Bazely then held an Ernest Cook Research Fellowship at Somerville College of the University of Oxford, followed by a Trevelyan Research Fellowship at Selwyn College of the University of Cambridge.
In 1990, she returned to Canada to join York University's biology department as a faculty member.

She was York University's Director of the Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) from 2006–11 and 2012–14.
 In this role, she developed expertise in sustainability, science policy and environmental security, and expanded her research focus.
Currently, Bazely is a University Professor within York University's faculty of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Bazely then held an Ernest Cook Research Fellowship at Somerville College of the University of Oxford, followed by a Trevelyan Research Fellowship at Selwyn College of the University of Cambridge. In 1990, she returned to Canada to join York University's biology department as a faculty member.
She was York University's Director of the Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) from 2006–11 and 2012–14.  In this role, she developed expertise in sustainability, science policy and environmental security, and expanded her research focus. Currently, Bazely is a University Professor within York University's faculty of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Dawn R. Bazely