OPPORTUNITY: Post-doctoral research in winter limnology

The project aims to assess how degrading ice and snow conditions influence under-ice nutrients, light availability, water temperatures, and primary production. In addition, we will assess the relationship between changing winter conditions (i.e., ice phenology and quality) on the following summer’s likelihood of water quality degradation under current and future scenarios of climate change. The post-doctoral researchers will work in a team who collectively will be conducting field work, statistical data analysis, numerical modelling, and climate change forecasting collectively to answer the aforementioned questions, in addition to having the flexibility to develop independent projects of mutual interest.

Funding is available for 2 years. The successful applicant will have a PhD in ecology, limnology, applied statistics, climate science, or a relevant field, experience harmonizing large datasets collected from different sources, technical expertise acquiring and analysing large-scale climate data, advanced data analytical skills in R, Python, or Matlab, and the ability to work effectively with an interdisciplinary team.

Applications are due on October 1, 2024. Preferred start date is December 1, 2024, but the starting date is negotiable. Applicants should submit a cover letter detailing  relevant background and experiences, a CV, and names and contact information for three references. Only those applicants selected for consideration will be contacted for an online interview. Inquiries about the position and applications may be sent with the header: Winter Limnology Post-doc Position to Sapna Sharma.