCL will prepare graduate students to address complex conservation challenges through partner-engaged research, professional development, and training in cultural competency, with the support of an interdisciplinary group of faculty, postdocs, and external partners.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF) for Interdisciplinary Social Scientist working on Energy Transitions and Carbon Dioxide Removal

A postdoctoral research fellow position is open to study public perceptions of climate-mitigating technologies in general and as a part of energy transition trajectories. The successful candidate will be a part of the teams managed by Terre Satterfield, Sara Nawaz, and Holly Caggiano at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, BC, Canada. She/he/they will develop and contribute to new research on the social impacts, implications and governing conditions of carbon dioxide removal (hereafter CDR) technologies, particularly in marine and coastal contexts.

Leila Harris presents at Globalized Ecologies, April 23 2026

Tons of Risk: Drs. Naia Ormaza Zulueta and David Boyd on the rise of illegal pesticide exports in Spain

In El Salto, Drs. Naia Ormaza Zulueta and David Boyd called out Spain’s double standard of exporting thousands of tonnes of pesticides banned in the EU to the Global South.

PICS highlights Charlotte Milne for her work advocating for Semá:th First Nation flood rights through mapping

Charlotte is reviewing First Nation flood mapping engagement efforts from across Canada to create a framework that outlines the variety of ways that Nations can engage in (or lead) different stages of flood mapping, across different types of maps.

Leaving the Playbook on the Sidelines: Sveinar Soldal on Sustainable Sports and the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Despite lofty promises, the upcoming World Cup is set to become the most emission-intensive sporting event in history.

EV Policy and Practice in Canada | Jan 28, 2026, 3:30-5pm

Join moderator Milind Kandlikar (Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and IRES) and panelists Megan Lohmann (CEO at Community Energy Association) and Werner Antweiler (Associate Professor in the Sauder School of Business) as they discuss EV Policy and Practice in Canada. The panel will explore how the uptake of EVs in Canada is impacted by policy controls and other considerations, as well as explore the position of the industry at a national scale.