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</font><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri">PhD or Postdoctoral Position available:</font></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri"> Limnology -- Understanding lake metabolism and
nuisance algal metabolites in a prairie drinking water supply</font></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div><font face="Calibri"></font> </div><div><font face="Calibri">I
am seeking a Postdoctoral fellow or PhD student for a new project aimed at
linking an improved understanding of lake ecology to drinking water treatment
processes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></div></span><div><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></font> </div><div><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
successful applicant will work with a team of researchers across two
universities, partnered with a water utility, and provincial government
researchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The student will work with
a unique long-term database, and sensor-based technology to identify predictors
of bloom risk, and periods of high algal productivity affecting drinking water
treatment processes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The successful
applicant will have a solid foundation in limnology, strong quantitative
skills, and experience with, or ability to learn skills necessary for working
with sensor-based technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Research
will involve field and laboratory work, and requires someone who enjoys working
within a team setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">A start date of January 2014 is preferred, although later dates may be
negotiated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></font></div><o:p><font face="Calibri"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></font></o:p><o:p><font face="Calibri"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Location:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This
position is at the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Canada) within the
Global Institute for Water Security (</span></font><a href="http://www.usask.ca/water"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri">www.usask.ca/water</font></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri">).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The institute hosts a
multidisciplinary group of water researchers, and offers outstanding training
opportunities and facilities for water-related research. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The student will work with Dr. Helen Baulch (</font></span><a href="http://homepage.usask.ca/~hmb925/index.php"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri">http://homepage.usask.ca/~hmb925/index.php</font></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri">) and with numerous project collaborators. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></span></o:p><span style='color: black; font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book";'><o:p><font face="Calibri"></font></o:p></span><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book";'>Applications:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></div><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><div><font face="Calibri">To express interest
in the position, please send a CV and cover letter outlining your background
and interests to Helen Baulch (usaskwater@gmail.com).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Informal inquiries are also welcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></div></span><div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><o:p><font face="Calibri"> </font></o:p></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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