Employment Opportunities
 

Instructor Positions, EOAS Vancouver Summer Program (VSP)

We are seeking instructors to teach/co-teach a course for the University of British Columbia Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences department’s contribution to the Vancouver Summer Program (VSP). The VSP is a one month condensed summer program offered to international undergraduate students to come and experience life and classes at UBC. Instructors will be responsible for four weeks of teaching (July 13th – August 13th total 39 contact hours), course preparation (some materials will be provided), marking, and several social activities with the students during that period. The course is part of a package of two courses, each taught for 3 hours per day (with some days off in the week due to student’s social activities). The successful candidates will work closely with the lead instructor and their co-instructor to provide a cohesive package to the students. Our emphasis is on active learning teaching methods where students are inspired to explore the subject matter through field trips, labs, discussions, in-class activities, and as such there is some flexibility in the course design and progression.  Please see here for more information.

Please submit your CV to Alicia Warkentin (awarkentin@eoas.ubc.ca) by November 15, 2018.

Professor, Applied Isotope Geochemist, Queen's University

The Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering at Queen’s University invites applications for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Professor with specialization in Applied Isotope Geochemistry with a preferred starting date of July 1, 2019.

The successful candidate will develop a research program in the field of stable isotope geochemistry, which may include interactions between biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere or lithosphere. Geochemical applications to resource exploration and exploitation will be considered an asset.

We seek an individual who has international expertise in isotope ratio mass spectrometry, and demonstrated stature and vision to transform the Queen’s Facility for Isotope Research (QFIR) , working as co-director in the collegial governance structure.  The successful candidate will work with the cluster of faculty and technical staff, and maintain and grow QFIR. The candidate will be expected to have eclectic curiosity to collaborate with an array of university, government and industry partners and strong connections to agencies and industries worldwide.

The successful candidate will be envisaged to develop analytical methods within the Department’s world-class analytical laboratories, especially the Queen’s Facility for Isotope Research. In keeping with the departmental strength in field learning, a willingness to undertake research and teaching in the field would be considered an asset.

Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent degree completed at the start date of the appointment. The main criteria for selection are research and teaching excellence. Current registration as, or willingness/eligibility to register as a P.Geo. or P.Eng. would be considered an asset.

A complete application consists of:

• a cover letter (including one of the two statements regarding Canadian citizenship / permanent resident status specified in the previous paragraph);
• a current Curriculum Vitae (including a list of publications);
• a statement of research interests;
• a statement of teaching interests and experience (including teaching outlines and evaluations if available); and,
• Three letters of reference to be sent directly to Dr. Vicki Remenda atGSGEpositions@queensu.ca.

The deadline for applications is December 1, 2018. Applicants are encouraged to send all documents in their application package electronically as PDFs to Dr. Vicki Remenda at GSGEpositions@queensu.ca, although hard copy applications may be submitted to:

Dr. Vicki Remenda, Head
Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
Bruce Wing, Room 249
36 Union Street
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario

PhD Project on Northern Shrimp Bioenergetics in the Arctic

Graduate student opportunities in the Arctic Marine Invertebrate Research Group

Climate change (CC) will lead to more variable oceanographic conditions, that in some cases may enhance and in others compromise, the productivity of commercial fisheries. The main expected outcomes of CC include a decrease in pH and dissolved oxygen and an increase in water temperature. Salinity is also expected to decrease at both poles. One such fishery in Canada that is expected to be affected by climate change is the Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery. Northern Shrimp are harvested in the Arctic, Newfoundland, Gulf, and Quebec regions and support a $400 million industry annually. Here, we propose to develop a bioenergetics model that will allow us to predict spatially-explicit physiological and biological responses of this species under different climate change and exploitation scenarios. The Arctic Marine Invertebrate Research group led by Dr. David Deslauriers is thus looking to fill a PhD graduate student position to begin in May of 2019. Based in Winnipeg, !

Manitoba, or Rimouski, Québec, the student will be affiliated with the Arctic and Aquatic Research Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) as well as with the University of Manitoba (Dr. Dirk Weihrauch) and the Université du Québec à Rimouski (Dr. Piero Calosi).

Challenges associated with the position:

-       Design and conduct at-sea sampling protocols for shrimp throughout their range.
-       Transport and care for live shrimp to be brought back at the Freshwater Institute/University of Manitoba/Université du Québec à Rimouski for temperature, acidification, and low dissolved oxygen exposure experiments.
-       Design and conduct laboratory exposure experiments on live shrimp.
-       Interact with community members in Nunavut by answering questions, addressing concerns, and presenting results on an annual basis.
-       Present main study results on an annual basis at regional, national or international conferences.
-       Collaborate and interact with DFO researchers from the Arctic, Quebec and Newfoundland regions.
-       Analyse and interpret data, and publish results in government reports and peer-reviewed journals.

For more information on the position please contact Dr. David Deslauriers at David.Deslauriers@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Tenure track position in Paleoclimatology at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

The Department of Geology and Geophysics at WHOI seeks an innovative, highly collaborative individual with interest and expertise in the generation of proxy records to enhance understanding of Earth’s climate on time scales relevant to present day and future climate change. Interest in development and/or application of new proxies, proxy system models, and the use of paleoceanographic and climate data to explore impacts of past climate changes on human societies and ecosystems would be welcome. The successful candidate will complement and enhance existing departmental strengths including past and present ocean and climate dynamics, paleoceanography, climate modelling, proxy development, climate impacts, ice-sheet dynamics, coastal processes and hazards, and to utilize WHOI’s exceptional analytical and sea-going facilities.

For more information and to apply online, please visit http://careers.whoi.edu, navigate to “Current Opportunities” and respond to Job Reference 18-10-08 (Paleoclimatology).  Review of applications will begin on 12/7/18.    

Programs and Events

IASC Fellowships 2019

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), invites Early Career Scientists (ECS) to apply for the 2019 IASC Fellowship Program.

The IASC Fellowship Program is meant to engage ECS in the work of the IASC Working Groups (WGs): Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Marine, Social & Human, and Terrestrial. Each year, one Fellow per WG is chosen.

IASC Fellows are doctoral or postdoctoral researchers who actively participate in selected activities of the IASC WGs. Fellows are expected to contribute scientifically and also to help organize specific activities and to help with reporting to the IASC Secretariat. Thus, the Fellowship Program provides the opportunity for ECSs to become involved in leading-edge scientific activities at a circumarctic and international level, to build an international network, and also to develop management skills. The level of involvement very much depends on the Fellow's interest - the more you invest, the more you get out of it!

The total duration of the IASC Fellowship Program is 1+2 years. In their first year, the Fellows will receive travel support to attend two consecutive Arctic Science Summit Weeks (ASSWs) where the annual WG meetings are held. After the first year, Fellows have the opportunity to stay involved for up to 2 more years without dedicated funding support from IASC. Note: The travel support during the first fellowship year is the only financial remuneration for the Fellows. Salary is not included during the fellowship.
If you are interested in this amazing opportunity then please fill out this application form:

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Because the IASC has a limited pool of funding available for travel grants, we will not be able to support an unlimited number of applications. Funding will be awarded to all applicants until the funding cap is reached, and then no further awards will be made. So, apply early!