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.

Students should be willing to: Work on a project of relevance to Indigenous government(s) in the NWT; Work with a NWT  based mentor who will guide their project; Be willing to undertake fieldwork in the NWT and/or with an Indigenous organization, prior to October 2012; Attend the conference as a working participant; Assist with editing an academic publication resulting from the conference.

Remuneration for this position is $15,000.00 in accordance with SSHRC rules.

For more information, contact: Stephanie Irlbacher-­Fox, PhD , Principal Investigator/Conference Chair, Adjunct Professor, Canadian Circumpolar Institute, University of Alberta stephaniefox@theedge.ca

Application Deadline: May 04, 2012. Applicants should provide a current CV, short biography (no photos), 1 page description of their PhD research in plain language, and the names and contact information for 3 references (2 academic, 1 Indigenous  organization/northern community official) who can speak to academic and personal suitability respectively.

Candidates selected for an interview will be notified by May 10, 2012.

AINA is the cornerstone of a variety of world-leading research initiatives conducted by scholars from across Canada.  AINA, which serves a wide variety of southern and northern stakeholders united by a common interest in the Arctic, delivers its mandate through a number of flagship programs such as Arctic journal, the Kluane Lake Research Station, and the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS).  The Institute also publishes books, manages scholarships, and maintains Canada’s premier university-based library collection of northern and Arctic books and reports, in addition to a rich art and photographic collection.

The ideal candidate will be a leading scholar with a research focus in one or more fields of northern inquiry and an understanding of current policy issues. Academic background will be suitable for appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor.  S/he will hold a PhD, and will possess the aptitude to develop, lead and deliver multi-disciplinary educational and research programs.  Preference will be given to candidates with strong connections with academia, government, industry, and particularly with northern communities and their aboriginal and non-aboriginal governments.

The successful candidate will be appointed as AINA’s Director for a renewable term of five years, and will also be cross-appointed to a home Faculty at the University of Calgary.  The appointment will commence September 1, 2012, or at a mutually agreeable date.

Applicants are invited to submit curriculum vitae, a statement of northern interests, including a brief description of present and aspiring contributions to the field of northern and Arctic inquiry and a vision for the institute, current employment eligibility in Canada, and the names and contact information for at least three referees.

Applications should be sent via email in a pdf format and addressed to

Dr. M. Anne Katzenberg
Associate Vice-President, Research
Email:  vpr@ucalgary.ca

Consideration of applications will begin May 15, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Calgary respects, appreciates and encourages diversity.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, but Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

We encourage students in northern studies from all disciplines (humanities and social sciences, health sciences, and natural sciences and engineering) to submit a proposal for an oral presentation or a poster. The theme of the conference is “Nikan*: the future of the North”.

For further information about the conference, please visit our website: http://www.uqat.ca/sce2012/.

Please note that the proposals should be send  by e-mail to sce2012@uqat.ca before March 2, 2012.

 * Nikan means “the future, go forward” in the Anicinape (Algonquin) language. By using this term in the conference title, we want to underline that the conference will take place on Anicinape territory and that aboriginal social and cultural issues will have a prominent place.

ACUNS Student Confence 2012 – 2nd call for abstracts

We have experienced technical difficulties with the submission of some Referee Reports for the Student Awards Program. Access to the Referee Report Form will therefore remain open until Friday, February 3rd, 2012.

If you do not receive a confirmation message upon submission, please contact the office.

Referee Reports for all student awards

Please circulate the attached announcement to your list for students who may be able to take advantage of this opportunity.

WCS Canada Fellowship_Posting_Dec2011

The application deadline is February 21, 2012 and it is also posted on our website: (www.wcscanada.org)

Guidelines and Application Form

GATEWAYS NORTH: EXPANSION, CONVERGENCE AND CHANGE
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE NORTH
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012
THE PAS, MANITOBA

The University College of the North invites presentation proposals for an interdisciplinary symposium of the Humanities and Sciences: Gateways North: Expansion, Convergence and Change to be held in The Pas, Manitoba, on May 3, 2012.

For more information please click here.

 Call for Abstracts 2012

For further information about the conference, please visit our Website at: http://www.uqat.ca/sce2012/.
Please note that the abstract should be sent by email at sce2012@uqat.ca before March 2 , 2012.