Volume
23

No.
1

Employment Opportunities

Full-Time Lecturer for SCIE 113 and Two Courses in One of: Botany, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences; Physics & Astronomy, UBC

The Lecturer posting is now available in the UBC Faculty Careers website; Job ID# 30710.

Deadline: August 31, 2018
 

Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto ON

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is always looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our team. Our success lies in a dynamic workforce that strives for excellence and innovation. Are you looking for an environment that offers many challenges with the opportunity to work on high profile issues? If you wish to contribute significantly by sharing your expertise, knowledge and initiative in the achievement of government priorities, we may have the job opportunity for you.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications):

Graduation with an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of the natural sciences, including atmospheric chemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering or a field related to the duties of the position.

Productivity or recognition includes developmental work leading to the issue of patents, copyrights and/or recognition by the professional community of the research environment. It also refers to recognized achievement in the form of authorship and editorship of published or unpublished reports, books, papers, or other communications resulting from: Research or experimental development; scientific analysis; planning, analysis and evaluation of Canadian and foreign programs in research and development.

Degree equivalency

Experience conducting original research of atmospheric chemistry processes.

Experience with instrumentation or analytical methods applicable to atmospheric chemistry and analysis of the associated data.

Experience undertaking scientific field or laboratory measurement projects.

Closing date: 13 August 2018

For more information and how to apply, please see here.


Various Academic Positions at Physicaloxy

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Three (3) Faculty Positions,  Water Institute – University of Waterloo

Applications are invited for three full professor faculty positions as part of a strategic hiring initiative to strengthen interdisciplinary water research and education at the University of Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca. The successful candidates will be hired into multiple departments and join the more than 150 faculty members of the Water Institute: https://uwaterloo.ca/water-institute from across the University’s six faculties. The Water Institute: https://uwaterloo.ca/water-institute is committed to addressing society’s complex water issues through research, innovation and knowledge mobilization. The three new faculty positions are in the following, broadly defined, areas. 

  1. Water and global environmental change. This position will focus on the global water cycle, including groundwater, under conditions of global environmental change, quantifying, analyzing and predicting the linkages and interactions between climate, hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and water security management and adaptation responses.

  2. Urban water security. This position will focus on urban surface and groundwater management and resilience, bringing together science, technology, and governance to understand, project and address water security challenges and opportunities in a rapidly urbanizing world.
     
  3. Socio-hydrology. This position will focus on the societal value of water and the integrated analysis and modelling of the socio-economic, institutional and cultural determinants of water usage and water resources management, in support of innovative water governance systems.

These positions are expected to be filled at the Full Professor level. Appropriate home department(s) will be selected in consultation with the successful candidates, with the possibility of joint or cross appointments within several departments that participate in the Water Institute: https://uwaterloo.ca/water-institute. The start date for the appointments can be as early as April 1, 2019, but later dates are negotiable. The regular salary range for Full Professors is $125K-$186K annually. Negotiations beyond this salary range will be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates. A research start-up package will be available and negotiable.

Applications should be received before September 15, 2018.

For more information and how to apply, please see here.