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4 MSc Scholarships Available - Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski (ISMER)

The MARS project (Marine Acoustic Research Station) is a large-scale joint project between the Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER) of the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) and Innovation maritime (IMAR) aimed at setting up and operating a world-class marine acoustic research station in the St. Lawrence Estuary.

This scholarship program aims to recruit 4 new full-time students beginning their master studies in the fall 2021 or winter 2022 semesters. The scholarships, amounting to 20,000$ per year, will be for two years.

Eligibility Criteria

• Meet the requirements for admission to the master program in oceanography at UQAR;
• B. Sc. or equivalent in physics, mathematics, engineering, biology or a related discipline;
• Skills in data processing and programming;
• Be able to start the M. Sc. program in oceanography in the fall 2021 or winter 2022 trimester;
• Be registered (full-time) in the MSc program in oceanography at ISMER at the time of obtaining the scholarship.

Application

Interested candidates must submit in electronic format (a single pdf file less than 10 Mb including all the documents) to Pierre Cauchy at < pierre.cauchy@gmail.com >:

• a complete CV (curriculum vitae; including scientific communications, scholarships, awards, expeditions, and so on);
• a cover letter explaining the candidate's background and how this path fits with the proposed project;
• all university transcripts;
• three (3) letters of recommendation.

Only complete applications that meet the criteria for this scholarship program will be evaluated by the selection committee after the application deadline. The final selection of candidates will be made during an in-person or remote interview.

We support an equality program and strongly encourage women, people with disabilities, visible and ethnic minorities, and indigenous people to apply.

Deadline: May 14, 2021 at 4:30pm EST

PhD opportunity in Water, energy and food nexus modelling and decision-making across scales - Environmental Intelligence Lab at Politecnico di Milano

The Environmental Intelligence for Global Change Lab at Politecnico di Milano invites applications for 1 PhD position (36 months) on "Water, energy and food nexus modelling and decision-making across scales".

The research will focus on:

• Integrating Impact Assessment Models (e.g. GCAM, RICE) and river basin operational model in complex transboundary contexts.
• Developing a robust decision-analytic making framework to assess the local impact of global policies.
• Analysing potential policy feedbacks across scales.

Qualifications for this position include a M.Sc. in water resources engineering, or a related field of environmental engineering. Alternatively, candidates with a background in computer and/or automation engineering, artificial intelligence, applied mathematics or related fields are also encouraged to apply. Strong numerical and computational skills are required as well as English language skills both in oral and written communication.
 
This post is part of the EU PRIMA project AWESOME “Managing Water, Ecosystems and Food across sectors and scales in the South Mediterranean".

The application package must include CV, list of publications, and the name of two references. Deadline for the package submission: 15 April 2021.
 
The application and any informal enquiries must be sent to andrea.castelletti@polimi.it

News & Events

EOAS Colloquium: Anna Mittelholz

Title: Dragons on Mars?

Date & Time: Thursday, April 1st at 11:00am

Place: Zoom Room!

Abstract:

The InSight mission landed on Mars in November 2018 and with it, it brought a magnetometer to the surface for the first time. I am going to talk about InSight findings on the magnetic field environment of Mars addressing the crustal and time-varying external magnetic fields driven by the Sun. I will put observations in context with what we have previously learned from satellite observations. Combined observations from the surface and orbit might open up avenues allowing to explore the subsurface structure through electrical conductivity on Mars.