McMaster Centre for Climate Change is looking for enthusiastic and capable Canadian graduate students to join their team, as PhD students, in a number of research areas (ex. hydrology, biogeochemistry, forestry, geophysics, economics, applied computer science and mathematics). The application deadline is Jan, 20, 2014.
McMaster Centre for Climate Change, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is recruiting 6 PhD students as part of a newly funded project to explore the impacts of climate change, extreme weather events and forest management activities on carbon, water and nutrient cycle processes in an age-sequence of temperate forests in Southern Ontario, Canada. The sites are part of the Turkey Point Flux Station. The students will join and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of scientists from McMaster, University of Toronto, Environment Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service and Long Point Region Conservation Authority.
REQUIREMENTS: A background in a relevant discipline such as: biogeosciences, climatology, economics, environmental science, forest science, forestry, hydrology, hydrologic or ecosystem modelling, or meteorology is required. Past experience in field work, data analysis, programming (for modelling students) and statistics is preferred. Five of the students will be located at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and one at University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
APPLY: Interested students are encouraged to send their (i) CV, (ii) one page statement of interest, (iii) copies of recent transcripts, (iv) TOEFL score (if international applicant) and (v) contact information of 2 referees. Clearly indicate the position(s) you are applying to in your application and email subject line. Submit your application, electronically, before 20 January 2014, to the Climate Centre coordinator Dr. Myroslava Khomik at khomikm [at] mcmaster [dot] ca. If you have any additional questions regarding the application, please contact Dr. Khomik.