Opportunities

The training environment of PermafrostNet maximises the research impact, job readiness and longer-term employability of its 60 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and northern research assistants. For more information, click here.

Employment Opportunities

Topic	Duration	Salary	Eligibility
Freezing and thawing processes using passive or/and active inter-seasonal heat/cold redistribution systems to stabilize permafrost thawing or thaw permafrost. Student employment program position.	4 months (Winter 2020 term, starting January 6th to April 24th)	$446 to $994 per week (37.5 hrs). Masters level - $754 to $892 per week depending on the number of completed semesters.	High School diploma (or grade 12 equivalent). Minimum "B" academic average or equivalent. Studying at a recognized educational institution and returning to full-time studies in the next semester. Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada. Additionally, foreign national students who meet the eligibility requirements, are studying in recognized and eligible Canadian educational institution and possess a valid Off-Campus Work Permit may also apply.

Graduate Positions

Qualification	Location	Project	Supervisor(s)
PhD	University of Victoria	Remote sensing of permafrost landscape change	Lantz, T. and Fraser, R.
MSc	Carleton University	Sustainable culvert design over degrading permafrost, Hudson Bay railway	Kenny, S. and Beddoe, R.
MSc	University of Calgary	Strength and consolidation behaviour of permafrost sediments	Hayley, J., Moorman B., Roy-Léveillée, P. and Gruber, S.
PhD	University of Calgary	Geomechanical properties of thawing permafrost	Hayley, J., Moorman B., Kenny, S. and Froese, D.
PhD	Carleton University	Risk management of linear infrastructure in remote permafrost terrain	Kenny, S., Beddoe, R., Roy-Léveillée, P., Turetsky, M. and Calmels, F.
PhD	Carleton University	Quantifying the ice and water content of permafrost with dielectric methods	Gruber, S., Stillman, D., Hayley, J. and Fortier, D.
PhD	Carleton University	Simulation of permafrost change and quantification of confidence in resulting data products	Gruber, S., Melton, J., Lantz, T. and Kokelj, S.
PhD	Laurentian University	Thaw pond initiation and evolution pathways	Roy-Léveillée, P., Turetsky, M., Lantz, T. and Morse, P.
PhD	Laurentian University	Permafrost and ground ice conditions in the Hudson Bay Lowlands	Roy-Léveillée, P., Packalen, M., Wolfe, S. and Rabus, B.
MSc	Laurentian University	Thaw-related landscape change in Weenusk Traditional Territory	Roy-Léveillée, P., Packalen, M., Lantz, T. and Pulsifier, P.
MSc	Laurentian University	Land use planning and mass-wasting hazards near Fort Severn	Roy-Léveillée, P., Beddoe, R. and Allard, M.
PhD	Carleton University	Simulation-based climate services for permafrost environments	Gruber, S.
PhD	University of Victoria	Process-based numerical modelling of permafrost systems	Melton, J., Rabus, B., Spence, C. and Goldblatt, C.
MSc	University of Victoria	Modelling of permafrost soil carbon	Melton, J., Turetsky, M. and Goldblatt, C.

Network Staff

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