[ECOLOG-L] Remote Sensing of Environmental Change - Assistant/Associate Professor (Tier 2 Canada Research Chair)
Remote Sensing of Environmental Change - Assistant/Associate Professor (Tier 2 Canada Research Chair) Wilfrid Laurier University The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies (GES) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Remote Sensing of Environmental Change subject to budgetary and CRC approval. This is a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to begin as soon as the CRC approval is received. Laurier is a leader in cold regions research with broad, multidisciplinary expertise in this area. The successful candidate will have demonstrated potential to develop an externally funded, world-class research program in an area related to remote sensing and/or GIScience of environmental change in cold regions. The successful candidate will have the ability to apply cutting-edge, high resolution remote sensing and GIS methods and technologies to advance scientific and public understanding of environmental change. The candidate should also possess the necessary technical background to develop new analytic tools and methodologies. Additionally, the candidate should have experience collaborating in interdisciplinary environmental research and be expected to engage with both natural and social scientists to maximize research impact, policy development, and knowledge mobilization. The candidate is expected to have demonstrated teaching proficiency, and be able to significantly complement the teaching strengths of the GES department in geomatics and environmental science. The candidate will also be strongly committed to mentorship and supervision of senior undergraduate students and graduate students as part of the Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography. The CRC will be expected to actively participate in the recently launched Canada First Research Excellence Fund program: Global Water Futures: Solutions to Water Threats in an Era of Global Change. This program will provide exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and provide direct support to the CRC. The CRC will also have the opportunity to use the shared analytical laboratory facilities at the Centre for Cold Regions Water Science (CCRWS), a research facility containing extensive equipment for field- and lab-based in hydrology, biogeochemistry, molecular biology, computer modelling and aquatic testing. The CRC will also have access to Laurier’s Changing Arctic Network living laboratories infrastructure throughout the Northwest Territories. Laurier is a global leader in Cold Regions Research with broad, multi-disciplinary expertise throughout the institution. The Department of GES is in the Faculty of Arts, and is committed to building collaborative interdisciplinary research partnerships to address complex and diverse issues. The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Environmental Studies (BA), Geography (BA & BSc), Geography and Geomatics (BSc), collaborates with the Faculty of Science in offering Applied Water Science (BSc) and Environmental Science (BSc), and is home to one of North America’s largest graduate Geography programs offering MSc, MA, MES and PhD degrees. The department actively participates in CCRWS, the Laurier Institute for Water Science (LIWS), and the Balsillie School for International Affairs. Tier II CRC’s are intended for exceptional emerging scholars who were granted their PhD less than 10 years prior at the time of nomination. Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist including maternity, parental or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a CRC Tier II assessed through the program’s Tier II Justification Process. Please contact Dr. Ildiko de Boer, Acting Manager, Office of Research Services (ideb...@wlu.ca) with any questions about the Tier II justification process. Applicants should have a PhD in Geography, Environmental Science, Earth Science, or a related field. Applicants should send a cover letter outlining their research and teaching interest, a curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, digital copies of up to five recent papers, and contact details for three referees to: Dr. Sean Doherty, Chair Department of Geography & Environmental Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 ggesh...@wlu.ca Submission of a single PDF file via email is preferred. Applications will be reviewed starting on April 9, 2018. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be required to participate in the preparation of a CRC nomination package for submission in October 2018. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to employment equity and values diversity. Laurier welcomes applications from candidates who identify as Indigenous, racialized, having disabilities, and a person of any sexual identities and gender identities. All
[ECOLOG-L] MSc and PhD Opportunities: Metal Mobility in the Permafrost and Organic-Carbon-Rich Landscapes of the Northwest Territories
