Employment & Opportunities

Paraprofessional: Macalester Geology Department - Macalester College

The Macalester Geology Department seeks a full-time paraprofessional (a recent B.A. or B.S. graduate who majored or minored in Geology) to assist us in the following ways:

• Setting up and facilitating introductory geology and some advanced classes and labs.
• Coordinating field-trip logistics (including driving vans) and instruction. Some overnight trips and camping will be required.
• Tutoring students and grading.
• Organizing and maintaining rock, mineral, map, and fossil collections.
• Preparing thin and polished sections and hand samples.
• Conducting and/or facilitating research in partnership with one or more Geology Department faculty.
• Leading efforts to build community among department students (majors, minors, and those in courses).
• Providing training and support for users of Keck Laboratory Instrumentation including scanning electron microscope and EDS/WDS x-ray spectrometers, microXRF, x-ray diffractometer, and sample preparation equipment.
• Actively supporting Macalester's culture by understanding, engaging with, and promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity in the community.
• Promoting a culture of safety and environmental protection by working in a safe manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will also spend significant time working on, and receiving mentorship regarding, their own professional development.

For more details, the full job posting (including a link to apply for the position) is here.

Professor Positions Available - Université du Québec à Rimouski

TITLE: Professor of biological oceanography with specialization in plankton ecology

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION

The Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER) of the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), one of Canada's leading academic marine science research institutes, is seeking a new regular professor of biological oceanography with a specialization in plankton ecology.

The selected candidate must be specialized in ecology of the microbial loop, phytoplankton ecology, zooplankton ecology, or trophic ecology. The areas of expertise sought are microbiology, lower food webs, particulate matter flow, carbon export, and environment and climate change. The selected candidate is expected to develop a unique and original expertise of research, and collaborate with researchers at ISMER and from other departments within UQAR. The selected candidate will participate in the MSc, PhD and DESS (Specialized Graduate Diploma) programs in Oceanography through the supervision of graduate students and teaching. The working language is French.

At the time of hiring, the chosen person must have a doctorate in a relevant discipline (oceanography, marine biology, marine ecology, microbiology, or related discipline), at least one year of postdoctoral experience and a solid research record.

Application documents must include a motivation letter, a CV including research and student training experiences, and the name and contact details of three referees. Evaluation of applications will begin on May 15, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.

REQUIREMENTS

Diploma: PhD
Discipline of diploma: Oceanography, marine biology, marine ecology, microbiology, or related discipline;
Specialization domain: Ecology of the microbial loop, phytoplankton ecology, zooplankton ecology, or trophic ecology;
Preferred areas of research: Microbiology, lower food webs, particulate matter flow, carbon export, environment and climate change;
Others: At least one year of postdoctoral experience

TITLE: Professor of marine acoustics

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION

The Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER) of the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), one of Canada's leading academic marine science research institutes, is seeking a new professor of marine acoustics.

The selected candidate must be specialized in marine acoustics. The areas of expertise sought are underwater soundscape, impact of anthropogenic noise on marine environments, bioacoustics, measurements of atmo-spheric and surface conditions by underwater ambient noise, active acoustics, detection of the physical internal structure of the ocean by inverse tomography, acoustics as an observation tool for the marine environment. The selected candidate is expected to develop a unique and original expertise of research, and collaborate with researchers at ISMER and from other departments within UQAR. The selected candidate will participate in the MSc, PhD and DESS (Specialized Graduate Diploma) programs in Oceanography through the supervision of graduate students and teaching. The working language is French.

At the time of hiring, the chosen person must have a doctorate in a relevant discipline (oceanography, engineering, mathematics, or related discipline), at least one year of postdoctoral experience and a solid research record.

Application documents must include a motivation letter, a CV including research and student training experiences, and the name and contact details of three referees. Evaluation of applications will begin on May 15, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.

REQUIREMENTS

Diploma: PhD
Discipline of diploma: Oceanography, engineering, mathematics, or related discipline;
Specialization domain: Marine acoustics;
Preferred areas of research: Underwater soundscape, impact of anthropogenic noise on marine environment, bioacoustics, measurements of atmospheric (wind, rain, snow) and surface (waves, ice) conditions by underwater ambient noise, active acoustics (turbidity, currents, biomass evaluation), detection of the physical internal structure of the ocean (pycnocline, currents, internal waves) by inverse tomography, acoustics as an observation tool for the marine environment;
Others: At least one year of postdoctoral experience

SALARY: as per the terms of the collective agreement in effect

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. We subscribe to an equal access program and our community advocates the values of equity, diversity and inclusion, and we put in place accommodation measures as needed. We strongly encourage women, people with disabilities, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and members of LGBTQ2+ communities to apply. UQAR recognizes the effects that career interruptions can have on the assessment of the candidate's research achievements. If applicable, the candidates are invited to explain the situation in their application. All applications will be treated confidentially.

Candidates interested in this position are invited to submit their application to
Président de l’Assemblée institutionnelle
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER) Université du Québec à Rimouski
310, allée des Ursulines, Rimouski (Québec), G5L 3A1, CANADA
By email:

Postdoc Position Available - University of Michigan

The University of Michigan seeks a postdoctoral scholar supervised by Prof. Yulin Pan (Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering) and co-supervised by Prof. Brian Arbic (Department of Earth and Environmental Science). The successful applicant will work on the understanding of energy cascade of internal gravity waves (IGWs), fine-scale parameterization and the ocean mixing process. Specifically, the successful applicant will have freedom to choose tasks including wave turbulence theory of IGWs, high-resolution regional models and diagnosis, and machine learning for parameterization. The successful applicant will also have opportunities to work with other renowned physicists and oceanographers as collaborators to this project.

The successful applicant is expected to have a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, physics, oceanography, fluid dynamics and other related fields. Expertise in nonlinear waves and dynamics, turbulence theory, ocean models and machine learning are preferred. This position is funded by NSF for three years, and will become available in the next few months. Interested applicant can directly contact Prof. Yulin Pan at with a CV and 1-3 representative publications.

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IOF SEMINAR, “Addressing the challenges of overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change to ocean sustainability” - March 3, 2023

Humans are changing Earth’s climate and ecological systems at unprecedented rates. Major threats to the diversity of life include overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change. Dr. Smith's research aims to study these three global drivers of environmental change as they pertain to ocean sustainability, where our understanding of the effects of these stressors lags substantially behind the terrestrial biome. Using the Bahamas as a case study, she reconstructs historical marine fisheries catches up to almost 200 years ago. The results highlight that overexploitation has largely reduced the biomass and catches of marine ecosystems, and progressively lowered the baselines for marine resource management, sometimes even leading to fishery collapse and species extinction. Also, using the Indo-Pacific lionfish invasion on Caribbean coral reefs as a model system, she explores the concept of non-consumptive or ‘fear effects’ and show that native predators can limit the success of this notorious invader through this non-lethal process. Dr. Smith's current research delves into the interaction between invasive species and climate change. Here, she uses a global meta-analysis to quantify the magnitude and direction of the effect of climate change on marine invasive species. Dr. Smith shows that there are global hotspots for marine invasions, climate change generally facilitates marine invasions, and the climate stressor that elicits the largest response in invasive species depends on temporal scale. The application of ecological knowledge on environmental drivers of change generated from her research can be used to explore opportunities for effective ocean management.

Speaker: Dr. Nicola Smith, Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

Time: Friday, March 3, 2023 - 11:00am  - 12 noon. HYBRID: In-person and over Zoom

UBC members, alumni, and all others, please RSVP at here.