PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Ecology in Canada

The Olden Lab in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada, is recruiting fully funded MSc and PhD students in freshwater science. Research areas include sustainable water management, climate adaptation, environmental DNA (eDNA), freshwater conservation, ecology, fieldwork, data analysis, and collaborative research. Funding includes CAD $40,000 per year for PhD students for four years and CAD $20,000 per year for MSc students for two years, ...

EdeLab at Université Laval is reopening applications for three PhD positions . The laboratory, led by Associate Professor Edel Pérez-López, conducts research in molecular ecology, insect vector invasions, emergent plant diseases, and related microbiology and plant health topics. The positions are intended for future doctoral team members working on the remaining research projects after one of four previously available positions was filled. Interested candidates should consult the complete announ...

Funded PhD opportunity in fire ecology and forest-savanna mosaic landscapes , with a regional focus on Southeast Asia , at the University of British Columbia . The position is linked to Dr. Naomi Schwartz’s Geospatial Ecology Lab Group in the Department of Geography . This project will suit candidates interested in ecological processes, landscape change, geospatial analysis, and fire-related environmental research. The post states that applicants should have an MSc or be near completion in ecolo...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Guelph in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics , within LEMR and GEO Labs . The project is on remote sensing of species assembly in tropical dry forests , using satellite and drone data to study lemur species patterns in Madagascar . This is a strong fit for students interested in ecology, geography, forestry, GIS, and computational analysis of environmental data. Funding: The position is fully funded and includes a four-year st...

PhD opportunity at the University of Toronto in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with research connected to AI for ecology, biodiversity, conservation, and imageomics . The post announces a PhD position for next year and references the University of Toronto’s President’s Impact Scholarship Program , suggesting scholarship-backed doctoral study. The opportunity is associated with the University of Toronto Engineering / Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Research themes: artificia...

Fully funded postdoctoral opportunity in statistical forest ecology and management at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus in Canada. This position is part of the ForestCLIM research initiative in the Department of Biology . The project sits at the intersection of Biology , Statistics , and Environmental Science , with a strong emphasis on statistical modelling, ecological analysis, and forest management applications. Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold a PhD in Statist...

PhD assistantship in moose population ecology at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada . The project is part of a large, multi-year field study on the factors limiting and regulating moose populations in Ontario, with a strong focus on population dynamics , predator-prey dynamics , and variation in moose vital rates. The student will join a team working with GPS-collared moose, American black bears, wolves, and white-tailed deer, and will help assess cause-specific mortality and broa...

MSc and PhD positions are available in freshwater science, management, and conservation at the Olden Lab , University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. The opportunity is based in the Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences , Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship, at UBC in Vancouver (Grey Point campus). The research theme is centered on freshwater systems, with likely connections to ecology, conservation, environmental stewardship, and resource management. This post is relevant ...

Olden Lab at the University of British Columbia is recruiting multiple MSc and PhD students for an inaugural cohort in freshwater science, management, and conservation . The research program spans hydropower and water management , climate adaptation , nature-based restoration , species at risk , invasive species , community ecology , food webs , eDNA , biotracers , water security , AI infrastructure , conservation technology , machine learning , and knowledge co-production with communities, incl...