MSc and PhD Opportunities: Metal Mobility in the Permafrost and Organic-Carbon-Rich Landscapes of the Northwest Territories SAMMS (Sub-Arctic Metal Mobility Study) seeks multiple graduate students (MSc and/or PhD) to research the presence and fate of mining related metals in the Northwest Territories, Canada, and to develop predictions of the fate and toxicity of these metals under climate change regimes. Successful applicants will work in a co-supervised environment. SAMMS is led by Prof. Brent Wolfe and Prof. Jason Venkiteswaran (Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada). See below for the complete research team. Opportunities to work at multiple universities are available and encouraged. Start dates: January 1, 2018, May 1, 2018, and September 1, 2018. # Project Summary The legacy of metal pollution from mining in the Northwest Territories, Canada, extends beyond the immediate mining sites due to atmospheric emissions and subsequent deposition and transport. However, its extent is poorly known. The fate and toxicity of these mining-source metals depends strongly on their transport via dissolved organic matter (DOM). Climate change, especially in subarctic regions where substantial organic matter has accumulated over time, will accelerate both rates of organic matter decomposition and consequently the mass and chemistry of DOM entering freshwater systems during the next few decades. These changes have important implications for surface water quality with respect to long-term ecosystem health and human consumption of drinking water. Field campaigns will focus on catchments and lakes near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and include laboratory experiments and modelling approaches to evaluate the stores of metals in catchments, wetlands, and lake sediments as a baseline to understand the future fate and toxicity of metals under permafrost thaw and climate change regimes. Graduate student research projects will examine (1) terrestrial stores of historical metal deposition and transport to aquatic ecosystems, (2) DOM quantity and quality, metal binding, and toxicology, (3) modelling of DOM quantity and quality in cold regions, (4) metal depositional history, pathways, and processes in lake sediments, (5) paleo-ecotoxicology and ecosystem structure, and (6) climate change effects including permafrost thaw. Graduate students will benefit from working with a multi-university and multidisciplinary research team and will interact with partner organizations and Indigenous communities. # Eligibility Students will perform applied lab and field research, and require quantitative abilities, a hearty appetite for northern field work, and possess strong verbal and writing skills. Applicants should send their applications including areas of research interest in a cover letter, with CV, unofficial transcripts, and contact information of three references as a single PDF file to Prof. Jason Venkiteswaran, jvenkiteswa...@wlu.ca. SAMMS is funded by the Global Water Futures program, gwf.usask.ca.
[ECOLOG-L] MSc and PhD Opportunities: Forecasting and Biogeochemistry of Bloom-Affected Lakes
FORMBLOOM (Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes) seeks 2–4 graduate students (MSc and/or PhD) to research the drivers of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms and develop tools for bloom prediction and mitigation. Successful applicants will work in a co-supervised environment with Prof. Helen Baulch (School of Environment and Sustainability and Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan), Prof. Sherry Schiff (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo), and Prof. Jason Venkiteswaran (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University) and will enroll in the MSc or PhD program at one of those universities. Opportunities to work at multiple universities are available. Start dates: September 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018. Project Summary: Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in lakes and reservoirs constitute a major threat to human health and, by extension, to the Canadian economy. HABs, especially those associated with cyanobacteria (cyano-HABs), have direct impacts on the safety of drinking water supplies by producing a variety of liver and nerve toxins in addition to causing taste and odour problems. Cyano-HABs have been increasing in recent years across Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia. There is an urgent need to improve the science and to develop risk management tools for cyano-HABs. Field campaigns in Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan, Lake 227, Ontario, and Conestogo Lake, Ontario combined with laboratory experiments and modelling exercises will evaluate the contributions of nutrients, metals, and lake structure to the timing and severity of cyano-HABs. Carefully selected samples and datasets from other lakes and reservoirs across Canada (including the 47-year dataset from IISD–ELA) will be incorporated into cyano-HAB forecasting and mitigation efforts. Graduate student research projects will (1) examine nutrient and trace metal dynamics through bloom progression; (2) assess links between physical conditions, sediment-surface redox and cyano-HAB development; and (3) perform long-term data analysis with a focus on winter conditions and bloom severity. Graduate students will benefit from working with a multi-university and multidisciplinary research team and will interact with partner organizations and ecosystem managers. Students will have opportunities to participate in enhanced training opportunities associated with the NSERC CREATE in Water Security, and the Global Water Futures program. Eligibility: Students will perform applied lab and field research, and require quantitative abilities, a hearty appetite for boat-based field work, and possess strong verbal and writing skills. Students with experience with sensor-based instrumentation are particularly welcomed. Applicants should send their areas of research interest in a cover letter, with CV, unofficial transcripts, and contact information of three references as a single PDF file to Prof Jason Venkiteswaran, jvenkiteswa...@wlu.ca. FORMBLOOM is funded by the Global Water Futures program, gwf.usask.ca.
