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Graduate Student Position in Application of Tracers to Track Pollutants in the Environment - Western University

The RESTORE Research Group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking a graduate student (PhD or Masters) to conduct research on application of novel human wastewater tracers (artificial sweeteners, pharmaceuticals, microbial DNA markers) to track wastewater from septic systems in streams and rivers. The graduate student will conduct field monitoring in streams and rivers, complete laboratory analyses of water samples, and use statistical approaches and GIS for data analysis and interpretation.

The project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and in collaboration with research scientists from Environment and Climate Change Canada, to address their priority to evaluate the contribution of septic systems to nutrient and contaminant loads in tributaries in the Great Lakes Basin. The project that the graduate student works on will extend an existing project led by RESTORE and the selected candidate will join a project research team that includes three graduate students. Applicants must have (or expect to soon complete) Masters degree or Bachelor degree (for Masters application) in Environmental Engineering or Environmental/Earth Sciences, knowledge of hydrological processes and pollutant fate, and a willingness to conduct field work through all seasons.

The successful candidate will join the RESTORE Research Group, which has been awarded over $6M in funding to conduct field, experimental and modeling investigations in the last 7 years. RESTORE is a well-recognized collaborative and inclusive research group with more than 20 graduate students and laboratory techniciansworking in five well-equipped laboratories and modeling offices. Western University is a leading Canadian academic institution that is committed to excelling as an innovative research-intensive university.

Please send your CV, a list of two references (along with contact phone and email), unofficial university transcripts and a cover letter summarizing qualifications and research interests to Dr. Clare Robinson (crobinsonwestern@gmail.com). Ideal start date is September 2023 but January 2024 will also be considered.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, until the position is filled. We are thankful for all applicants who express an interest in the position, but we will only contact individuals who are selected for an interview. For more details, pleas click here.

Urban Atmospheric Measurement Research Associate Position - University of Toronto

The Department of Physics at the University of Toronto invites applications for a Research Associate (Limited Term) for a 3-year appointment. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2023 (flexible).

We are hiring a Research Associate to work with us on a new and exciting 3-year NSERC Alliance Missions grant. The project is called the Toronto Atmospheric Monitoring of Emissions (TAME): Evaluating progress and co-benefits while avoiding pitfalls on the way to net-zero. The goals of this project are to quantify urban greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions and monitor their reductions over time, while identifying the policies that have made the most significant impacts. The TAME project will equip the Greater Toronto Area with atmospheric observatories to quantify emissions, validate and refine inventories, and provide timely information to governments to implement and verify the effects of emissions policies. This will be accomplished by measuring atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) at five main “supersites” together with other tracers that serve as proxies for the sources of those emissions or emissions reductions.

The Research Associate (RA) will collaborate with graduate students, faculty, and government scientists to manage the operation of the five “supersites” within the city that each have a low-resolution Fourier transform spectrometer (EM27/SUNs). They will also be responsible for deploying and maintaining low-cost sensors to measure and monitor air quality gases, and deploy and maintain higher accuracy in situ spectrometers throughout the city. The RA will also be responsible for collecting and archiving the data through an online publicly available data archive (e.g., Borealis) and creating a display website to visualize our data and disseminate our results to the public in a more accessible way.

Applicants should apply online at the link below and include a covering letter, curriculum vitae and three reference names with their contact addresses and phone numbers. Any questions regarding this position should be directed to Debra Wunch at dwunch@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca.

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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.