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Research Opportunities
Interested in joining the lab? Please scroll down for current opportunities or reach out. We are always open to discussing fellowship or scholarship applications even if a funded opportunity isn’t available.
Contact for all positions: lauren.erland@ufv.ca
Directed Studies or Honours Project (current UFV Students only)
BERRI Lab has open Directed Studies Positions on the projects outlined below. If you are interested in the below position(s) please email Dr. Lauren Erland at Lauren.erland@ufv.ca
Position: Directed Study (BIOC, BIOL, ENV or AGRI)
Location: UFV CEP Campus, 10 - 20 h per week.
Three projects available on the following topics:
Understanding responses of wildfire smoke-derived plant hormones on native BC plant germination rates
Characterizing antioxidant potential and secondary metabolites in red and yellow flesh apple varieties.
Optimizing transport conditions for nursery stock
Graduate Student Opportunities
BERRI is happy to support Graduate or Undergraduate Students interesting in a study abroad exchange as part of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas program. This Government of Canada Program supports students from Latin America and the Caribbean interested in completing a research term in Canada through a paid research internship. More info here: https://www.educanada.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/elap-pfla.aspx?
If you are interested in joining BERRI for an ELAP term please reach out to Dr. Lauren Erland via email including a statement of interest (1 page) and your CV by Feb 15, 2025 to allow time to complete the application to ELAP by the program application deadline of March 18, 2025.
Postdoctoral Opportunities
No funded positions currently available. If you are interested in joining BERRI as a NSERC-supported or other fellowship support postdoctoral researcher please reach out to Dr. Erland via email.