OPPORTUNITIES
The McMaster Ecohydrology Lab is committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of any ethnicity, ability, gender, and sexual orientation to reach out to us about our research and training opportunities.
Our research and training opportunities for 2023 are listed below.
2 x MSc or PhD students in peatland ecohydrology, carbon biogeochemistry and peatland resilience (May or September, 2023)
We have two fully funded PhD of MSc graduate student opportunities in peatland ecohydrology and peatland resilience. Research will take place at our research sites located in the eastern Georgian Bay region to gain a better understanding of watershed and peatland ecohydrological processes and feedbacks that control carbon storage and fluxes, and the resilience of peatlands to disturbance (drought, wildfire, land-use change). Students will work with an interdisciplinary team of wetland scientists and stakeholders with applications to runoff water quality, GHG emissions, wildfire danger, and/or SAR reptile habitat. Applicants should have strong numeracy skills and a background in hydrology, ecology, biogeochemistry and/or soil science. Previous field research experience is an asset. Students should contact Dr. Waddington by emailing a cover letter, resume and list of marks by January 15, 2023.
2x BSc research thesis students (September, 2023)
We provide capstone research opportunities for two B.Sc. research thesis students in their fourth year of undergraduate studies. NSERC USRA scholars and students hired as a B.Sc. research assistant (see below) are given priority. Students should meet with Dr. Waddington in their third year while taking EnvirSc 3RD3 to discuss possible topics while preparing their 3RD3 proposal. Students with a GPA of B+ or higher are welcome to apply by emailing a cover letter, resume and list of marks to Dr. Waddington by by January 15, 2023.
2 x BSc summer research assistants (Summer, 2023)
We provide capstone job training opportunities for B.Sc. summer research assistants each summer. Our research assistants are trained in field and/or laboratory methods in hydrology, carbon biogeochemistry, SAR ecology, vegetation ecology and soil science at our sites in northern Ontario or northern Alberta. NSERC USRA scholarship eligible students and students interested in completing a 4th year thesis are given priority (see above). Students with a GPA of B+ or higher are welcome to apply by emailing a cover letter, resume and list of marks to Dr. Waddington by January 15, 2023.
Our research and training opportunities for 2023 are listed below.
2 x MSc or PhD students in peatland ecohydrology, carbon biogeochemistry and peatland resilience (May or September, 2023)
We have two fully funded PhD of MSc graduate student opportunities in peatland ecohydrology and peatland resilience. Research will take place at our research sites located in the eastern Georgian Bay region to gain a better understanding of watershed and peatland ecohydrological processes and feedbacks that control carbon storage and fluxes, and the resilience of peatlands to disturbance (drought, wildfire, land-use change). Students will work with an interdisciplinary team of wetland scientists and stakeholders with applications to runoff water quality, GHG emissions, wildfire danger, and/or SAR reptile habitat. Applicants should have strong numeracy skills and a background in hydrology, ecology, biogeochemistry and/or soil science. Previous field research experience is an asset. Students should contact Dr. Waddington by emailing a cover letter, resume and list of marks by January 15, 2023.
2x BSc research thesis students (September, 2023)
We provide capstone research opportunities for two B.Sc. research thesis students in their fourth year of undergraduate studies. NSERC USRA scholars and students hired as a B.Sc. research assistant (see below) are given priority. Students should meet with Dr. Waddington in their third year while taking EnvirSc 3RD3 to discuss possible topics while preparing their 3RD3 proposal. Students with a GPA of B+ or higher are welcome to apply by emailing a cover letter, resume and list of marks to Dr. Waddington by by January 15, 2023.
2 x BSc summer research assistants (Summer, 2023)
We provide capstone job training opportunities for B.Sc. summer research assistants each summer. Our research assistants are trained in field and/or laboratory methods in hydrology, carbon biogeochemistry, SAR ecology, vegetation ecology and soil science at our sites in northern Ontario or northern Alberta. NSERC USRA scholarship eligible students and students interested in completing a 4th year thesis are given priority (see above). Students with a GPA of B+ or higher are welcome to apply by emailing a cover letter, resume and list of marks to Dr. Waddington by January 15, 2023.
