Research Assistant/Technician 3

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Staff - Union Job Category: CUPE 116: Job Profile: CUPE 116 Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3 Job Title: Research Assistant/Technician 3 Department: Research | Berlinguette Lab | Department of Chemistry | Faculty of Science Compensation Range: $4,757.00 - $5,187.00 CAD Monthly Posting End Date: May 28, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date: December 31, 2026 At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary: This position is part of a sub-group within the Berlinguette Group that studies nuclear fusion (the Thunderbird team). The Thunderbird team built the Thunderbird Reactor: a bench-top apparatus that generates deuterium–deuterium (D–D) fusion within a palladium metal target ( Nature , 2025). The reactor loads deuterium fuel into one side of the target using plasma-immersion ion implantat...