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Queen’s National Scholar position in Indigenous Science
Tenure-track
11 December 2023
Department of Biology and School of Environmental Studies / Faculty of Arts and ScienceQueen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada The School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Biology at Queen’s University invite applications for a Queen’s National Scholar position in Indigenous Science. The position is a full-time tenure-track/tenured position at Assistant Professor or early Associate Professor rank, with a preferred starting date of July 1, 2024. This Queen’s National Scholar (QNS) position in Indigenous Science is one of seven being recruited this year in support of Queen’s interdisciplinary Indigenous Studies Program and new Major and Joint-Honours in Indigenous Studies. Further...
POSTDOC OPENING IN FOREST DYNAMICS
Post-docs
11 December 2023
Postdoc opening in forest dynamics The Vanderwel lab at the University of Regina is seeking a highly-motivated individual for a two-year postdoctoral research position investigating environmental controls on forest dynamics. Project description: In recent decades, increases in aridity have caused region-wide losses of forest carbon across western Canada as moisture stress has both reduced forest productivity and increased tree mortality. This project seeks to better understand how spatial and temporal variation in moisture availability have impacted aboveground carbon storage across a mixed forest landscape situated near the edge of species’ climatic moisture niche. The successful candidate will leverage an eight...
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW & PHD IN ANCIENT DNA OF EASTERN WOLVES
Post-docs
11 December 2023
Post-Doctoral Fellow & PhD in Ancient DNA of Eastern Wolves Dr. Paul Wilson (Trent University) and Dr. Linda Rutledge (Hakai Institute) are recruiting a full-time 2-year Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) and PhD student in support of ancient DNA analyses to understand the evolutionary origins of eastern wolves. Funded through an NSERC Alliance grant entitled “Elucidating the origins of eastern wolves through ancient DNA”, this collaborative project involves the Tula Foundation; Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC); the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry (OMNRF); and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Limited. The PDF and PhD positions will be based out of the...
Movement and habitat use of Greenland halibut (MSc position)
Grad Student
11 December 2023
Position: This is a fully funded two-year MSc position based within the Earth & Geospatial Science Lab (EarthGS) at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Newfoundland and Labrador (DFO-NL). Program of study: The successful candidate will register for the MUN Department of Geography MSc program (https://www.mun.ca/geography/programs/graduate/). Start date: Commencing spring/summer 2024. Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Project description: The EarthGS Lab and DFO-NL Science are recruiting a student to study the movement and habitat use of Greenland halibut. This work is supported by the Fisheries and Oceans Competitive Science Research Fund. Through this project we aim...
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Global Change Biology
Tenure-track
11 December 2023
Saint Mary’s UniversityLocation: Nova ScotiaDeadline: 19 January 2024 https://www.universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?job_id=64051 At Saint Mary’s University, you will be surrounded by a talented and dedicated team of professionals committed to accessibility, diversity, and the provision of a positive and supportive learning environment. We recognize the importance of the contribution and growth of each individual in the University’s success. We are currently looking to fill the position of Tier 2 Canada Research Chair to join our Biology Department team. Job Information and ResponsibilitiesThe Biology Department at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) is seeking an emerging scholar as a candidate for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier...
Caribou Maternity Pen Operations and Effectiveness Lead (“Pen Lead”)
Other positions
11 December 2023
NIKANESE WAH TZEE STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY JOB TITLE: Caribou Maternity Pen Operations and Effectiveness Lead (“Pen Lead”) REPORTS TO: NWSS Executive Director LOCATIONS: Pen site (Treaty 8 territory, south of Hudson’s Hope), possible remote, office PROJECT BACKGROUND The Nikanese Wah tzee Stewardship Society was formed by West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nations to undertake caribou protection and recovery initiatives within Treaty No. 8 territory and British Columbia. The Society’s objective is to restore caribou populations to levels which can sustain traditional harvesting by members of the Nations. The program has been...
