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Employment & Opportunities

MSc opportunity to Study Mesopelagic Food Web in the NE Pacific Ocean - University of Victoria

We are seeking a motivated Masters student to work on our new “twilight zone” project, which aims to characterize the nutritional properties of mesopelagic fish and understand their role in local food webs. Mesopelagic fish, including the very abundant members of family Myctophidae, constitute a massive amount of marine biomass. The feasibility of mesopelagic fisheries is being investigated by researchers worldwide. Because so little is known about mesopelagic fish ecology, the impact of such commercial exploitation is unknown. Food web interactions, the development of new analytical tools, stock assessment, and biodiversity evaluation have been identified as critical to our understanding of the global ecosystem services provided by mesopelagic assemblages.

This graduate position will involve the collection of fish at sea, on scientific cruises run by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, dissection and lipid analysis of these specimens, and (potentially) analysis of DNA in their guts. The student would be supervised by Dr. Catherine Stevens and Dr. John Dower in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria. The student must possess a Bachelor of Science in Biology or Biochemistry, be in high academic standing, and be willing to work in a team environment.

Our recruitment process will adhere to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion upheld by the University of Victoria.

Contact us via email (Dr. Catherine J. Stevens (cjsteve@uvic.ca); Dr. John F. Dower (dower@uvic.ca)) to express your interest and please include an up-to-date CV. Review of applications will commence on Tuesday July 5th.

Start date September 2022 to January 2023.

Open Position for NSERC CREATE Programme Coordinator - University of Victoria

The Position

We are seeking to hire a Programme Coordinator to support the implementation of the NSERC CREATE in Water and Sanitation for Low-resource Contexts. This is a new training programme based out of UVic and in partnership with 7 other Canadian universities to upskill the next generation of leaders seeking to solve some of the most pressing water and sanitation challenges of our time. This exciting programme will start in September 2022 and funding is expected to continue for six years.

We on the lookout for highly motivated and dynamic individual with an interest in water and sanitation for low-resource contexts (in Canada and abroad) that is keen to support this new training programme. The Programme Coordinator will be mainly responsible for:

• involvement with the design and management of all training activities;
• liaising with and facilitating regular meetings of the Programme and Scientific Committees;
• managing/supporting recruitment and onboarding of trainees;
• overseeing the administration of the grant;
• networking and communications (including website upkeep and social media);
• monitoring and evaluation of funding objectives and all reporting to funder.

Terms of the appointment

• Start: preference will be given to candidates able to start 01/Aug/22 (01/Sep/2022 at the latest);
• Duration: one year (renewable);
• Regime: part-time position (0.5 FTE). Funding for remaining hours (0.5 FTE) for other roles in the PH2E Lab (e.g. lab manager, postdoc, research assistant/associate, etc.) is available – please enquire;
• Place of work: University of Victoria;
• Salary(1.0 FTE): $45,000 annually (pro-rated to working ours).

The ideal candidate has/is:

• an academic degree, background, and interests relevant to the field of water and sanitation;
• functionally (written/spoken) bilingual (English & French);
• work/research/study experience in water and sanitation for low-resource contexts;
• ability to listen, work in a team and mobilize collaborators, trainees, and administrative staff;
• good knowledge and mastery of the MS Office suite and other relevant IT skills;
• ability to manage budgetary, administrative and academic files;
• excellent analytical, organizational, anticipation, management and problem-solving skills.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Prof. Caetano Dorea (caetanodorea@uvic.ca) to discuss this by providing a CV, academic records (if relevant), and cover letter (stating motivations & interests). Please cite “#WASHCanada Coordinator” on the subject line of your email.

Sessional Teaching Positions, GEOLOGY - Thompson Rivers University

Applications are invited for an instructor or instructors to teach the following courses (view official posting and submission process at here):

FALL TERM: September – December 2022

GEOLOGY 1110—Introduction to Geology: (3 credit hours each) two sections, comprising three, 1-hour lectures per week, with up to 40 students in each section. One section will be simulcast to TRU’s Williams Lake Campus.

GEOLOGY 1110 LAB: (1.5 credit hours each) up to 4 lab sections, labs are 2-hour each with up to 20 students per lab (the number of lab sections depends on enrolment)

GEOLOGY 2070 (3 credit hours)—Forensic Geology and Geologic Hazards (3 hours per week)

QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph.D. in Geology, or PhD near completion, or M.Sc. with previous geology teaching experience at the post-secondary level.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications will be reviewed beginning July 7, 2022. The position will remain open until filled.

REMUNERATION: $6,754 per 3 credit course. Labs are remunerated at 1.5 credit hours.

TRU geology labs include a Scanning Electron Microscope with BSE, SED, EDS and CL detectors, research-level petrographic microscopes, and sample preparation tools. Teaching labs are well equipped with excellent sample sets, a geology museum, and nearby field trip opportunities.

There may be opportunity for additional part-time teaching in the winter term. The BC interior is a beautiful place to live and work.For further information contact: Dr. Nancy Van Wagoner, Nvanwagoner@tru.ca.

TO APPLY and view the OFFICIAL POSITNG: Submit a cover letter and CV at here.

Summer Research Assistantship - Dalhousie University

Description: The Cosmic Ray Isotopes Sciences at Dalhousie (CRISDal) Lab is seeking an undergraduate or post-graduate to conduct an independent study this summer. The study involves collecting and verifying observations of evidence for glaciotectonism, a process which involves the deformation and transportation of sediment and rock under the force of glacier ice flow. The study contributes to a larger study for Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation, which funds this position. By September 15, the research assistant will provide an excel spreadsheet with pertinent information for each site around the world, and a GIS dataset and initial analysis of spatial relationships regarding each site and the regional ice sheet geometry, ice dynamics, and rock and sediment properties.

When: Starts July 4. Ends September 15.

What: Mining data from published and unpublished documents, library and government document requests, error checking, applying GIS to plot spatial data, and test spatial correlations. The research assistant (RA) will be invited to co-author the resulting publication if a continuous intellectual contribution is made to the manuscript after September.
Where: The first two days will be at Dalhousie University. After this, the successful applicant can work at Dal or remotely, with regular check-ins and weekly reports. The RA will need access to a computer, internet, and GIS software.

Who: The position is open to students who have completed at least one course in GIS. Advantage will be given to students who have completed a course in tectonics, structural geology, geomorphology, or Quaternary geology, however this is not required.

Salary: This is a part-time RA position. The RA must commit to a minimum of 20-hrs per week. If the candidate expects to require days or weeks off, the work time must be banked ahead of the time off. It is possible that the entire study may be completed in 1.5 months at 40/hrs per week. Salary will start at $17.00/hr, depending on skills and experience. There will be a salary bonus for reaching milestones.

Contact: John.Gosse@dal.ca and provide your latest transcript (unofficial is ok), a cover letter that explains briefly why you think your experience and interests are a good fit with the position, and contact information for two scientists or faculty who can provide a reference letter.

News & Events

MSc Thesis Defense: Anne-Martine Doucet    

Title: Processes Governing Carbon Dioxide Exchange Between the Atmosphere and Hydromagnesite-Magnesite Playas in Atlin, British Columbia

Date & Time: Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 9:00 am

Location: ESB 3064 & Zoom