Summer Employment
Typically, ELA scientists hire a number of university or community college undergraduate students for positions as summer research assistants during each annual field season. Positions are normally between 4 and 6 months in duration (May-August or May-October). Most of these students will be hired through Co-op program placements or via the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP). Room and board costs are also covered for student assistants while they are living on site at the ELA field station.
For students in appropriate Coop programs (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, etc.), the student may contact the researchers directly, or initial contact may be through placement officers at various universities and colleges offering Coop programs.
For FSWEP positions, the student must complete and submit an FSWEP application form available through the Public Service Commission of Canada. Note that this is a computerized, "lottery" type of system. You can improve your chances of being selected for an interview if you carefully select your mobility area(s)(e.g. northwestern Ontario) and the skill codes (e.g. Fisheries field work)to reflect the needs of ELA researchers.
Most of our seasonal hiring occurs in March and April, although researchers will be starting to look for suitable students early in each new year. Interested students should contact Mark Lyng to inquire about any possible positions that may become available.
Graduate Student Opportunities - E.L.A. and Freshwater Institute
Interested candidates may contact individual research scientists to inquire about any upcoming opportunities or positions.
* New for 2011 *
Field Technicians Needed To Study Eutrophication at the Experimental Lakes Area
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