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Graduate Student Opportunities
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 [email protected]
Three Graduate Student Positions in Greenhouse Entomology
MSc/PhD Position - Genetic Selection of Novel Native Biological Control Agents
MSc Position - Harnessing the Microbiome for Control of the Striped Cucumber Beetle
MSc Position - Chemical Ecology and Biological Control of the Invasive Pest Thrips parvispinus
Research for these graduate positions will primarily be conducted at the Harrow Research and Development Centre at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, with degree work completed at a Canadian University including, but not limited to the University of Guelph or the University of Windsor based on student preferences.
For more information, please contact Roselyne Labbe [email protected]
MSc Student Position – Behavioural and biological control of plum curculio in tree fruit
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Vineland), Brock University or University of Guelph
A position is available to study the management of plum curculio in apples and tender fruit in Ontario using semiochemicals and trap trees to modify adult behaviour and entomopathogenic nematodes or fungi to control immature stages.
Contact: Justin Renkema ([email protected])
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 [email protected]
Three Graduate Student Positions in Greenhouse Entomology
MSc/PhD Position - Genetic Selection of Novel Native Biological Control Agents
MSc Position - Harnessing the Microbiome for Control of the Striped Cucumber Beetle
MSc Position - Chemical Ecology and Biological Control of the Invasive Pest Thrips parvispinus
Research for these graduate positions will primarily be conducted at the Harrow Research and Development Centre at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, with degree work completed at a Canadian University including, but not limited to the University of Guelph or the University of Windsor based on student preferences.
For more information, please contact Roselyne Labbe [email protected]
MSc Student Position – Behavioural and biological control of plum curculio in tree fruit
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Vineland), Brock University or University of Guelph
A position is available to study the management of plum curculio in apples and tender fruit in Ontario using semiochemicals and trap trees to modify adult behaviour and entomopathogenic nematodes or fungi to control immature stages.
Contact: Justin Renkema ([email protected])
Postdoctoral Positions
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Employment Opportunities
Research Technician, Biological Control, Biological Crop Protection at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) can help you grow your career because we are looking for a Research Technician, Biological Control to join our amazing team. Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is a uniquely Canadian results-oriented organization dedicated to horticulture science and innovation. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization, funded in part by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a five-year, federal-provincial-territorial initiative. We deliver innovative products, solutions and services through an integrated and collaborative cross-country network to advance Canada’s research and commercialization agenda.
If you are interested, see the attached advertisement with more details.
Research Scientist, Biological Control Research & Development at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) can help you grow your career because we are looking for a Research Scientist, Biological Control to join our amazing team. Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is a uniquely Canadian results-oriented organization dedicated to horticulture science and innovation. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization, funded in part by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a five-year, federal-provincial-territorial initiative. We deliver innovative products, solutions and services through an integrated and collaborative cross-country network to advance Canada’s research and commercialization agenda.
If you are interested, see the attached advertisement with more details.
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.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) can help you grow your career because we are looking for a Research Technician, Biological Control to join our amazing team. Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is a uniquely Canadian results-oriented organization dedicated to horticulture science and innovation. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization, funded in part by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a five-year, federal-provincial-territorial initiative. We deliver innovative products, solutions and services through an integrated and collaborative cross-country network to advance Canada’s research and commercialization agenda.
If you are interested, see the attached advertisement with more details.
Research Scientist, Biological Control Research & Development at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) can help you grow your career because we are looking for a Research Scientist, Biological Control to join our amazing team. Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is a uniquely Canadian results-oriented organization dedicated to horticulture science and innovation. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization, funded in part by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a five-year, federal-provincial-territorial initiative. We deliver innovative products, solutions and services through an integrated and collaborative cross-country network to advance Canada’s research and commercialization agenda.
If you are interested, see the attached advertisement with more details.
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:
- 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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