Project and job offers

Master's research position : Impact of underground abandoned mines on native microbial communities and in surface aquatic habitats

A master's-level research project is available at the Department of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), to study the microbial ecology of flooded underground mines in Quebec and Ontario. When mines are closed, they are flooded with groundwater. In addition to releasing many trace metals into the soil while they are in operation, when the mine stops its activity and the groundwater rises from the bottom, it carries with it all the waste – including trace metals – resulting from mining. This creates aquatic environments with unique environmental characteristics.

PhD Opportunities in Geochemistry and Marine Geology

The Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER) at the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) is seeking a PhD student to join a multidisciplinary project on the role of geological carbon sources in the modern carbon cycle of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. This research will improve our understanding of the interactions between geological and biological carbon reservoirs in a rapidly changing coastal ocean environment. The project is conducted in collaboration with professors from ISMER (André Pellerin and Guillaume St-Onge) and Université Laval (Patrick Lajeunesse), Québec.

Ph.D. project at UQAM: Fongicide dynamics in the environment

Pesticides and their transformation products are often detected in surface and groundwater, potentially posing a major threat to public health and ecosystems. Most studies on their presence, transformation or toxicity have focused on herbicides, while fungicides receive less attention. Yet the latter are regularly applied to crops and detected in water, raising questions about their potential toxic risk. One of the main current gaps in the assessment of the extent of exposure to fungicides and their effects is the understanding of the transport and transformation of these substances in the environment (soil, surface and ground water).