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Student Opportunities in Bloom Ecology and Biogeochemistry
Graduate Student Opportunities in Bloom Ecology and Biogeochemistry As part of the Global Water Futures project FORMBLOOM: Forecasting Tools and Mitigation Options for Diverse Bloom-Affected Lakes: We are seeking 2–4 graduate students (MSc and/or PhD) interested in research on the drivers of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms, and options for bloom prediction mitigation. This program links researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, Wilfrid Laurier University, IISD–Experimental Lakes Area, the University of Waterloo, York University and other university networks with industry, government and community partners. The successful graduate students will work across multiple ecosystems ranging from southern Ontario reservoirs, to a prairie drinking water supply and a long-term experimental lake. Students will perform applied lab and field research, and require good lab skills, quantitative abilities, and a hearty appetite for boat-based field work. Students with experience with sensor-based instrumentation are particularly welcomed. Project Summary: Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in lakes and reservoirs constitute a major threat to human health and, by extension, to the Canadian economy. HABs, especially those associated with cyanobacteria (cyano-HABs), have direct impacts on the safety of drinking water supplies by producing a variety of liver and nerve toxins in addition to causing taste and odour problems. Cyano-HABs have been increasing in recent years across Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia. There is an urgent need to improve the science and to develop risk management tools for cyano-HABs. Opportunities: -- Field campaigns in Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan, Lake 227, Ontario, and Conestogo Lake, Ontario combined with laboratory experiments and modelling exercises will evaluate the contributions of nutrients, metals, and lake structure to the timing and severity of cyano-HABs. Carefully selected samples and datasets from other lakes and reservoirs across Canada (including the 47-year dataset from IISD–ELA) will be incorporated into cyano-HAB forecasting and mitigation efforts. Graduate student research projects will (1) examine nutrient and trace metal dynamics through bloom progression; (2) assess links between physical conditions, sediment-surface redox and cyano-HAB development; and (3) perform long-term data analysis with a focus on winter conditions and bloom severity. Graduate students will benefit from working with a multi-university and multidisciplinary research team and will interact with partner organisations and ecosystem managers. Students will have opportunities to participate in enhanced training opportunities associated with the NSERC CREATE in Water Security, and the Global Water Futures program. Interested Applicants: -- Applicants should indicate their areas of research interest to the professors below: Prof. Helen Baulch School of Environment and Sustainability and Global Institute for Water Security University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK helen.baulch at usask Prof. Jason Venkiteswaran Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 jvenkiteswaran at wlu.ca Prof. Sherry Schiff Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 sschiff at uwaterloo.ca
[ECOLOG-L] Biologist at IISD-ELA
This is a great opportunity. Jason. ?- Jason Venkiteswaran, PhD Assistant Professor Geography & Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University https://wlu.ca/jvenkiteswaran >From : Lee Hrenchuk <lhrenc...@iisd-ela.org> Subject : job posting - Biologist at IISD-ELA Hi! We are hiring a Biologist at IISD-ELA to work on the lower food web. Please see posting below and circulate to anyone who may be interested. https://iisd.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=63 Thanks and hope you're well! Lee Lee Hrenchuk, MSc Biologist IISD Experimental Lakes Area 111 Lombard Ave, Suite 325, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 0T4 Mobile (year round): (204) 291-7644 IISD-ELA camp (May to October): (807) 226-5162 x220 IISD-ELA office (November to April): (204) 958-7700 x754 lhrenc...@iisd-ela.org<mailto:lhrenc...@iisd-ela.org> www.iisd.org/ela<http://www.iisd.org/ela> www.twitter.com/IISD_ELA<http://www.twitter.com/IISD_ELA> www.instagram.com/iisd_ela<http://www.instagram.com/iisd_ela>
[ECOLOG-L] Tier II Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing of Environmental Change in Cold Regions