Graduate position available in: Parasites and the Ecology of Fear
Grad Student
11 December 2023
A graduate research position (MSc or PhD program) is available in Dr. Lien Luong’s research group (https://grad.biology.ualberta.ca/luong/) at the University of Alberta. Start date: September 2024. Project background: Exposure to parasites can lead to changes in host behavior, morphology, or physiology, even in the absence of infection. These non-consumptive effects (NCE) can be understood in the context of the “ecology of fear”. Potential projects include, but are not limited to investigating the: 1) state-dependent nature of NCE, 2) trait-mediated NCE, 3) NCE of parasites on host metabolism, and 3) evolutionary consequences of NCE. Successful applicants will investigate these questions using...
MSc Student Position: Soil Ecology (Dalhousie University)
Grad Student
11 December 2023
We are looking for an MSc student to start in May 2024, co-supervised by Paul Manning (Dalhousie University) and Erin Cameron (Saint Mary’s University) but working closely with the Nova Scotia Living Labs Team. The position is fully funded ($24,000/year) and will be based in Truro, Nova Scotia (Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture). Background: Disturbances associated with intensive soil cultivation are widely understood to negatively impact soil health. Incorporating pasture into intensive rotations has been shown promise as a solution for improving soil health. Decomposition of livestock dung on pastures is promoted by a healthy community of invertebrates including dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) and earthworms....
M.Sc. position: Soil eDNA on Sable Island (Saint Mary’s University, Halifax)
Grad Student
11 December 2023
We are looking for an MSc student to work on a fully funded project examining impacts of horses on soil biodiversity, with a focus on eDNA and soil microbes. Sable Island National Park Reserve is home to endemic and rare species, as well as an iconic population of introduced horses. Using large (0.5-1.3 ha) horse exclosures installed in 2021, we are testing how horses affect coastal dune ecosystems, in partnership with the Sable Island Institute, Parks Canada, and Dalhousie University. There is some flexibility to adapt the project to the student’s interests, but we are especially interested in using eDNA...
M.Sc. position: Invasion ecology (Saint Mary’s University, Halifax)
Grad Student
11 December 2023
Project summary We are looking for an M.Sc. student (fully funded, $24,000/yr) to work on the effects of forest harvesting and road networks on the spread of introduced earthworms. Clearcutting has been the dominant forest harvesting practice in Nova Scotia, resulting in young, regenerating, even-aged stands across much of the province. As of June 2022, Nova Scotia has formally transitioned to an Ecological Forestry model that uses uneven-aged silviculture systems in some forest stand types (Nova Scotia Guide for the Ecological Matrix). Ecological Forestry requires more frequent silvicultural and harvesting interventions than clearcutting and therefore may increase the frequency of...
Research associate to lead preparations for field research based in the Canadian Arctic
Other positions
11 December 2023
We are seeking a research associate to lead preparations for field research based at Karrak Lake Research Station in the Ahiak Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut, Canada. We anticipate the research associate will plan all aspects of the field season for multiple research programs, including studies on lesser snow geese and Ross’s geese, as well as shorebirds, king eiders, Arctic foxes, and Arctic ecosystems. The research associate will be based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan during the planning period (January to May 2024) and will join the field crew at Karrak Lake, May to July 2024. We also anticipate the research associate will...
PhD studentship: University of Saskatchewan
Grad Student
11 December 2023
Exploring relationships among agriculture, wetland water quality, aquatic macroinvertebrates, and waterfowl productivity in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region Description: A PhD studentship is available with Dr. Mitch Weegman in the Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan (https://www.ducks.ca/our-work/science/saskatchewan-endowed-chair/), co-supervised by Dr. Matt Dyson at the Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada. The student will join an ongoing collaborative research program investigating how agricultural land cover influences wetland water quality, aquatic macroinvertebrate prey availability, and waterfowl productivity. The student will work with DUC staff and collaborators to complete field work and data collection as well as supervise...
The Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Science at MacEwan University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment in Biological Sciences at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2024
Post-docs
8 December 2023
The Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Science at MacEwan University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment in Biological Sciences at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2024, subject to final budgetary approval. The successful candidate will have expertise in eukaryotic microbial ecology, focusing on fungi and/or protists, and demonstrate excellence, or clear promise of excellence, in undergraduate teaching. In addition, the successful candidate will actively participate in curriculum development that supports the department-level Program Learning Outcomes and will be expected to develop a new second-year course on eukaryotic microbial ecology, teach both...
Tenure track position in Evolutionary Ecology (bilingual French-English teaching requirement)
8 December 2023
Tenure track position in Evolutionary Ecology (bilingual French-English teaching requirement) The Department of Biology at University of Ottawa invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. For this position, the successful candidate will demonstrate potential to build internationally-recognized and externally funded research program that fully engages trainees at all levels, building collaborations within and beyond our collegial, research-intensive department. Candidates must be able to teach in both French and English at the time of hiring at undergraduate and graduate levels. Exceptional candidates at Associate Professor level may also be considered. The starting date is July 1,...
PHD PROJECT: QUANTIFYING ACOUSTIC BIODIVERSITY TO PREDICT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
27 November 2023
The Quebec biodiversity monitoring network aims to document changes in biodiversity at large spatial scales. Through this program implemented in 2016, close to 300 stations are monitored using various indicators and taxonomic groups in different environments. We are seeking a candidate for a PhD. project exploiting the acoustic data collected in uplands (forest, toundra) and wetlands (peatland, marsh). These data include birds, mammals, anurans, and insects. Anticipated starting date : Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 Objectives: To develop statistical models evaluating changes in biodiversity at large spatial scales; To quantify phenological changes in animal species and communities using acoustic data...
PROJET DE DOCTORAT: QUANTIFIER LA BIODIVERSITÉ ACOUSTIQUE POUR PRÉDIRE LES IMPACTS DES CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES
27 November 2023
Le réseau de suivi de la biodiversité réalisé par le Gouvernement du Québec vise à documenter les changements de biodiversité à large échelle spatiale. Près de 300 stations sont suivies depuis 2016, au moyen d’une trentaine d’indicateurs et de groupes taxonomiques dans une variété de milieux. Nous sommes à la recherche d’un.e étudiant.e au doctorat qui exploitera les données des inventaires acoustiques en milieu terrestre (forestier et toundra) et humide (tourbière et marais). Ces inventaires visent les oiseaux, les mammifères, les anoures et les insectes. Date de début : Été 2024 ou Automne 2024 Objectifs: Développer des modèles statistiques pour...
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR, CONSERVATION/ECOLOGICAL HEALTH IN THE CONTEXT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENT, OR SUSTAINABILITY, CLAYTON H. RIDDELL FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, EARTH, AND RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
27 November 2023
Position #34053 The University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation, invites applications for a probationary or tenured position at the rank of Associate Professor/Full Professor, in the natural sciences fields of ecology of Natural Resources Management, Environment, or Sustainability. The appointment will commence on or before July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as possible. The successful candidates will become a member of the Natural Resources Institute Natural Resources Institute (NRI) in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth,...
THE WATERLOO WETLAND LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO IS RECRUITING A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Post-docs
25 November 2023
About the project Over 80% of Canadians live in cities with limited access to green space and the ecosystem services it provides. Unfortunately, we do not make the most of what urban green space we have, leaving tens of thousands of acres as low-value and costly-to-maintain turfgrass. Our partnership seeks to inform turfgrass-to-meadow conversion for The Meadoway project, a 16 km hydro-corridor ecological enhancement project that will connect the Rouge National Urban Park to downtown Toronto. This restoration project has the potential to replace invasive plants with native species, increase habitat quality for pollinators, mitigate heat stress, and enhance carbon storage and sequestration,...
GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES STUDYING THE MULTI-DECADAL RESPONSE OF A SEABIRD TO RAPID WARMING IN THE ARCTIC
Grad Student
24 November 2023
Background: Mandt’s Black Guillemot is a high Arctic seabird and one of the few with a year-round association with sea ice. It breeds at colonies in proximity to summer pack ice and occupies the marginal ice zone during the nonbreeding season. A breeding colony on Cooper Island, off northern Alaska, has been studied since 1975, when it numbered less than 20 pairs. Guillemots are cavity nesters and provision of nest sites in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in the rapid growth of the colony to over 200 pairs. A long-term episodic decline began in 1990 with the colony reduced...
MSC/PHD STUDIES LINKING REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS, FORAGING BEHAVIOUR AND FISH DENSITIES IN THE ARCTIC
Grad Student
23 November 2023
Background: The impacts of climate warming are greatest in the Arctic. As the Earth warms, Arctic biodiversity will be squeezed out. Top predators provide unique opportunities to assess changing ecosystems because they integrate information over many scales. As food for Northerners, they also provide early warning signals for human health. Seabirds are some of the most visible components of Arctic biodiversity and have long been used as indicators for environmental change in the Arctic. However, in the absence of large commercial fisheries, we often have limited understanding of forage fish distributions and their impact on seabird movement and reproductive success...
PROJET DE DOCTORAT EN ÉCOLOGIE VÉGÉTALE ET MICROBIENNE, LABO LAJOIE (IRBV|UQAT) ET LABO BERGERON (UQAT)
Grad Student
10 November 2023
Comprendre les contraintes édaphiques à l’expansion nordique des espèces d’arbres tempérées Contexte : Les populations d’espèces d’arbre tempérées à leur limite nord de distribution joueront un rôle central dans les migrations futures engendrées par les changements climatiques, particulièrement dans la zone de transition entre la forêt tempérée et boréale. Même si le climat devient plus favorable aux espèces tempérées à l’échelle régionale, plusieurs facteurs biotiques et abiotiques pourraient limiter leur établissement à l’échelle locale et régionale. Notamment, la capacité à survivre et se reproduire dans des sols boréaux ayant des régimes nutritifs et des microbiotes différents pourrait ralentir la migration...
PHD AVAILABLE IN ECOLOGY AND GENOMICS, UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL, QUÉBEC (CANADA)
Grad Student
10 November 2023
Caribou Ungava (www.caribou-ungava.ca) is a vast research program focusing on the ecology of migratory caribou populations and associated species in a context of climatic and anthropogenic change. The aim of this program is to identify the factors influencing variations in the abundance of populations of the two large migratory caribou herds in northern Quebec and Labrador, which have recently experienced drastic declines. In this context, we are looking for a PhD student interested in getting involved in a project on the microbiota of caribou, muskoxen and moose. This research project aims to gain a better understanding of the biotic and...
PH.D. POSITION: ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY AND FOREST RESOURCE ANALYSIS - UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Grad Student
10 November 2023
Program Summary Clearcutting has been the dominant forest harvesting practice in Nova Scotia, resulting in young, regenerating, even-aged stands across much of the province. As of June 2022, Nova Scotia has formally transitioned to an ecological forestry model that uses uneven-aged (UA) management approaches in some forest types (Nova Scotia Guide for the Ecological Matrix). The province has been praised for moving to a model that may be more ecologically appropriate for the Wabanaki (Acadian) forest, however, consequences for the forest industry and for biodiversity conservation are unknown. Now accepting applications from qualified candidates for a 4-year fully funded Ph.D....
GRADUATE STUDENT (MSC) POSITION: DRONE-BASED DETECTION OF DROUGHT STRESS IN TREES
Grad Student
10 November 2023
Project description: The study takes place in northern New Brunswick, as part of the ThiRST (THInning to Reduce Stress in Trees) experiment. This experiment tests different levels of rain exclusion and pre-commercial thinning on a young white spruce stand to better understand how silviculture can reduce drought stress in trees. The MSc student will use a remote-sensing approach to assess water stress in trees using a multispectral camera mounted on a drone. Drought indices derived from the camera will be compared with ground assessment of soil moisture and tree measurements of water potential taken the same day. By using off-the-shelf...
