Dr. Amanda Giang’s LEAP lab is looking to hire a Graduate Academic Assistant for the Pathways to Zero Impacts project. This is a part-time temporary role for a graduate student.
Details from the posting are below and you can learn more about the project here.
We are seeking a highly motivated graduate academic assistant (GAA) to contribute to a Mitacs-funded study, ‘Pathways to Zero-Impact Shipping’. The primary goal of this project is to develop decision support for assessing alternative technologies for reducing the environmental impacts of marine shipping. The GAA will work at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus. Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team at UBC and non-profit partner, Clear Seas, the GAA will support tasks focused on identifying and characterizing the environmental impacts of alternative vessel technologies and fuels.
Specific responsibilities: The GAA will work closely with and report to Dr. Simone Philpot (UBC), Dr. Amanda Giang (UBC), and Clara Kaufmann (Clear Seas) and work with other members of the Pathways to Zero-Impact Shipping research team on activities and duties related to assessing the environmental impacts of alternative vessel fuels and technologies.
Examples of duties to which the GAA may contribute include, but are not limited to:
- Search, retrieve, and synthesize research related to the environmental impacts of a range of vessel technologies and fuels. This may require performing analytic tasks (examples may include: aspects of life-cycle analysis, ecological footprint analysis, risk assessment, scenario analysis) and back-of-the-envelope calculations related to energy and fuels.
- Record and manage data to a high professional degree.
- Attend and contribute to research meetings as needed.
- Work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Support interactive workshops with non-academic stakeholders
Desired qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program in science or engineering. We will consider candidates from other related fields who can demonstrate appropriate expertise. (for example, but not limited to resources management, environmental impacts assessment, geography).
- Experience or training in naval architecture and marine engineering will be considered an asset.
- A strong interest in ship design is highly valued.
- A strong interest in energy and fuels is an asset.
- Interest related to maritime environments is an asset.
- Knowledge of research skills such as systematic literature reviews and data management or a strong interest in developing these skills, is highly valued.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team atmosphere as well as independently.
- Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with stakeholders.
How to apply: Please email Dr. Simone Philpot (simone.philpot@ubc.ca) a 1-2 page (max.) cover letter and a CV using the subject line ‘GAA Pathways’. We will begin reviewing applications on September 13.
