Sunday, March 13, 2016

Fwd: PhD position - Sustainable Fisheries - Nunavut

Hello!
See information below
I am forwarding for Stephen Shott, Carleton University
Cheers,
Vicki


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Subject: PhD position
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 03:49:33 -0500
From: cuNorth <cunorth@lists.carleton.ca>
Reply-To: no-reply@carleton.ca
To: Derek Mueller <derek.mueller@carleton.ca>


Join the Research Team "Towards a Sustainable Fishery for  Nunavummiut" under the supervision of Dr. Stephan Schott in the  School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University      Dr. Schott is looking for a candidate that would like to start a PhD in   Public  Policy and who is interested in research pertaining to the integration of  traditional knowledge and western science for Arctic fisheries and wildlife  management, the assessment of sustainable economic development  opportunities and food security in the Arctic. There is sufficient   flexibility in  research design around the research topics so that students can be   creative in  research methodologies and activities.    We seek applications from strong candidates with a clear interdisciplinary  interest in the fields of public policy, economics, natural resource  management, geography and environmental studies, anthropology or  biology. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of researchers  that engage in interdisciplinary research in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut  in collaboration with local communities and authorities (for more  information about the project see http://www.arcticfishery.ca/index.php).  Previous experience in the Arctic is an asset but not a requirement.    Generous funding of $ 21,000 per year (including 14 % benefits) from July  1 st 2016 until September 30 2019 is guaranteed. In addition Carleton  University is offering entrance scholarships to recruit outstanding domestic  (Canadian) students and facilitation in applying for further external   funding.  Qualified potential students are encouraged to apply directly to Dr. Stephan  Schott by E-mail: stephan.schott@carleton.ca and to the PhD supervisor  Saul Schwartz by E-mail at: saul_schwartz@carleton.ca. Please provide a  statement of interest, a CV, an unofficial transcript and 2 references.   In order  to be considered for an entrance scholarship please apply as soon as   possible  at http://carleton.ca/sppa/phd/.    ---  You are currently subscribed to the cunorth distribution list as: derek.mueller@carleton.ca.    To subscribe to this list, send an email to join-cunorth@lists.carleton.ca; to unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cunorth@lists.carleton.ca    For more information regarding this list and Northern Research at Carleton University please visit http://carleton.ca/northernresearch  





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