Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ACUNS office.

Student Conference Request for Proposal

We are very pleased to inform that, the office of the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) will be moved to the following address effective May 6, 2013 :

Office address:
360 Albert Street, Suite 1710
Ottawa, ON
Tel: (613) 996-8162
Fax: (613) 943-8607

Mailing address:
Stn A, Box 321
Ottawa, ON  K1N 8V3

Please note that our E-mail address and website remain unchanged.

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

DUTIES
Reporting to the Director, Labrador Institute, and the Dean, Faculty of Education, the successful applicant will be responsible for research and related support to the Faculty of Education leading the development of a dynamic Community-Based Education (B.Ed.) program based in Labrador for students of Aboriginal descent.
Working with the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) and faculty members within the Faculty of Education, the Research Associate will develop a program of studies appropriate to the new community-based teacher education program. The successful applicant will conduct research that will provide key program-related information leading to the development of appropriate, evidence-based curricula for Innu and Inuit education students. The research will encompass the fields of education, social, historical and political studies. The Research Associate will lead the development of proposals seeking external funding to support program development. Duties include undertaking literature reviews; consulting with academic and support staff at Memorial as well as other universities, including the Special Advisor to the President for Aboriginal Affairs, educators in the communities, community leaders and elders, and governmental authorities; and undertaking program-related research in the field of Aboriginal and rural education as well as the research into the social, historical, and political context of delivering education in Aboriginal communities. In addition to research, the Research Associate will assist with the evaluation, interpretation and planning necessary for community-based education programs. He or she will build on existing relationships with key stakeholders and work cooperatively with these stakeholders as the program is developed and delivered. The Research Associate will work with other organizations and agencies to identify potential students for the program.

Career Opportunity (Research Associate-Aboriginal Community Education) INS-800-13-01

We are inviting students from other Universities to take this course, which runs from approximately June 18 – July 31, 2013, through a Letter of Permission.  The course introduces students to contemporary northern Canada while experiencing the Northwest Territories.

We ask that you circulate the attached information sheet to relevant course instructors and/or programs so that interested students are made aware of this opportunity.  Along with tuition, the projected cost of the Field Course will be approximately $5,000.

http://www.trentu.ca/canadianstudies/courses_field.php

CAST 4850 NWT summer field course (PDF)

See the map here.

Award guidelines and application forms can be found here

Referee Reports can be found here.

Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research – deadline February 28, 2013

Award guidelines and nomination forms can be found here.

Nominations for the prize will be accepted from November 28, 2012 to January 31st, 2013. Details of the nomination process can be found here.

The successful candidate must have demonstrated leadership, inspiration, and mentorship in research in the Canadian north, and must be presently active in and demonstrate a sustained program of northern scientific research. An esteemed panel of peer researchers will select the recipient and the President of ACUNS will Chair the Adjudication Committee.

Beginning today, ACUNS will be accepting applications for the following awards:
- Arctic Co-operatives Award $2,500
- Canadian Polar Commission Scholarship $10,000
- Caribou Research and Management Award $1,500 – $5,000
- CNST Scholarship $10,000
- Northern Resident Award (undergraduate) $5,000
- Northern Resident Scholarship (Graduate) $10,000
- W. Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research (Doctoral) $50,000
- W. Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research (Masters) $15,000
- W. Garfield Weston Postdoctoral Fellowship in Northern Research $50,000 +

Candidates are invited to visit our website at www.acuns.ca to consult the guidelines and to complete their application.

Trained at Laval and McGill Universities and a NATO postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Fortier holds the Canada Research Chair on the Response of Arctic Marine Ecosystems to Climate Change at Université Laval. A specialist of zooplankton and fish, he has authored and co-authored over 90 scientific papers on subjects varying from carbon fluxes in the Arctic Ocean to policy in a changing Arctic. He headed the Regroupement stratégique Québec-Océan (formerly GIROQ) from 1996 to 2005. An indefatigable promoter of a multidisciplinary and cross-sector approach to the ecosystem-level concerns raised by the warming of the Arctic, Dr. Fortier has led the NOW (International North Water Polynya Study) and CASES (Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study) NSERC Research Networks. He is the Project Leader for the CFI-funded Canadian Research Icebreaker Amundsen, and the Scientific Director of ArcticNet, a Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence that brings together specialists from 30 universities for the integrated study of the transformation of the coastal Canadian Arctic. With Warwick Vincent and Marcel Babin, he proposed recently the successful Canada Excellence Research Chair on the remote sensing of Canada’s new arctic frontier.

Scientifique de l’Année 2004 (Radio-Canada) and  Personnalité scientifique 2005 (La Presse and Radio-Canada). Grand Diplomé and Gloire de l’Escolle Medal of the Alumni Association of Université Laval in 2006. Officer of the Order of Canada in 2007. Honorary Ph D, University of Manitoba in 2007. Officier de l’Ordre National du Québec in 2008.  Personnalité scientifique de 2008 (Le Soleil and Radio-Canada). Stefansson Medal 2009 from the Explorers Club. Prix Armand-Frappier du Québec 2010 for excellence in research and the development of research.