DOCTORAT DISPONIBLE EN ÉCOLOGIE ET GÉNOMIQUE, UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL, QUÉBEC (CANADA)
Post-docs
10 November 2023
Caribou Ungava (www.caribou-ungava.ca) est un vaste programme de recherche portant sur l’écologie des populations de caribous migrateurs et les espèces associées dans un contexte de changements climatiques et anthropiques. Les travaux de ce programme visent à identifier les facteurs influençant les variations de l’abondance des populations des deux grands troupeaux de caribous migrateurs du nord du Québec et du Labrador qui ont récemment connu un déclin drastique. Dans ce contexte, nous sommes à la recherche d’un(e) étudiant(e) doctoral(e) intéressé(e) à s’impliquer dans un projet sur le microbiote des caribous, boeufs musqués et orignaux. Ce projet de recherche vise à mieux...
POSTDOC, PHD, & MSC POSITIONS, ATLANTIC SALMON ECOLOGY, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
Post-docs, Grad Student
9 November 2023
We are recruiting a cluster of trainees and research assistants to work on a large project focused on wild Atlantic salmon ecology. Start date depends on the position; some beginning by April 2024. Positions will be based in the new Core Sciences Facility at Memorial University, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. They will be co-supervised by Dr. Craig Purchase (Prof of Biology: evolutionary ecology of fishes) and Dr. Shawn Leroux (Prof of Biology: ecosystem ecology). The project is in partnership with ERMA (Environmental Resources Management Association), and subparts are funded by Fisheries & Oceans Canada (Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund), the Foundation for the Conservation of Atlantic Salmon, and Memorial University...
PHD STUDENTSHIP: UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN - QUANTIFYING THE COST OF MIGRATION ACROSS A LIFE HISTORY GRADIENT IN BIRDS
Grad Student
9 November 2023
Description: A PhD studentship is available with Dr. Mitch Weegman in the Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan (https://www.ducks.ca/our-work/science/saskatchewan-endowed-chair/). The student will use state-of-the-art tracking devices deployed on thousands of ducks, geese and shorebirds in Europe and North America to test long-standing hypotheses about the cost of bird migration. Our project goals are to quantify the extent to which features of migration, including reverse migration and long-distance movements, explain variation in subsequent survival and reproductive success in ducks, geese and shorebirds. We anticipate the PhD student will use millions of GPS and acceleration (behavioural) fixes collected during 2017-2023...
PHD STUDENTSHIP: UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN - COMPARING MEASURES OF WATERFOWL REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS FOR CONSERVATION PLANNING
Grad Student
9 November 2023
Description: A PhD studentship is available with Dr. Mitch Weegman in the Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan (https://www.ducks.ca/our-work/science/saskatchewan-endowed-chair/), co-supervised by Dr. Matt Dyson (Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada), in collaboration with Dr. Jim Devries (Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada). The student will lead a project comparing measures of waterfowl reproductive success at the local and population scales to determine representativeness of data sets relative to other parameters commonly estimated to manage North American waterfowl populations. We anticipate the student will expand Devries et al. (2023, Wildlife Monographs) to update...
DOCTORAT, UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE - DÉVELOPPEMENT D’INDICATEURS DE BIODIVERSITÉ POUR LA FINANCE RESPONSABLE
Grad Student
9 November 2023
Le laboratoire de Dominique Gravel au Département de Biologie de l’Université de Sherbrooke et la professeure Jie He du Département d’économique de l’École de gestion de l’Université de Sherbrooke sont à la recherche d’un.e étudiant.e pour commencer un doctorat dès janvier 2024. En se basant sur une approche multidisciplinaire qui intègre des connaissances en biologie et sciences de l’environnement, et un intérêt marqué pour la transmission des savoirs aux secteurs de la finance, le.la doctorant.e développera son projet portant sur le lien entre les décisions d’investissement prises par les grands investisseurs institutionnels du Québec et l’impact de leurs choix sur...
