Graduate Research
(MSc/PhD) Opportunity:
Knowledge co-production on
beluga movement ecology in the Eastern Beaufort Sea
May 1st
2019 – Applications accepted until suitable candidate is
identified
Location: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
Program Overview:
Under the ArcticNet
funded project “Using Co-Produced Knowledge to Understand
and Manage Subsistence Marine Harvests in a Changing
Climate” we are looking for a graduate student (MSc/MA and
PhD) to be part of a collaborative research team working to
bring together western science and Traditional Ecological
Knowledge (TEK) to characterize the movement of several
marine species including beluga whales, Arctic char and
Greenland cod in western Canadian Arctic largely focused in
the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The program is using
multiple pieces of data including telemetry, photosurveys,
local observations and TEK, together to describe the
movement and habitat use of species. This program is led by
Lisa Loseto (University of Manitoba) with co-leads Tristan
Pearce (University of Northern British Columbia), Nigel
Hussey (University of Western), Marianne Marcoux (University
of Manitoba) and Heidi Swanson (University of Waterloo).
Graduate Student:
The project(s) for
graduate research will draw upon both western science and
TEK under a co-management framework to understand beluga
whale movement and activities across space, time and life
stages. The beluga whale population of study is the Eastern
Beaufort Sea population. Projects will use data collected
from current and past telemetry, photo surveys, local
observations and TEK spatial mapping, thus skills with GIS
are recommended. The position will require travel and time
spent in Arctic communities.
Applicants: Please submit your CV, and research intention
to Dr. Loseto
Lisa.Loseto@dfo-mpo.gc.ca