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Employment & Opportunities

Two tenure-track Group Leader positions for the Climate Solutions Hub - ETH

These positions are part of the Climate Solutions Hub, a joint Eawag–Empa initiative that aims to accelerate the diffusion and mainstreaming of transformative climate mitigation and adaptation solutions. The two Group Leaders (one affiliated at Empa, one at Eawag) will help shape the Hub’s research agenda and will play a key role in building bridges across disciplines and with external stakeholders.

The description of the positions with details how on how to apply are available here; the application deadline is February 11, 2026.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Christian Binz (Christian.Binz@eawag.ch) or Peter Richner (peter.richner@empa.ch).

Annual ECCC recruitment campaign for future meteorologists 

The annual ECCC recruitment campaign for future meteorologists at the MT-01 level has been launched and will close on January 19, 2026. 

Please note this new campaign is exclusively to assess candidates for hiring at the MT-01 level for the next MOIP course:  Meteorologist Occupational Training Program. The application paperwork is long and time consuming, so don't wait to start your application.

Key points:
As with most Government of Canada hiring processes, the area of selection for these processes is restricted to individuals who have a legal right to work in Canada (Canadian citizens, Canadian permanent residents, and those with a Canadian work permit). Candidates who do not meet the above criteria will not be assessed as part of these processes.

Please encourage applicants to carefully read the educational requirements listed, as not meeting these will result in being screened out of the process.

Additionally, if you know of prospective students interested in studying atmospheric science or meteorology, please encourage them to apply to our bursary program: Meteorology Awards. Applications must be submitted between January 6 and February 19, 2026 to be considered for bursaries being awarded in fall 2026.

Please direct all questions about meteorologist recruitment at the MSC to recmt01@ec.gc.ca.

Launch TODAY of the ECCC Meteorology Awards - Scholarship program open to UBC students

The Meteorology Awards scholarship program, with funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, has now re-launched this year. Students at or entering UBC who are interested in studying atmospheric science will be able to submit their applications from January 6 until February 19, 2026. More information can be found at the links below.

https://portal.scholarshippartners.ca/welcome/Bourses-detudes-en-meteorologie/ - Fr

https://portal.scholarshippartners.ca/welcome/Meteorology-Awards/ - EN

The award categories remain the same as last year. As a reminder, there are 3 categories of awards, targeting students at UBC who are either enrolled in/enrolling in a BSc program, a BSc Major or Honours in Atmospheric Science program, or the Diploma in Meteorology program. It is those students we’d like to make sure are aware of the availability of the program and funding.

News & Events

PhD Thesis Defense – Cuiyi Fei

Quasi-Stationary Waves: Modeling, Mechanisms, and Their Role in Heatwave Impacts

Date: Monday, January 12, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Graduate Student Centre - Room 203