Postdoc, Impact of the flooding of Lake Manicouagan by the Daniel-Johnson dam on the human and physical environments - Québec, Canada
Postdoc, Impact of the flooding of Lake Manicouagan by the Daniel-Johnson dam on the human and physical environments - Québec, Canada
02 November 2023 - 14:29
Québec,
Canada
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Logistics
Starting date would be as soon as possible
STUDY PROGRAM
PhD in Geography at Laval University
Or
PhD in Earth Sciences or Water Sciences at the INRS Eau Terre Environnement.
Fellowship
For this project, a grant of $25,000/year is available for a period of 3 years. Candidates holding a scholarship or eligible for a scholarship from NSERC or FRQNT will be given preference.
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
This project will be carried out in co-direction with
Prof. Patrick Lajeunesse, Department of Geography at Laval University,
And
Prof. Pierre Francus and Dr. Léo Chassiot, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement.
Collaborations: The Innu of Pessamit community, the Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve, the Ndakina office of the Waban-Aki Nation, Caroline Desbiens and Justine Gagnon of the SSHRC Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Heritage and Tourism.
STUDY PROGRAM
PhD in Geography at Laval University
Or
PhD in Earth Sciences or Water Sciences at the INRS Eau Terre Environnement.
Fellowship
For this project, a grant of $25,000/year is available for a period of 3 years. Candidates holding a scholarship or eligible for a scholarship from NSERC or FRQNT will be given preference.
RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
This project will be carried out in co-direction with
Prof. Patrick Lajeunesse, Department of Geography at Laval University,
And
Prof. Pierre Francus and Dr. Léo Chassiot, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre Eau Terre Environnement.
Collaborations: The Innu of Pessamit community, the Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve, the Ndakina office of the Waban-Aki Nation, Caroline Desbiens and Justine Gagnon of the SSHRC Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Heritage and Tourism.
Description
This doctoral project aims to document and quantify the impacts caused by human activities (hydroelectricity, mining, logging, vacationing, tourism) on the human and physical environments of the Manicouagan lake-reservoir and lac Dechêne using the analysis of sediment cores collected in the reservoir of the Manic-5 power plant and profiles of the physicochemical properties of the water column of the reservoir.
Tasks
The student's tasks will be:
1. Participate in one or more field missions at the Manicouagan lake-reservoir.
2. Participate in interactions with the Innu of Pessamit community.
3. Analyze lake sediment cores.
4. Collect and analyze the physicochemical properties of the water column of the Manicouagan lake-reservoir.
5. Trace the ecological, geochemical and limnological trajectories of the lake and the impacts of its flooding by the construction of the Manic-5 dam.
This project is taking place as part of the multidisciplinary project “Imaging Manicouagan-Uapishka through Territorial Aquatic and Cultural Prospecting (IMPACT)”, funded by the Institut Nordique du Québec and the Sentinel North program. The project brings together a university team from five research institutes and partners from the Territories and Resources office of the Innus of Pessamit Council, the Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve, and the Uapishka Station.
1. Participate in one or more field missions at the Manicouagan lake-reservoir.
2. Participate in interactions with the Innu of Pessamit community.
3. Analyze lake sediment cores.
4. Collect and analyze the physicochemical properties of the water column of the Manicouagan lake-reservoir.
5. Trace the ecological, geochemical and limnological trajectories of the lake and the impacts of its flooding by the construction of the Manic-5 dam.
This project is taking place as part of the multidisciplinary project “Imaging Manicouagan-Uapishka through Territorial Aquatic and Cultural Prospecting (IMPACT)”, funded by the Institut Nordique du Québec and the Sentinel North program. The project brings together a university team from five research institutes and partners from the Territories and Resources office of the Innus of Pessamit Council, the Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve, and the Uapishka Station.
Requirements
Training in Earth sciences, physical geography, or any other appropriate discipline and:
• an excellent academic record;
• an interest in projects involving First Nations;
• experience in paleolimnological analysis;
• knowledge of the paleogeography of Quebec during the Quaternary;
• the ability to work alone and in a team.
• an excellent academic record;
• an interest in projects involving First Nations;
• experience in paleolimnological analysis;
• knowledge of the paleogeography of Quebec during the Quaternary;
• the ability to work alone and in a team.
Applications
Interested candidates are invited to submit an application in a single PDF file to recruitment.ete@inrs.ca or to cen@cen.ulaval.ca or to quebec-ocean@qo.ulaval.ca
including the following documents:
1. a resume
2. a cover letter
3. all university transcripts
4. a list of practical and technical skills
5. the names and contact details of two references
The selection will begin upon receipt of applications and will continue until the candidate has been recruited.
including the following documents:
1. a resume
2. a cover letter
3. all university transcripts
4. a list of practical and technical skills
5. the names and contact details of two references
The selection will begin upon receipt of applications and will continue until the candidate has been recruited.
Application deadline
Further information
Further information can be obtained by contacting:
Patrick Lajeunesse: https://www.ggr.ulaval.ca/patrick-lajeunesse
Pierre Francus: http://www.ete.inrs.ca/pierre-francus
Patrick Lajeunesse: https://www.ggr.ulaval.ca/patrick-lajeunesse
Pierre Francus: http://www.ete.inrs.ca/pierre-francus
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