PHD Student

Company: Waterloo Wetland Lab

Extensive Water Soldier (Stratiotesaloides) was recently discovered in Lake Simcoe, where it poses a significant threat to the ecosystem and recreational activities. Ontario’s Water Soldier Working group is developing an integrated management plan to control this aggressive invader, creating urgent applied ecology questions like “How effective are different treatment methods?” and “How do native plants respond to Water Soldier managment?” The Waterloo Wetland Lab seeks at PhD student for a fully-funded thesis project on Water Soldier management and its ecological effects in Lake Simcoe. 

REQUIREMENTS

• MSc in Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related field, with a minimum GPA of 80%
• Botany & field experience preferred
• Ability to work on water and in wetlands required

INTERESTED?

Send your CV, official or unofficial transcript, and cover letter describing your research interests and highlighting any relevant courses or work experience to: REBECCA.ROONEY@UWATERLOO.CA

For more information about Graduate Studies at UW visit: UWATERLOO.CA/BIOLOGY/GRADUATE-STUDIES