Tier II Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing of Environmental Change in Cold Regions Wilfrid Laurier University Location: Ontario Date posted: 2017-02-15 Advertised until: 2017-03-17 The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (GES) invites applications for a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Remote Sensing of Environmental Change in Cold Regions subject to budgetary and CRC approval. This is a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to begin as soon as the CRC approval is received. Laurier is a leader in cold regions research with broad, multidisciplinary expertise in this area. The successful candidate will have demonstrated potential to develop an externally funded, world-class research program in an area related to remote sensing of environmental change in cold regions. The successful candidate will have the ability to apply cutting-edge, high resolution remote sensing methods and technologies to advance scientific and public understanding of environmental change. The candidate should also possess the necessary technical background to develop new analytic tools and methodologies. Additionally, the candidate should have experience collaborating in interdisciplinary environmental research and be expected to engage with both natural and social scientists to maximize research impact, policy development, and knowledge mobilization. The candidate is expected to have demonstrated teaching proficiency, and be able to significantly complement the teaching strengths of the GES department in geomatics and environmental science. The candidate will also be strongly committed to mentorship and supervision of senior undergraduate students and graduate students as part of the Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography. The CRC will be expected to actively participate in the recently launched Canada First Research Excellence Fund program: Global Water Futures: Solutions to Water Threats in an Era of Global Change. This program will provide exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and provide direct support to the CRC. The CRC will also have the opportunity to use the shared analytical laboratory facilities at the Centre for Cold Regions Water Science (CCRWS), a research facility containing extensive equipment for field- and lab-based in hydrology, biogeochemistry, molecular biology, computer modelling and aquatic testing. The CRC will also have access to Laurier's Changing Arctic Network living laboratories infrastructure throughout the Northwest Territories. Laurier is a global leader in Cold Regions Research with broad, multi-disciplinary expertise throughout the institution. The Department of GES is in the Faculty of Arts, and is committed to building collaborative interdisciplinary research partnerships to address complex and diverse issues. The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Environmental Studies (BA), Geography (BA & BSc), Geography and Geomatics (BSc), collaborates with the Faculty of Science in offering Applied Water Science (BSc) and Environmental Science (BSc), and is home to one of North America's largest graduate Geography programs offering MSc, MA, MES and PhD degrees. The department actively participates in CCRWS, the Laurier Institute for Water Science (LIWS), and the Balsillie School for International Affairs. Tier II CRC's are intended for exceptional emerging scholars who were granted their PhD less than 10 years prior at the time of nomination. Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist including maternity, parental or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a CRC Tier II assessed through the program's Tier II Justification Process. Applicants should have a PhD in Geography, Environmental Science, Earth Science, or a related field. Applicants should send a cover letter outlining their research and teaching interest, a curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, digital copies of up to five recent papers, and contact details for three referees to: Dr. Sean Doherty, Chair Department of Geography & Environmental Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 ggesh...@wlu.ca Submission of a single PDF file via email is preferred. Applications will be reviewed starting on March 1, 2017. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to participate in the preparation of a CRC nomination package for submission in October 2017. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to employment equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified women and men, including persons of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
[ECOLOG-L] GRADUATE STUDENT & POST DOC OPPORTUNITIES IN AQUATIC ECOLOGY & BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
