Employment Opportunities

2 PhD Positions in Glacial geology and Glacier/Climate Modelling, Wellington, New Zealand

Opportunity to join international glaciology and climate modelling team based in Wellington, New Zealand
We are seeking to recruit two PhD students to join an international glaciology and climate modelling team. Information about our project, supported by the New Zealand Marsden Fund, and the two positions is available here. https://www.victoria.ac.nz/antarctic/about/news/1565979-marsden-phds   

Position 1 – The candidate will carry out geological/geomorphological field work in a small team on and around beautiful and remote glaciers in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. In Wellington, this student work with Dr Kevin Norton in our cosmogenic nuclide laboratory https://www.victoria.ac.nz/sgees/research/facilities/cosmogenic-nuclide-laboratory

Position 2 – The candidate will carry out numerical modelling of glaciers in modern and past climates. This student will be based in our glacier modelling group https://www.victoria.ac.nz/antarctic/research/glacial-modelling and will also have the opportunity to work with international climate modellers. 

Candidates should in the first instance send to Andrew.Mackintosh@vuw.ac.nz a CV, academic transcripts, and a letter containing the following information – which position (1 or 2) interests them, why they are applying, what they hope to get out of PhD study, why they are suited to the position, and the name and contact details of two or more scientific referees. We will accept initial applications until June 15th 2018, in time for the July 1st scholarship deadline. We hope that the successful candidates will begin their doctoral projects on 1st of September or shortly thereafter.

Sessional Instructor, Department of Geography, SFU

GEOG 311  - Hydrology   (Burnaby Campus)

1x2 hour lecture (Tuesdays, 12:30-14:20)  and 1x2 hour lab;  TA supervision; 4 contact hours

Please find the complete revised posting here with information on how to apply.

The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday, June 18, 2018

Lecturer, Department of Geography, SFU

The Department of Geography and the Environmental Science Program are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Science.

For details and how to apply, please see the Department of Geography website link at: http://www.sfu.ca/geography/opportunities-in-geography/posting-faculty.htm

The deadline for applications is September 1, 2018