Master's Student Scholarship Available
Water or Earth Sciences
National Institute for Scientific Research, Water, Earth and Environment
Cape Bounty Watershed Observatory, Melville Island, Canadian High Arctic
Application review will begin Tuesday, 15 July 2008, and will continue
until the position is filled.
For further information, including how to apply, please contact:
Pierre Francus
Email: pfrancus [at] ete.inrs.ca
Phone : 418-654-3780
Fax : 418-654-2600
The National Institute for Scientific Research, Water, Earth and
Environment (INRS-ETE) seeks one student to complete Master's thesis
research in the context of the Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory.
This multidisciplinary project, conceived in the framework of the
International Polar Year (IPY), and in collaboration with Queen's
University and University of Toronto, aims at characterizing the natural
climate variability and hydroclimatic condition of the past in the
Arctic. The candidate will conduct his / her research by studying
sediment cores from Cape Bounty lakes, on Melville Island, in Nunavut.
S/He will use cutting edge image analysis techniques to measure the
grain-size at annual resolution. S/He will also use computers and
electron microscopy.
The candidate must have a background in Earth Sciences (physical
geography, hydrology, geology, or similar discipline). S/He must be
computer literate and have some knowledge or interest in climatology
and/or limnology and/or sedimentology. Fluency in spoken English and
experience of fieldwork in a remote area is an asset, but is not
required.
A scholarship of $15000/year is available for 2 years. Scholarships for
"Exemption from differential tuition fees" are available for foreign
students. The candidate will participate as a Master student in the
Water Sciences or in the Earth Sciences program.
INRS offers a pleasant working environment in downtown Quebec city and
world-class laboratory facilities. The teaching language at INRS-ETE is
French, but faculty members in the research program are fluent in
English. However, some fluency in French is necessary as all the classes
are taught in French. Students are encouraged to write a paper-based
dissertation or thesis including papers in the language of their choice
with a short synthesis in French. INRS lends a laptop computer to all
its students during their training.
Applicants will be required to provide an application file containing a
curriculum vitae, a list of technical skills, a motivation letter, and
the name of two references. Review of the applications will begin on
Tuesday, 15 July 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.
The successful candidate will be expected to start as soon as possible
or for the fall session (September 2008) at the latest.
For further information, please contact:
Pierre Francus
Email: pfrancus [at] ete.inrs.ca
Phone : 418-654-3780
Fax : 418-654-2600
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement
490, rue de la couronne
Quebec (Quebec), Canada, G1K 9A9