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Directed Studies or Honours Project (current UFV Students only)

If you are interested in completing an Honours or Directed Study Project in the lab please email Dr. Lauren Erland at Lauren.erland@ufv.ca

ELAP 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).

Postdoctoral Opportunities

Open Positions:

Postdoctoral Fellow - Canada Impact+ Research & Training Award: Climate change Impacts on Northern and Canadian Berries

Location: BERRI Lab, Chilliwack, BC, Canada, www.berrilab.com
Compensation: $70K CAD per year for two years, plus benefits

Eligibility & Qualifications:
As per the competition guidelines nominees must have, or have completed before starting the position a PhD in a relevant field, and must be either a Canadian Citizen completing a PhD abroad, or a Foreign Citizen not currently residing in Canada.
Full Competition Details Here: https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/canada-impact-research-training-awards-qa

The BERRI Lab, led by PI Dr. Lauren Erland, Canada Research Chair in Berry Horticulture, at the University of the Fraser Valley (www.ufv.ca) is seeking one candidate as an institutional nominee for the Canada Impact+ Research and Training Award Postdoctoral Fellowship. We are seeking a motivated, collegial postdoctoral fellow to join the lab on projects in the area of northern and native Canadian berries, food security, food sovereignty, health and nutrition. The BERRI Lab has existing research partnerships both in the Fraser Valley and in the Northwest Territories. The preferred candidate will have experience working with Indigenous Communities, ideally in the Circumpolar North, and have an interest in continuing this work in the Canadian context.

The BERRI Lab and Research Centre (www.berrilab.com) is a research-focused lab which engages with undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral researchers, with the overall mandate of supporting sustainability and resilience of berry horticulture and ecosystems in the Fraser Valley and beyond. Research in the lab spans disciplines including horticulture, metabolomics, in vitro propagation, phytohormones, field studies and community-engaged research. The CFI-funded lab space is newly renovated with ultra performance liquid chromatography – high resolution mass spectrometry (Bruker Elute+ with Impact II MS), plant tissue culture facilities and plant environmental chambers. For more information on ongoing research in the lab please refer to the lab website.

Interested candidates should email a CV, cover letter and short (500 word max) statement of research interest by May 30, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

The BERRI Lab at the University of the Fraser Valley is located in beautiful Chilliwack, BC, Canada, ~ 1.5 h drive from Vancouver, on the traditional and unceded territory of the Stó:lo People.

Support of Fellowship Applications

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.