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I am looking for 2 PhD and 2 MSc students to join my team at the Forest Research Institute at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>PhD 1: </b><b><span lang="EN-US">Long-term effects of forest defoliation by insects on lake-water quality</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">This PhD project will use geochemical and sedimentary DNA analyses to track past spruce budworm outbreaks and identify their effects on water quality and long-term carbon cycling in lakes. </span>For more information and to apply, please
see: <a href="https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/offredestage_forets_defoliation_eng.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/offredestage_forets_defoliation_eng.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>PhD 2: </b><b><span lang="EN-US">Long-term effects of climate change on carbon cycling in boreal lakes</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">This PhD project will use geochemical and pollen analyses to assess long-term effects of climate-driven changes in forest cover and composition on carbon dynamics in boreal and subarctic lakes .</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span>For more information
and to apply, please see: <a href="https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/position_lake_browning_greening_boreal_forest_eng.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/position_lake_browning_greening_boreal_forest_eng.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>MSc 1: </b><b><span lang="EN-US">Long-term effects of acid rain on organic matter quality in lakes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">This MSc project will use biogeochemical and spectroscopic techniques to characterize the effects of atmospheric acid deposition on organic matter quality in lakes.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span>For more information and to apply, please
see: <a href="https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/offredestage_forets_acid_rain_eng.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/offredestage_forets_acid_rain_eng.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>MSc 2: Effects of dust from mining activities </b><b><span lang="EN-US">on peatlands</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">This MSc project aims to characterize the isotopic, geochemical, and mineralogical signatures of mine dust and its impact in mine-adjacent peatlands.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span>For more information and to apply, please see: <a href="https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/MSc%20Position%20UQAT%20Mining%20Impacts%20on%20Peatlands_ENG.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.uqat.ca/etudes/irf/offresdestages/pdf/MSc%20Position%20UQAT%20Mining%20Impacts%20on%20Peatlands_ENG.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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Carsten</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Carsten</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Meyer-Jacob</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">, PhD (il/he/him)</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<b>Professeur en paléoécologie | Professor of paleoecology</b><br>
Institut de Recherche sur les Forêts (IRF) | Forest Research Institute <br>
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue <br>
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</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">T +1-819-762-0971 poste/ext 2057</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>
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