Postdoctoral Fellow - CO- hydrogen production

The University of British Columbia (UBC)

Organisation/Company The University of British Columbia (UBC) Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Country Canada Final date to receive applications 19 Jan 2026 - 22:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Apr 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number EU-58948 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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A postdoctoral fellow is being sought to work on a new method of producing CO2‑free hydrogen from methane. As the lead researcher on this project, your primary tasks will be related to catalyst development, reactor design, synthesis, and characterization to understand and control the interaction between reactivity, catalyst surfaces, carbon and reactants. The majority of the work will be experimental and involve novel high temperature reactors.

Work will be performed at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering's Heterogeneous Catalysis Labs and the Clean Energy Research Center under Dr. Chester Upham’s supervision.

The candidate should have a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering or a related field. The fellowship will be for a one‑year appointment, with the possibility of renewal subject to progress and performance. The ideal candidate will work well with the other group members and collaborate on other projects.

Expected salary: $75,000 CAD per annum

along with your cover letter to . Please title the email "PDF application – CO2‑free hydrogen production".

This posting is for the UBC Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada.

Please refer to reference number EU-58948 during correspondence about this position. Please visit the researcher profile of the supervisor for this position to learn more about their research.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.