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The open PhD positions in freshwater ecology in Canada listed here are at The University of British Columbia.
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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, ...
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The University of British Columbia
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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 ...
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The University of British Columbia
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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...
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The University of British Columbia
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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...
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The University of British Columbia
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The Olden Lab at the University of British Columbia is recruiting graduate students for funded MSc and PhD positions in Freshwater Science for Fall 2027 . Research themes include freshwater ecology , climate change , eDNA , invasive species , water security , big data , and machine learning . The positions are based at UBC Vancouver, Canada . Funding is listed as CAD $40,000/year for 4 years for PhD students and CAD $20,000/year for 2 years for MSc students. International students are welcome . ...
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The University of British Columbia
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University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) is advertising 6–8 graduate student openings for MSc and PhD study in Freshwater Science in the Olden Lab , Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences. The research themes are broad and interdisciplinary, including hydropower and sustainable water management , climate impacts , nature-based restoration , species at risk , invasive species , biotracers/eDNA , AI infrastructure , water security , and iEcology/big data/machine learning . The lab ...
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![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | C$1.6k $1,200/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | C$979 $720/yr |
![]() Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | C$1.3k $960/yr |
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | C$11.4k $8,400/yr |
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