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP BLENDING POPULATION AND INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES USING ECOLOGICAL DATA
Post-docs
24 October 2023
The Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan and Department of Statistics at the University of Missouri are seeking a 2-year postdoctoral fellow to lead a multi-part project focused on population and movement ecology of migratory birds. This project will involve building hierarchical statistical models for populations and movements that integrate GPS and acceleration data collected from hundreds of individuals during the period 2017-2023. These models will provide the basis for inference about the extent to which environmental conditions (e.g., climate and land use change) at varying space and time scales explain movements, behaviour, and population dynamics, as well...
BIOINFORMATICIAN/PDF, TRIA-FOR (GRANT-FUNDED OPPORTUNITY)
Post-docs
17 October 2023
The Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan is seeking a 2-year postdoctoral fellow to lead two projects focused on population dynamics and conservation planning of migratory birds: Project 1: We will develop novel population models for mourning doves in Missouri to guide harvest and conservation decisions. This project is a collaboration with Tom Thompson (Missouri Department of Conservation) and Dr. Tom Bonnot (US Fish and Wildlife Service). The postdoc will focus on estimating demographics, including survival, productivity, harvest and movements. In addition, we seek to prioritize collection of data sets that contribute most strongly to demographic estimation and...
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PLANT/TREE PHYSIOLOGY/ECOPHYSIOLOGY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL, LIFE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Tenure-track
16 October 2023
The Department of Renewable Resources (https://www.ualberta.ca/renewable-resources/) in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta is inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the field of Plant/Tree Physiology/Ecophysiology. This is a full-time (12-month), tenure-track academic appointment. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an innovative fundamental and applied research program, focusing on plant physiological responses to climate extremes and climate change, abiotic and biotic stressors, silvicultural treatments, land degradation, and/or other environmental stress factors over a range of ecosystem scales. The successful candidate is expected to build a...
MARINE MOLECULAR ECOLOGY (MSC AND PHD) – UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Grad Student
13 October 2023
The D’Aloia Lab at the University of Toronto Mississauga is seeking motivated students with a passion for marine science and/or molecular ecology to work on the following projects: (1) Multi-species assessment of population structure in harvested fish species of Belize Description: We are seeking a student with interests in conservation genomics to explore genetic structure and connectivity in multiple harvested fish species (hogfish, lane snapper, silky snapper) throughout the Belize barrier reef system. This project is part of a broader collaboration between UTM, the University of Belize Environmental Research Institute, Boston University, and Cornell University. Our partners are conducting the field work for...
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - OKANAGAN CAMPUS
Other positions
13 October 2023
Working in the Wildlife Restoration Ecology Lab under Dr. Adam Ford, and in partnership with the Wildlife Science Centre at Biodiversity Pathways, the Indigenous Community Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and liaising with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities for the purpose of building collaborative biodiversity monitoring initiatives. These initiatives will include a breadth of ecological topics including understanding local community wildlife monitoring needs, development of collaborative monitoring programs, data management, reporting, and capacity building with communities. This is a highly collaborative position that will involve sensitive discussion around the collection, use and weaving of scientific knowledge and Traditional Knowledge....
JOB OFFER: RESEARCH ASSISTANTS ON ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM MONITORING
Other positions
10 October 2023
The Canada Research Chair in Polar & Boreal Ecology is seeking applicants for field assistant positions on an ongoing ecosystem monitoring project on Igloolik Island and/or in Cambridge Bay (Nunavut). This project aims at monitoring populations of nesting birds, lemmings, foxes, and arthropods, as well as plant communities in this High-Arctic region of Canada. In parallel to this ecosystem monitoring, we also investigate the decline in shorebirds populations in the Arctic. Fieldwork will be conducted between June to end of July 2024, and the contract will include tasks in May and likely August in Moncton, New-Brunswick. Equity, diversity, and inclusion...
