APECS Canada Webinar: Working with Northern Communities to Build Collaborative Research Partnerships

Hello APECS Canada, 

We are excited to be hosting our first webinar of 2018! Join us on February 28th from 1-3pm EST to hear Dr. Jennifer Provencher present on her experiences collaborating with northern communities to form research partnerships. The presentation will be followed by a Q+A session. Dr. Jennifer Provencher is currently a W. Garfield Weston Post-Doctoral Fellow in Northern Research at Acadia University. For more information about Jennifer's research, check out her website: jenniferprovencher.com

Title: Working with Northern Communities to Build Collaborative Research Partnerships: Perspectives from an Early Career Researcher

Abstract: Working with northern communities is a part of Arctic research in Canada. I will discuss my experiences from my graduate and post-doctoral work as a natural scientist working with communities in Nunavut, Nunavik and the NWT. I will talk about how early career researchers can engage with communities, co-develop research questions, and create meaningful training programs with communities. This will include discussing opportunities, mechanisms, and barriers to engaging in community collaborative research in northern Canada. I will also expand on some ideas from a co-authored essay (Tondu et al. 2014, Arctic), and talk about specific examples of how I implemented these practices in my own work as an ecologist.

Register for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xgj_T-bgQhG1nmkTsCHMbA

Canada-Denmark Early-Career Scientist Exchange Program

Hello APECS Canada members, 

Polar Knowledge Canada has announced another new exchange program for early-career scientists between Canada and Denmark, research would take place at CHARS in Cambridge Bay and the Arctic Station in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. This presents an opportunity for current or recent PhD students to conduct research in these locations, with travel and accommodations costs covered. 

See below for the main details about this award, or check out the call on POLAR's website for more information:

https://www.canada.ca/content/canadasite/en/polar-knowledge/canada-denmark-arctic-research-station-early-career-scientist-exchange-program.html

Also note that the deadline for applications to the similar Canada-Sweden exchange program has been extended! Applications are now due by March 15th, 2018.

Canada-Denmark Arctic Research Station Early Career Scientist Exchange Program

POLAR serves as a point of contact for the international polar research community for research opportunities in Canada's Arctic and to collaborate with Canadian researchers in the Antarctic. The Canada-Denmark Arctic Research Station Early Career Scientist Exchange Program is a pilot project that could develop into a program that promotes a longer-term exchange of ideas and information, and could be used as a model for other international partnerships. POLAR is committed to inspiring, motivating, and supporting students to continue their education and pursue a career in science and technology, which includes supporting the next generation of researchers.

Where: The Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) campus in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut and Arctic Station in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland

Who can apply: PhD-students or scientists holding a PhD degree not older than five years, employed by a university or research organization in Canada or Denmark

Included: Travel to each research station and accommodation are provided free of charge

Deadline to Apply: March 23, 2018

Re: ehPECS Social Gathering in Ottawa Feb 15th

Hello ehPECS members,

Just a friendly reminder about our ehPECS gathering this Thursday (Feb 15th) at The Lieutenant's Pump from 6-8 pm.

Come on out to meet your fellow early-career polar researchers! We look forward to meeting you!

Cheers,

your APECS Canada Board

ehPECS Social Gathering in Ottawa Feb 15th

Hello ehPECS members, 

ehPECS would like to invite all members (and potential members) living in and around Ottawa to join us for a casual gathering at The Lieutenant's Pump (361 Elgin Street Ottawa) from 6-8 pm on February 15th, following the Ottawa Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium (OCSNRS).

Come meet your fellow early career polar researchers, swap fieldwork stories, share those hot tips for successful research grant writing, and relax after a long week!  Drinks and food will be available for purchase. We look forward to meeting you!