[Coral-List] Masters of Science on deep-sea corals in Newfoundland and Labrador waters (Atlantic Canada)
Evan Edinger
eedinger at mun.ca
Thu Dec 12 00:07:35 UTC 2019
Memorial University of Newfoundland/Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Fully
funded two-year Masters of Science position: growth, longevity, and
biodiversity of forests of the small bamboo coral /Acanella arbuscula/
in the Labrador Sea, Canada.
We seek a Masters student for a fully-funded two year study of the small
bamboo coral, /Acanella arbuscula/, in the Labrador Sea, Canada.The
project goals will focus on determining the growth rates and lifespan of
these corals, and surveying the biodiversity associated with them using
ROV video surveys and analysis of samples.The project will include a
summer 2020 voyage aboard the Canadian scientific icebreaker CCGS
Amundsen and ROV-based sample collection and video surveys of the
biodiversity found in small bamboo.
Applicants should have a background in marine biology, biochemistry,
geology, geochemistry, or oceanography, or related
discipline.Familiarity with GIS and statistical skills are also
desirable. The student should be available to begin their program in May
2020, in order to participate in the CCGS Amundsen voyage in summer
2020.All qualified applicants are welcome.
For more information, please send a cover letter and resume to Dr. Evan
Edinger (eedinger at mun.ca <mailto:eedinger at mun.ca>) or Dr. Barbara de
Moura Neves (Barbara.neves at dfo-mpo.gc.ca), by 15 January, 2020.
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Dr. Evan Edinger
Geography / Biology / Earth Sciences
Memorial University
St. John's, NL, A1B 3X9 Canada
tel. +1 709-864-3233
fax. +1-709-864-3119
(envoyé via aragonite)
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