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Employment & Opportunities

Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award for Graduate Students: 2025-26 Call for Applications

Open call for ONC’s Roy Hyndman Ocean Observing Award for Graduate Students: 2025-26. The deadline for the award is extended to January 31, 2025.

This award is named for the late Dr. Roy Hyndman, one of the leading proponents of the NEPTUNE Observatory, who served as the Chair of the Ocean Observatory Council for more than six years and advocated for the support of students in their use of ONC data and infrastructure.

Up to two students will be selected and awarded $20,000 each to support graduate students in advancing their research using data from Ocean Networks Canada.

You may find more information about the award from this page.

Practicum/ Co-Op Opportunites - Spectrum Resource Group

Wright Canada Holdings is an employee-owned company formed in 2017, under the Wright family of companies that was established in 1933 in the United States. Our company holds Wright Tree Service®, Wright Outdoor Solutions®, Eocene Environmental Group℠, Eocene Environmental Group of the West, Wright Tree Service of the West, Wright Tree Service of Puerto Rico, Wright Canada Holdings and commonly seen brands, such as Spectrum Resource Group, ArborCare and Verdure Elements. 

We are currently looking to see if there is any interest in the Environmental Sciences Programs for practicum/ co-op placement with us under Spectrum Resource Group (SRG). They work all over BC and offer various services including reforestation, plant management, etc. If you are interested, please follow this link to see what positions might interest you- https://wsc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WCH. If there are nay further questions, please contact us at hrcanada@wrightcanada.ca.

Events & News

IOF Seminar: The T. Buck Suzuki Foundation's Integrated Approach to Marine Planning 

Emily Orr Executive Director, T Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation 

Friday, January 17, 2025: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Live: UBC's AERL Theatre, and over Zoom

UBC members, alumni, and all others, please RSVP at here.