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Two MSc student positions are being offered at the University of Regina
(Canada) to take on projects that will be part of a larger research effort
studying the impacts of climate and anthropogenic pollution on northern
temperate lakes. The first project will concentrate on the effects of climate
change and land use on food-web dynamics in prairie lakes. Special focus will
be on the effects of salinity as global circulation models predict that
increasing aridity will result in elevated salinities in many of these systems.
This will have strong implications for biotic and abiotic interactions as well as
for fisheries management strategies. The second project will compare pelagic
communities and sediment biogeochemistry of drought-sensitive prairie lakes
of southern Saskatchewan with pristine boreal lakes of northern
Saskatchewan. Of special interest will be the potential for future acidification
of these lakes because acid deposition is expected to increase due to
excessive oil production in up-wind areas of the Alberta tar sands.
Students with an interest in aquatic ecology and stable isotope technology
are encouraged to apply. Experience with lake food webs, stable isotope
techniques and quantitative ecology will be an asset but is not required.
Students are expected to participate in field collections and laboratory
analyses, including microscopy and stable isotope analysis. Financial support
($15,000 p/a) will be provided through a combination of research grants and
teaching assistantships. The starting dates for the positions are negotiable,
but should be no later than fall 2009.
The city of Regina is located in central Canada and has a population of
approximately 200,000 people. As the provincial capital it offers a number of
cultural and recreational activities. The University of Regina has approximately
14,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The diverse Biology Department
is exceptionally strong, which is indicated by a citation record that was
recently listed in the top 1% in the field of Plant and Animal Science.
Additionally, the Environmental Quality Analysis Laboratory (EQAL) provides in-
house instrumentation to conduct high-end research, including isotope ratio
mass spectrometry, gamma spectroscopy, and HPLC.
For further information, please contact Dr. Björn Wissel at:
Department of Biology, University of Regina; 265 Lab Building, Regina, SK S4S
0A2, Canada; phone: 001 (306) 585-4890; fax: 001 (306) 337-2410; e-mail:
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http://www.uregina.ca/biology/faculty/Wissel/Wissel.html
http://www.uregina.ca/science/eqal/
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