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<p>Please find below graduate student position announcement in the field of </p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Modelling Arctic Marine Ecosystems under Rapid Environmental
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>MSc/PhD positions: Modelling Arctic Marine Ecosystems
under Rapid Environmental Changes</strong></span></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">We are looking for one or
</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">two</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA"> graduate students to start
in spring/summer 2019 to work on research projects aiming to model Arctic marine ecosystems under rapid environmental changes.</span></font></font></p>
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<a name="_GoBack"></a><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Climate change is causing warming, ocean acidification, and changes in nutrient supplies that have large ramifications to marine ecosystems and
fisheries. The Arctic Ocean is particularly vulnerability because of the large and rapid changes in mean and extreme conditions such as warming and loss of sea ice. Marine organisms and ecosystems may experience higher risk of extinction, loss of ecosystem
functions, but they may also adapt or acclimatize to the changing environment. These changes pose both challenges and opportunities to Arctic fisheries and dependent coastal communities. Recent advances in climate, ocean and ecosystem modelling for the Arctic
Ocean make it possible to examine the mechanism of these impacts and quantify the associated risks and opportunities under scenarios of global change.</span></font></font></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2">More specifically one project will address how the ocean's response (physical, biogeochemical and biological) to climate
change and variability will affect the oceanic uptake of CO2 and the progress of ocean acidification, and one project will look at how multiple stressors might affect marine production and fisheries potential.
</font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Specific focus will be put on the Western Canadian Arctic and the High Arctic.</span></font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2">The projects will center around the analysis and refinement of a coupled sea ice -ocean - biogeochemical model for the
Arctic based on the </font></font><em><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2">NEMO</font></font></em><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"> (Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean)
modelling system but may also include the evaluation of a variety of global Earth system models.
</font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2">Within the network the student will have the opportunity
</font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">to visit other research labs within Canada as well as internationally.</span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">The graduate student positions are a collaboration between the Institute of Ocean Sciences of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Center for
Climate Modelling and Analysis, and the University of Victoria. The students will work with a team of interdisciplinary researchers</span></font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">
from academic and government research labs</span></font></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">. The position will be based at the School of Earth and Oceans Sciences at the University of
Victoria, BC.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Students interested in applying should:</span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%" align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Meet the requirement for admission to UVic graduate studies and are required to follow the formal
process for application to the center of graduate studies at the University of Victoria: http://web.uvic.ca/seos/graduate/index.htmFor more information,</span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%" align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Have a BSc or MSc degree in oceanography, chemistry, biology or other relevant degrees (depending
on the background, the student can choose to enrol in MSc or PhD program)</span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%" align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Be able to work independently and as part of a team.</span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%" align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Have good communication skills, including oral and written English </span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">Preference will be given to students who already have the following experiences: numerical modelling, handling large data sets, and writing scientific publications.</span></font></font></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2">For Information on the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, the University of Victoria or the Insititute
of Ocean Sceinces see:</font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2">https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/science-research-data/modeling-projections-analysis/centre-modelling-analysis.html</font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2">http://www.science.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_85EB3DA0.html</font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">http://web.uvic.ca/seos/</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA"><strong>Application</strong></span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">: Please send (1) a
cover letter explaining how your interests and experiences would make you a suitable candidate; (2)
</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">two</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA"> example essays that you
have written e.g., your honour thesis, class reports, previous publications, and (3) your CV to Dr. Nadja Steiner (</span></font></font><font color="#0563c1"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">nadja.steiner@canada.ca</span></font></font></span></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">).
</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">The positions will
</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">start
</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">as early as</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA"> April 1st 2019</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA">
and</span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-CA"> remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
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