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ResNet Post-doctoral Fellow: Monitoring change in spatial ecosystem service networks
Start Date: As soon as possible Salary: $50,000 per annum + benefits Duration: 2 years Location: McGill University Supervisors: Dr. Andrew Gonzalez (McGill) and Dr. Marie-Josée Fortin (Toronto) We are seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher to conduct research on the problem of identifying and monitoring change in spatial networks of biodiversity and ecosystem service (ES) supply. The PDF will develop appropriate quantitative methods and apply them to a selection of Canadian resource use landscapes. The specific research objectives are (i) using existing data to identify spatial ES networks in our six partner landscapes, [...]
Modeling ecosystem services across Canada: ResNet Post-doctoral Fellow
Start Date: As soon as possible Salary: $50,000 per annum + benefits Duration: 2 years Location: McGill University, Montreal, Canada Supervisors: Dr. Brian Robinson (McGill) and Dr. Lael Parrott (UBC-Okanagan) This is an exciting opportunity for a quantitative geographer or interdisciplinary scientist tocontribute to innovative research through developing next-generation ecosystem service models that integrate nature and people. The PDF will source available data and develop appropriate quantitative methods in developing these models. The research program involves a consortium of leading universities across Canada working with local government and civil society partners to address real-world [...]
Into the messy spaces (PODCAST)
"There is great value in doing water and catchment-based research with people for people," says Dr Tally Palmer. “If you were to ask in the modern university how much engaged research there is, it would be very, very small. We are living in an era when society is pushing back at universities and saying, ‘for us to see that you are valuable we want to see you take the risk of getting into the messy spaces’.” Professor Tally Palmer, Director of the Institute of Water Research, won the 2018 VC’s [...]
MASTERS OPPORTUNITY: Promoting sustainable livelihoods within and alongside Transfrontier Conservation Areas in southern Africa
Project background Southern Africa has significant biodiversity and natural resources and a robust and evolving legislative framework for their transboundary management. However, the capacity to manage the region’s rich natural resources varies widely from country to country. National policies often lack harmonisation across countries and between sectors, and biodiversity-rich ecosystems are characterised by poor and vulnerable human populations who lack sufficient benefits and incentives for sustainable resource management. In the face of these challenges, as well as increasing water scarcity and uncertainty related to future change (including climate change), the [...]
MASTERS OR PhD OPPORTUNITY: Assessing the social-ecological resilience of southern African protected area systems
Project background The Okavango River Basin is recognised as an internationally important site of biodiversity. It hosts two Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance: the Okavango Delta in Botswana and the contiguous Bwabwata-Okavango Ramsar Site in Namibia. The Okavango Delta, one of the largest inland deltas and a World Heritage Site is a popular tourist destination that contributes US$1.5 billion to the GDP in Botswana. Tourism is the second-largest source of foreign income for Botswana and there are many protected areas in the basin, including part of the world’s [...]