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PHD STUDENT OPPORTUNITY
The Limnology Lab in the Biology Department at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario) is seeking a PhD student interested in winter limnology and cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs).
Interested candidates will conduct winter field work with under-ice divers and collaborators at Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada. They will be expected to analyze samples in a water chemistry laboratory and utilize statistical techniques to analyze their data. The successful applicant will have strong skills in these areas, a collaborative nature, and a background and/or interest in limnology, aquatic ecology, and biogeochemistry. Strong writing skills are desired and candidates must have a published or submitted manuscript from their Masters or undergraduate research experience. Funding ($32,000 CAD per year) is available to support a four-year program, with additional opportunities for scholarship funding.
To apply, please send: 1) cover letter outlining your background, expertise, and interests, 2) recent CV, 3) unofficial transcripts, and 4) a scientific manuscript (published/submitted/ in preparation) to Dr. Rebecca North, email: rnorth@lakeheadu.ca.
Preferred start date is January 2027 but admissions are on a rolling basis, so a later start is also feasible. The student will be based at the Thunder Bay campus at Lakehead University. The Lakehead Limnology Lab is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration.
Applications will be considered until December 1st, 2026.
Rebecca North, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
ELA Graduate Student Opportunities
(M.Sc. or Ph. D)
We are recruiting two graduate students (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) as part of a four-year Environment & Climate Change Canada funded project to evaluate the effects of wildfire smoke on freshwater ecosystems. Wildfires are increasing in frequency, extent and severity across Canada, resulting in unprecedented changes in air quality, long-range transport of smoke and wildfire ash, and atmospheric deposition. However, the consequences to Canada’s freshwater ecosystems are not well understood. The overall objective of the project to is quantify how wildfire smoke alters atmospheric deposition, watershed processes and freshwater ecosystems within Canada’s boreal ecozone. The project will integrate NOAA wildfire smoke products and air quality data (Environment Canada) with IISD-ELA’s exceptional 50+ year dataset on precipitation chemistry data, watershed, stream and lake-monitoring. Students will also have the opportunity to undertake contemporary field work and analyses at the IISD-ELA. Positions would begin in May or September 2027.
Graduate student #1 (M.Sc. or Ph.D; University of Winnipeg) will evaluate the relationships between wildfire smoke indices, air quality data and chemistry of precipitation, streams and lakes.
Graduate student #2 (M.Sc. or Ph.D.; Lakehead University) will evaluate the limnological and ecosystem responses to wildfire smoke.
If you are interested in finding out more, please talk to Drs. Scott Higgins (shiggins@iisd-ela.org), Sonya Havens (shavens@iisd-ela.org), Nora Casson (n.casson@uwinnipeg.ca), or Rebecca North (rnorth@lakehead.ca).
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