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PhD Opportunity - ETH Zurich

As part of the SNSF Ambizione project “The global carbon budget in marine sediments and the effects of the anthropogenic carbon footprint”, I am looking for a PhD student interested in modelling the carbon cycle in marine sediments and how climate change and anthropogenic activities affect the carbon sequestration capacity of the seafloor. Although not strictly necessary, the candidate should have some programming skills. In addition, a master’s degree is required prior to beginning the PhD. The start date will be between December 2024 and January 2025, although this can be negotiated. This project will be conducted within the research group of Prof. Nicolas Gruber in the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. 

The PhD position will open in the next months, but if you are interested in this project, please send me an email at sarah.paradis@eaps.ethz.ch introducing yourself and I will email you with the job posting once it opens.

Tenure-track Canada Research Chair in Land to Ocean Biogeochemistry - Dalhousie University

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Land to Ocean Biogeochemistry, with a focus on biogeochemical cycling and flux pathways along the Land to Ocean Aquatic Continuum.  

The ideal candidate will contribute to reducing uncertainty and develop new theories in source to sink greenhouse gas and/or nutrient budgets by studying the pathways and mechanisms of biogeochemical cycling between inland waters, estuaries, tidal wetlands, and continental shelf waters. We encourage applicants whose research integrates field-based surveys and application of biogeochemical and numerical models, including spatial variability, long-term trends, and sensitivity to anthropogenic drivers, and/or research with applications in climate change mitigation, adaptation, and carbon dioxide removal in open systems. 

The successful applicant will be appointed to a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The anticipated start date is 1 July 2025.  

Please note that, in keeping with the principles of employment equity and the CRC program’s equity targets, this position is designated to an equity-deserving candidate who self-identifies as a woman or a member of another gender equity-seeking group. 

The application deadline is 23 September 2024. Link to full job posting.

Scientific and Business Development Director – The Electron Microbeam and X-Ray Diffraction Facility (EMXDF), UBC

The Scientific and Business Development Director is responsible for the scientific leadership, research direction and business development of the Electron Microbeam and X-Ray Diffraction Facility (EMXDF) at EOAS.

This position requires leadership in facility and team management, research investigational work including developing new methodologies, consultation with and advises departmental, UBC and industry facility users on Electron Microbeam and X-Ray Diffraction measurements, and method development for electron beam techniques.

Link to full job posting.

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Water Resource Management Online Course - McGill University

Learn how to:

• Improve water resources management through the implementation of effective integrated management tools and techniques.
• Strengthen the principles of governance, planning, adaptive management and capacity building in local, regional and transboundary water resources regimes.
• Provide participants with the competencies to develop skills and knowledge required for urgent needs in the water resources sector.

Interested in applying?

Application deadline: June 1, 2024 to September 20, 2024

Documents required for your application:
· CV
· Motivation Letter

Cost: $1,450 (Canadian Dollars, includes all applicable taxes)

For more information, please visit here or you may e-mail Prof. Jan F. Adamowski directly at jan.adamowski@mcgill.ca

MASc Thesis Defense: Jill Psotka  

Title: Extending the skillful range of hub-height wind forecasts using self-organizing maps

Date & Time: Monday, September 9, 2024 at 9:00 am

Location: ESB 5104