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!

Northern Studies Master's Program accepting applications for 2018-19

Hello APECS Canada, 

Carleton University is offering a new 1-year intensive Master's program for Northern Studies! 

Apologies for the late notice - the deadline for applications is February 1st, 2018. Please see below for more details about the program.

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The Northern Studies Program at Carleton University is a 1 year intensive Master's program and 2018-19 will be the 2nd year of our program.

The purpose of the Northern Studies programs is to provide opportunities for students to learn how to recognize and support wise public and private-sector decision making in the dynamic North.  The program is interdisciplinary and rooted in analysis of real-world problems. It presents research at the cutting edge from across the North.

The program emphasizes the biophysical, social, and policy environments of northern Canada. It recognizes the impacts of climate change on northern ecosystems and on the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities that depend on renewable resources. It acknowledges the stresses of cultural transition and evolving governance as land claims and self-government agreements are completed and implemented. It appreciates the importance of functional bureaucracies and practices that reflect the aspirations of northerners. It apprehends the changes to the Arctic Ocean that will facilitate shipping and bring many visitors to the North.

The Northern Studies program is:
-The first interdisciplinary program at the Master level to present a combined focus on the social, political, and physical environments of northern Canada;
-It offers short, intensive access to a Master degree and Graduate Diploma in the National Capital Region;
-The core seminars for the program are multi and interdisciplinary;
-The program recognizes the importance of understanding the nature and capacity of research in order to support decision-making in the North;
-The program aims to assist northern professionals, who need further academic experience to advance their career ambitions, through both intensive Master degrees and the Graduate Diplomas;
-The degree program presents a full credit of experiential learning during a field course in the North and a work placement.
-The program welcomes applications from all people interested in an interdisciplinary approach to Northern Studies. We especially welcome applications and inquiries from Indigenous and non-Indigenous northerners. The program aims to foster respect, appreciation, and interest in the great diversity of cultures and environments found in the North.

To apply:  https://carleton.ca/northernstudies/application-procedure/

Applications are due on February 1, 2018.  This program has limited enrollment due to its unique interactive and experiential approach.  Applications will continue to be accepted until all places in the program have been filled.

Daniel Bert
Northern Studies Graduate Program
Program Administrator
B350A, Loeb Building, Carleton University
Ottawa  ON  K1S 5B6  Canada
dan.bert@carleton.ca
613.520.2600 x8208
www.carleton.ca/northernstudies

Research Projects and Scholarships as part of Sentinel North

Hello APECS Canada members, 

This week we have a multitude of research opportunities to tell you about as part of Sentinel North program, based at Université Laval.

Please find below a list of over 50 new research projects and scholarship opportunities available for Canadian or international graduate students and post-doctoral fellowships (PDF) as part of Sentinel North at ULaval. All these student projects come with a scholarship.

http://sentinellenord.ulaval.ca/en/training/research-opportunities-students

 

Sentinel North also offers a competition for Masters, PhD and PDF scholarships for new projects twice a year. These new projects could be for candidates co-supervised by researchers in different institutions.

 

http://sentinellenord.ulaval.ca/en/training/scholarships-and-research-grants

Also, a last minute reminder that Sentinel North is offering an international field school onboard the icebreaker Amundsen this summer. Applications are due January 28th, 2018. 

http://sentinelnorth.ulaval.ca/en/baffin2018

 

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Interdisciplinary Science Communication Training Program

Hello APECS Canada Members,

This opportunity may be of interest to current undergraduate and graduate students.

The IARPC (Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee) is offering an Interdisciplinary Science Communication Training Program for early-career scientists:

https://www.iarpccollaborations.org/news/10746

The IARPC fosters collaborations between scientists from federal, state, academic, NGO, and industry affiliations. This training program will teach early-career scientists communication skills needed to collaborate with researchers from all fields and sectors. This is the first time this interdisciplinary communication training program will be offered.

Applications are due on February 2nd, 2018 at 1700 EST.

Cheers, 

Tonya 

for APECS Canada