Current Opportunities
We are always interested in hearing from prospective students and postdocs interested in our current activities! Please get in touch.
Current Openings:
MSc positions in Physical Oceanography:
Changing Arctic Ocean Dynamics
The Arctic is a rapidly changing environment, with far-reaching implications for the region and for global climate. It is critical to understand the nature of the environmental changes underway and their consequences.
Our research group is currently seeking 1-2 highly motivated graduate students at the MSc level interested in research related to the changing Arctic Ocean. The research projects available will use a database of Arctic Ocean observations and/or an intermediate complexity Arctic Ocean model to address questions about changes to Arctic Ocean water column structure over the past two decades and/or how ongoing and future changes to Arctic Ocean surface forcing may impact Arctic Ocean structure and large-scale functioning. These projects build on past work using these observations and model; for more details see sample outputs here and here. The work will be supervised by Dr. Stephanie Waterman at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and will involve close collaboration with partners at MIT, Princeton and Yale.
As part of the post, the successful candidate(s) will pursue a MSc in Oceanography in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) at UBC. Information about the EOAS graduate program is given here. As a thesis-based graduate student in EOAS, the position will be supported by research and teaching assistant stipends at a minimum rate of $28,000 CAD/year guaranteed for the first two years of study.
Candidates require an undergraduate degree in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Oceanography, or a related field obtained by the start date, ideally September 2024. Prior experience in oceanography is not required.
If interested, please contact Dr. Stephanie Waterman by email (swaterman@eoas.ubc.ca) indicating your motivation and relevant experience and including an unofficial transcript and CV, ideally by November 15 2023. In addition to applying for admission to UBC, selected candidates will be asked to apply for the UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master's competition by the deadline of December 1 2023. Information about this competition with links to application and reference forms is available at https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships-masters-program.
The University of British Columbia is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.
Changing Arctic Ocean Dynamics
The Arctic is a rapidly changing environment, with far-reaching implications for the region and for global climate. It is critical to understand the nature of the environmental changes underway and their consequences.
Our research group is currently seeking 1-2 highly motivated graduate students at the MSc level interested in research related to the changing Arctic Ocean. The research projects available will use a database of Arctic Ocean observations and/or an intermediate complexity Arctic Ocean model to address questions about changes to Arctic Ocean water column structure over the past two decades and/or how ongoing and future changes to Arctic Ocean surface forcing may impact Arctic Ocean structure and large-scale functioning. These projects build on past work using these observations and model; for more details see sample outputs here and here. The work will be supervised by Dr. Stephanie Waterman at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and will involve close collaboration with partners at MIT, Princeton and Yale.
As part of the post, the successful candidate(s) will pursue a MSc in Oceanography in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) at UBC. Information about the EOAS graduate program is given here. As a thesis-based graduate student in EOAS, the position will be supported by research and teaching assistant stipends at a minimum rate of $28,000 CAD/year guaranteed for the first two years of study.
Candidates require an undergraduate degree in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Oceanography, or a related field obtained by the start date, ideally September 2024. Prior experience in oceanography is not required.
If interested, please contact Dr. Stephanie Waterman by email (swaterman@eoas.ubc.ca) indicating your motivation and relevant experience and including an unofficial transcript and CV, ideally by November 15 2023. In addition to applying for admission to UBC, selected candidates will be asked to apply for the UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master's competition by the deadline of December 1 2023. Information about this competition with links to application and reference forms is available at https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships-masters-program.
The University of British Columbia is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.