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TENURE-TRACK; HOUSTON PROFESSOR OF ORNITHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
Tenure-track
10 October 2023
The Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, is seeking to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position as the Stuart and Mary Houston Professor in Ornithology. This hire is supported by endowed funds from donors Stuart and Mary Houston. The successful candidate is expected to be an active member of the ornithology community and to maintain and enhance the University’s reputation and capacity for research excellence in this discipline. They will be responsible for the oversight and management of the Biology Natural History Collection, a repository of biological specimens for teaching and research, including a large avian collection with contributions from...
12-MONTH VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANT POSITIONS AVAILABLE – KALAHARI MEERKAT PROJECT, UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH AND UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Other positions
10 October 2023
Starting from March 2024More info: – https://kalahariresearchcentre.org/volunteering/Contact: meerkat.volunteers@gmail.com The ProjectThe Kalahari Meerkat Project is a long-term field project investigating the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of cooperative breeding. We are looking for candidates to spend 12 months at our study site in the South African Kalahari Desert, collecting behavioural data on our habituated meerkat population. What we offerThe field assistant will receive extensive training in field and data collection skills such as animal handling, radio-tracking, observing animals in the wild and working with databases. Accommodation and food will be provided. We also provide limited basic satellite internet connection. Thinking of applying?•...
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN ECOSYSTEM AND LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
Post-docs
6 October 2023
The Ecosystem Ecology Lab (https://shawnleroux.wixsite.com/lerouxlab) at Memorial University of Newfoundland is looking to recruit a collegial post-doctoral fellow (PDF) for two years. The PDF will join our collaborative and productive research group where we are integrating principles of population, ecosystem, and landscape ecology to understand the causes and consequences of spruce budworm outbreaks on boreal forests in Eastern Canada. The PDF is funded by the Healthy Forest Partnership (http://healthyforestpartnership.ca/) from Natural Resources Canada. Our team is integrating field and remote sensing data to improve the detection of budworm outbreak hotspots and assess the effects of budworm on boreal forest carbon sequestration....
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, BOREAL AVIAN MODELLING PROJECT
Post-docs
2 October 2023
The Boreal Avian Modelling Project (BAM) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to help develop and apply spatial models of bird abundance to inform environmental impact assessment and conservation planning activities. BAM is a long-term, international research collaboration supporting the conservation and management of boreal breeding birds in North America. The position is offered for two years, with the possibility of extension conditional on performance, eligibility, and funding. The Boreal Avian Modelling Project (BAM) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to help develop and apply spatial models of bird abundance to inform environmental impact assessment and conservation planning activities. BAM is a long-term, international research collaboration supporting the...
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF TEACHING (TENURE–TRACK) IN INDIGENOUS LAND STEWARDSHIP
Tenure-track
27 September 2023
Assistant Professor of Teaching (Tenure–Track) in Indigenous Land Stewardship The Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor of Teaching rank. The UBC Faculty of Forestry is excited to prepare and offer a new Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship (BILS) program, commencing in September 2024, which is an interdisciplinary, four-year undergraduate program created to prepare students to build and operate comprehensive land stewardship systems that are grounded in Indigenous earth-based land ethics – systems that can operate in complex inter-governmental environments and foster...
PHD GRADUATE STUDENT POSITION – IMPACTS OF FORAGING BY HYPERABUNDANT ARCTIC-NESTING GEESE ON VEGETATION OF ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC COASTAL LOWLANDS
Grad Student
21 September 2023
Supervisors: Dr. Glen Brown & Dr. Peter Kotanen Herbivores strongly influence plant communities. Changes in abundance of herbivores can cause rapid changes in plant biomass, species composition and ecosystem processes. The mid-continent population of lesser snow geese expanded dramatically in North America during the past 50 years. The increased abundance of geese in combination with their destructive feeding habits has caused the degradation of large tracts of coastal wetlands on their arctic and subarctic breeding range. Long term studies by the Hudson Bay Project (http://research.amnh.org/users/rfr/hbp/) have demonstrated processes of habitat degradation and rapid ecological change that adversely impacts species sharing...
