As part of the multidisciplinary ArcticNet project "Qajartalik: Cultural Legacy and Environmental Change in Coastal Nunavik", we are seeking a highly motivated MSc or PhD student to investigate long-term climate and vegetation changes in coastal Nunavik.
The research project will include the analysis of pollen and macroremains from sedimentary archives encompassing the last millennia as proxies of paleoenvironmental conditions. It will also include quantitative data treatments to extract significant environmental signals, with special attention paid to local-scale climate-sensitive variables, which may have played a role in cultural transitions and human migrations in Arctic Canada and Nunavik. The objectives of the project are (i) to document the regional climate and environment changes in the Kangiqsujuaq area and (ii) to explore potential linkages between environmental changes and Pre-Inuit and Early-Inuit livelihoods, possibly contributing to cultural transitions.
The candidate should have a degree in Earth sciences, biology, environment or any related field, and will be co-supervised by Anne de Vernal and Natasha Roy (Geotop and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, UQAM) in the graduate program of Earth sciences or Environmental sciences.
We offer a minimum stipend of $20,000/year (MSc) or $25,000/year (PhD).
Applications will be evaluated until positions are filled, but we aim for a start before May 2026.
For further information and to apply, please contact roy.natasha [at] uqam.ca (Natasha Roy).
Applications should contain a brief motivation letter, a curriculum vitae, and a transcript of BSc and MSc (if applicable), in addition to the names of two references.