Human Dimensions Research Associate
Position Summary
The position will be integrated into the Human Dimensions Research Lab within the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. The Lab is a research group that investigates human-wildlife and human-nature interactions to support partners in Federal, Provincial, and State governments, and environmental non-profit organizations in realizing management and policy outcomes.
The Research Associate will conduct original research that quantifies risk perceptions about wildlife diseases, identifies social correlates of grassland conservation, and explores variations in waterfowl hunters’ worldviews with regards to wetland and waterfowl conservation. You will also provide mentorship in social-psychological modeling, social-ecological systems, and advanced multivariate analysis (e.g., discrete choice and latent class modelling) to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. You will work in collaboration with, and report directly to, the Principal Investigator of the Human Dimensions Research Lab.
This position will initially be funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council, the Grasslands Learning & Knowledge Hub, and Wildlife Habitat Canada, and the successful candidate will co-lead the broader investigation of “Social-ecological challenges at the human-wildlife interface: Coyotes, zoonotic disease and public health.
Apply Before 2026-06-04, 01:55 a.m.