MSC OR PHD POSITION AVAILABLE : COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO MULTIPLE STRESSORS IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
Grad Student
21 September 2023
We invite applications for MSc or PhD positions to join a team working on relationships between community and ecosystem processes in coastal ecosystems. The successful candidates will enroll in the graduate program of one of the participating universities in Quebec (Canada): Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Université Laval, McGill University. They will join a diverse and interdisciplinary team led by prof Philippe Archambault (Laval), prof Mathieu Cusson (UQAC), prof Fanny Noisette (UQAR) and prof Frederic Guichard (McGill). The project aims at developing and testing theories of relationships between community assembly and ecosystem functions...
GRADUATE STUDENT POSITIONS IN GLOBAL CHANGE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Grad Student
21 September 2023
The Grainger Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting two master’s students to start in September 2024 (with the possibility of starting research over the summer). Students will be given the freedom and support to develop their own research topics within the overarching themes of the lab. The Grainger Lab studies ecological and evolutionary processes that shape the natural world, and the effects that global change is having on these processes. In particular, we explore the effects of temperature on coexistence, eco-evolutionary dynamics and spatially structured communities. To do this, we use lab and field experiments with plants...
GRADUATE STUDENT POSITION IN PLANT EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Grad Student
19 September 2023
I am looking for a MSc student interested in studying the response of native plant populations to human-mediated pollinator decline.
For more information on my lab, check out:
www.christinamariecaruso.com
The student will have considerable freedom to develop their project. Start date is Fall 2024.
Interested candidates should email me at carusoc@uoguelph.ca. Please include a statement of interest, CV, and transcript (unofficial is fine). Because of funding restrictions, preference will be given to candidates who are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
Christina M. (Chris) CarusoAssociate Professor
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, DEPT, OF BIOLOGY, M.S./PH.D. POSITION OPENINGS
Grad Student
18 September 2023
The Gillooly Lab in the Department of Biology at the University of Florida is seeking 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D.) to join our team beginning Fall, 2024. Our research focuses on broad-scale questions in ecology that span a diverse assortment of species and environments. Comparative studies that combine theory and data to explain general patterns in ecological systems based on organismal-level physiology are common in the lab. Current projects include effects of climate change on species’ life histories, causes and consequences of physiological stress, and mathematical modeling of stable isotope ecology. Still, students are welcome to develop their own...
MSC PROJECT WITH SCHOLARSHIP – FORESTS, NITROGEN FLUXES AND MICROBIAL METAGENOMICS IN FLOODPLAIN
Grad Student
18 September 2023
A look at the functional genes of soil microorganisms! Microbial communities are key players for the recycling of soil nitrogen and its return under inorganic forms into the atmosphere and the hydrosphere. By its presence, the tree provides a structured, oxygenated and sustainable habitat modulating soil microbial communities and their efficiency in recycling nitrogen in different forms with contrasting consequences for climate feedback. In a floodplain, the presence of the tree could prevent a strong emission of nitrous oxide and nitrate by promoting either the inhibition of nitrification or complete denitrification. To better highlight the role of the tree as...
MSC POSITION IN MARINE INVERTEBRATE ECOLOGY
Grad Student
18 September 2023
The Gosselin lab (http://faculty.tru.ca/lgosselin/) at Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops, British Columbia, is seeking applicants for an MSc position, with an intended start date of January 2024. Benthic invertebrates, such as barnacles, snails, mussels, tubeworms, crabs and hermit crabs, are the dominant animals in coastal habitats; they are also an important part of the coastal food web linking primary producers to upper-level predators, and several benthic invertebrates are either harvested or reared in aquaculture as food for humans. The abundance, and even the persistence, of these populations over time is largely dependent on survivorship through the early juvenile phase, a...