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Graduate Student Opportunities
MSc/PhD - Mitigation and management of Cry1F resistance in European corn borer in Canada
School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph
Application deadline: None Specified
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MSc - Insect Flight Aerodynamics
Carleton University - Insect Flight Group
Application deadline: None Specified
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MSc/PhD - Insect freeze tolerance
Department of Biology, Western University (London, ON)
Application deadline: None listed
Details: Sinclair Lab
PhD - Molecular mechanisms of insect thermal tolerance
Carlton University (Ottawa, ON)
Application deadline: None listed
Details: MacMillan Lab
PhD Student Position - Ecology of insect vectors of grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV)
A position is available to study the transmission of GRBV in grapes by potential insect vectors (Hemiptera) and the ecology of identified vectors in vineyards in the Niagara region of Ontario.
The position will be located at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research facilities in Vineland, in conjunction with Brock University and the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute in St. Catharines.
For more information, please contact Justin Renkema justin.renkema@agr.gc.ca
School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph
Application deadline: None Specified
Details: Click here
MSc - Insect Flight Aerodynamics
Carleton University - Insect Flight Group
Application deadline: None Specified
Details: Click here
MSc/PhD - Insect freeze tolerance
Department of Biology, Western University (London, ON)
Application deadline: None listed
Details: Sinclair Lab
PhD - Molecular mechanisms of insect thermal tolerance
Carlton University (Ottawa, ON)
Application deadline: None listed
Details: MacMillan Lab
PhD Student Position - Ecology of insect vectors of grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV)
A position is available to study the transmission of GRBV in grapes by potential insect vectors (Hemiptera) and the ecology of identified vectors in vineyards in the Niagara region of Ontario.
The position will be located at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research facilities in Vineland, in conjunction with Brock University and the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute in St. Catharines.
For more information, please contact Justin Renkema justin.renkema@agr.gc.ca
Postdoctoral Positions
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Employment Opportunities
Summer Student Positions at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes
The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes will be hiring full-time summer students (10+ positions) for a four month term, from May to September, 2024. There are many placements available under different supervisors, and students perform a variety of entomological tasks, which may include but not limited to databasing, curation, imaging, field work, sample processing, and rearing of biological control agents. The work will take place in person at a research facility on the Central Experimental Farm, in Ottawa, Ontario.
If you are interested in pursuing a career in Entomology, please consider applying. Apply here by creating a profile:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/recruitment/students/federal-student-work-program.html. In order to be in the pool of applicants we pull from FSWEP, you must be a full-time student who will be enrolled full-time again in Fall 2024, and select the following while completing your profile:
We will be pulling applicants from the FSWEP pool in late February to early March, so please fill out your profile before the end of January for a chance to be selected for an interview.
The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes will be hiring full-time summer students (10+ positions) for a four month term, from May to September, 2024. There are many placements available under different supervisors, and students perform a variety of entomological tasks, which may include but not limited to databasing, curation, imaging, field work, sample processing, and rearing of biological control agents. The work will take place in person at a research facility on the Central Experimental Farm, in Ottawa, Ontario.
If you are interested in pursuing a career in Entomology, please consider applying. Apply here by creating a profile:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/recruitment/students/federal-student-work-program.html. In order to be in the pool of applicants we pull from FSWEP, you must be a full-time student who will be enrolled full-time again in Fall 2024, and select the following while completing your profile:
- Area of study: Entomology
- Types of work: both agriculture/environment/geography and research/analysis
- Work location: Ottawa (Ontario)
- Availability to work: Full-time
We will be pulling applicants from the FSWEP pool in late February to early March, so please fill out your profile before the end of January for a chance to be selected for an interview.
Interested in pursuing a graduate degree in entomology? There are several universities in Ontario which offer graduate programs in different entomological fields.
Check here for postings from professors looking for new students or the Entomological Society of Canada
Updated: March 28, 2023.
Check here for postings from professors looking for new students or the Entomological Society of Canada
Updated: March 28, 2023.
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