Project and job offers

Geotop is seeking two candidates for collaborative PhD projects between McGill University and the Université du Québec à Montréal. These projects aim to develop a comprehensive understanding of the genesis and emplacement of Archean Li pegmatites in the Superior Province (QC). Research is based on structural, geochronological, petrological and geo- chemical studies, supported by experiments and modelling on the Sirmac and Moblan examples in the Frotet-Evans greenstone belt.

The Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic; GSCA), in partnership with l’Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER) of the University of Québec at Rimouski (UQAR), invites applications for an MSc research position in the field of marine geology. The GSCA, located in Dartmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada), is a research leader in marine geology and has numerous laboratories as well as state-of-the-art analytical infrastructures. ISMER-UQAR, located in Rimouski (Québec, Canada), is a multidisciplinary oceanographic research center and a major player in marine sciences.

We are seeking for a strong post-doctoral candidate to document the dynamics of long-term and recent C storage of peatlands in the Wapusk Na􀆟onal Park, located in the Hudson Bay peatland complex, Manitoba.

This project is part of the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy of the Government of Quebec, to avoid the destruction and degradation of terrestrial carbon reservoirs. In Quebec, wetlands cover 12.5% of the land area, and in the south of the province these large carbon reservoirs are strongly impacted by anthropogenic activities such as agriculture and urban development. Wetland conservation and management are important nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change.