[ES_JOBS_NET] MSc and PhD opportunities | Permafrost thaw, aquatic biogeochemistry and microbial ecology

[Suzanne Tank]

MSc and PhD opportunities | Permafrost thaw, aquatic biogeochemistry and
microbial ecology

 

I am seeking MSc and PhD students for a recently funded project to examine
the effects of permafrost thaw on carbon, nutrient, and toxin cycles in the
Canadian north. This work continues our ongoing efforts in the western
Canadian Arctic, where we have been working for the past several years to
understand how massive permafrost thaw propagates through stream networks,
and ultimately affects regional and global biogeochemical cycles. This work
is part of a collaborative effort that includes scientists at the University
of Alberta (led by Dr. Suzanne Tank <https://www.suzannetank.net/> ), other
Canadian institutions, and territorial government institutions. Project
focal areas will include:

*         Examining how organic and inorganic carbon are processed within
stream networks affected by permafrost thaw. This work includes an
examination of the effects of thaw on weathering processes and particle
transport, and will be carried out across a series of watersheds that are
variably affected by thaw, and several different regions that experience
permafrost thaw of different types 

*         Examining how the transport of toxins, such as mercury, is
enhanced as a result of thawing permafrost

*         Examining how permafrost thaw affects microbial community
structure and carbon processing in permafrost thaw-affected streams

Positions will be based at the University of Alberta. I am currently
recruiting candidates to start in January or May of 2020, with additional
students being brought on to the project in subsequent years. To apply,
please send an email to suzanne.tank at ualberta.ca
<mailto:suzanne.tank at ualberta.ca> , with the subject line "Studentship in
Arctic biogeochemistry". Applicants should include a statement of interest,
a CV, and a copy of transcripts (unofficial transcripts will be accepted).
Recruitment for these positions will be ongoing, with an initial assessment
of applicants anticipated to occur on June 17, 2019.

 

 

Suzanne Tank

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta

Mailstop: CW405 Biological Sciences Building

Edmonton, AB, CANADA, T6G 2E9

 

Office CCIS 1-283 | Lab CCIS 5-155

P 780.248.1152 | F 780.492.9234

lab website  <http://www.suzannetank.net/> www.suzannetank.net

 

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