GRADUATE STUDENT & POST DOC OPPORTUNITIES IN AQUATIC ECOLOGY & BIOGEOCHEMISTRY We are seeking 2 to 3 graduate students (MSc and/or PhD) and a Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) to participate in a collaborative investigation with IISD-ELA, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and York University of iron cycling in lakes and iron regulation of competition between cyanobacteria and eukaryotic phytoplankton. This is an opportunity to engage in laboratory and field studies in support of a project at the IISD-Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) in northwestern Ontario where background information on chemistry, biology and physics of lakes has been collected over the past 47 years. Project Summary: Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in lakes and reservoirs constitute a major threat to human health and, by extension, to the Canadian economy. HABs, especially those associated with cyanobacteria (cyano-HABs), have direct impacts on the safety of drinking water supplies by producing a variety of liver and nerve toxins in addition to causing taste and odour problems. Cyano-HABs have been increasing in recent years across Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia. There is an urgent need to improve the science and to manage risk with regard to cyano-HABs. Inputs of the main nutrients, P and N, have been the focus of much research and management efforts. Recently a new hypothesis centres on the importance of the availability of iron (Fe) in the form of Fe(II) as the key to formation of cyanobacterial blooms. Determining the source of Fe(II) available to cyanobacteria is, however, difficult. We have discovered that the natural stable isotopes of Fe hold great promise to decipher the source of Fe used by cyanobacteria. Our project will evaluate this novel isotopic tool for understanding Fe cycling in lakes and reservoirs at risk from cyano-HABs. Opportunities: A series of field campaigns at the ELA, laboratory experiments and modelling exercises will evaluate the Fe cycling in boreal lakes and the use of natural stable Fe isotopes. Carefully selected samples from other lakes and reservoirs across Canada, collected by collaborating scientists, will also be analyzed to evaluate the potential for widespread application of this promising novel technique. Potential graduate student research projects will be (1) examine how nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations affect Fe fractionation in algal cultures (MSc) and (2) determine the seasonality of Fe, C and N stable isotope values in several lakes (MSc or PhD) concurrent with seasonal algal succession. (3) The postdoctoral fellow will apply comprehensive biogeochemical lake and sediment models to coupled cycling of C, N, P, Fe, S and O2 using historical and current ELA data. Interested Applicants: For further information: See either Lewis Molot or Sherry Schiff at the CCFFR-SCL conference in Montréal 5-8 January 2017 or send email to: Prof. Lewis Molot Faculty of Environmental Studies York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 lmo...@yorku.ca Prof. Jason Venkiteswaran Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 jvenkiteswa...@wlu.ca Prof. Sherry Schiff Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 ssch...@uwaterloo.ca Jason. ----- Jason Venkiteswaran, PhD Assistant Professor Geography & Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University https://wlu.ca/jvenkiteswaran
[ECOLOG-L] Tenure track position in Environmental Studies
Laurier invites applications from First Nations, Métis and Inuit candidates to fill a tenure-track Environmental Studies position http://goo.gl/nzWd2t Wilfrid Laurier University - In keeping with its ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and to address the underrepresentation of Aboriginal faculty at the University, Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications from First Nations, Métis and Inuit candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies (Waterloo campus) commencing July 1, 2016, subject to budgetary approval. The candidate will have expertise in environmental management and governance from a perspective that includes indigenous and western knowledge, approaches and methods. The candidate will teach existing courses on introductory environmental studies, environmental impact assessment, and natural resource management that employ a western approach, incorporate traditional ecological knowledge into such courses, and will be expected to develop new courses that apply indigenous knowledge, approaches, and methods to environmental management. Successful candidates will have strong links to Indigenous communities. It is expected that the successful candidate will develop or continue to develop a well-funded internationally recognized research program in their field and provide opportunities for graduate students. Jason. ----- Jason Venkiteswaran, PhD Assistant Professor Geography & Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University http://is.gd/jasonv
