MSc and PhD Positions in Freshwater Science, Management and Conservation at UBC Olden Lab University of British Columbia in Canada

PhD opportunity in ecosystem services , forest harvesting , forest retention , watershed ecology , and freshwater biodiversity at The University of British Columbia . The project is titled Quantifying impacts of forest harvesting and retention on watershed-scale ecosystem services and is centred on understanding relationships between watershed-scale forest harvesting and retention regimes, freshwater biodiversity, and ecosystem services. The student will join a large nature-based solutions proje...

PhD opportunity in ecology and biogeochemistry focused on the littoral zones of eastern Québec lakes . The project is based at the Université du Québec à Rimouski with Morgan Botrel , Professeure en biogéochimie aquatique. The successful candidate will lead three field seasons in lakes across Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie, and Anticosti , with a research theme centered on surveying submerged aquatic vegetation . The candidate will also have room to develop their own research questions within the b...

PhD opportunity in aquatic ecology , limnology , and biogeochemistry at Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) , Canada. Dr. Morgan Botrel is recruiting a PhD student for a project on the ecology and biogeochemistry of lake littoral zones in eastern Québec, with a particular focus on submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and charophytes . The selected student will lead three field seasons in lakes across the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie regions, with a possible additional season on Anticosti Isla...

UBC’s new Olden Lab is recruiting an inaugural cohort of 6–8 MSc/PhD students to help build a freshwater science program from the ground up at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Research themes include hydropower, eDNA biosurveillance, invasive species, species-at-risk recovery, water security in the age of AI data centers, iEcology, machine learning, and conservation tech. Supervision is by Dr. Julian Olden (Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair in Freshwater Ecosystem Sustainability). Th...

PhD-student position in aquatic food-web ecology at Danube University Krems , Austria. This opportunity is relevant for candidates interested in ecology , aquatic ecology , food webs , and related environmental research topics. The post is a brief LinkedIn share and does not include details on funding, eligibility, deadline, or application steps....