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Assistant Professor @SFU School of Resource and Environmental Management | former quantitative ecologist @ Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance | studies fisheries, marine conservation, & resilience | D&D DM | baseball | he/him
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#Postdoc opportunity with us here at SFU REM in the Fisheries Management Lab. The Postdoc will focus on understanding social-ecological traps in #salmon hatcheries. Diverse research partners, approaches, and datasets. See attached for application details.

Please share widely. #fisheries
Postdoctoral researcher opportunity at SFU in the School of Resource and Environmental Management on social-ecological traps in salmon hatcheries.
January 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Another PhD opportunity in our lab.

We seek a PhD student applicant to study how ocean and freshwater changes affect Pacific salmon in the Central Coast. Partners include: Heiltsuk First Nation, the Wild Salmon Center, and Hakai Institute. See attached advertisement. Please circulate widely!
In partnership with the Heiltsuk Integrated Resources Management Department, the Wild Salmon Center, and Hakai Institute, the Fisheries Management Lab at Simon Fraser University (SFU) is seeking to hire a PhD Student in quantitative fisheries ecology to work on the collaborative Ocean and Freshwater Ecosystem Indicator project to understand Pacific salmon ecology and population dynamics in the Central Coast. We seek a PhD student who can implement quantitative analyses of Pacific salmon and work alongside Heiltsuk and agency science partners to assess questions of interest for the collaborative project. The successful candidate will have: MSc or equivalent experience in fisheries ecology; A track record of communicating science to community partners; Work effectively in a collaborative team; Experience running quantitative analyses on ecological data Some related background or interests in salmon systems or fisheries Awareness of inclusive research practices with Indigenous communities Salary: funding for this position comes from a combination of HIRMD and SFU sourcing covering a guarantee of four (4) years for the PhD Candidate subject to SFU policies and is anticipated to be ~$35,000 CAD. Application: Applicants should email a CV and a brief cover letter to Dr. Kyle Logan Wilson (kl_wilson@sfu.ca) with the subject: “2025 Ocean and Freshwater Ecosystem Indicators application”. Applications will be reviewed starting on February 21, 2025. Please note: Your CV should reference relevant work and educational experience and contact information for three (3) professional references; Your cover letter should be two (2) pages or less and should: ·Highlight relevant experience and quantitative expertise; ·Specific interest and potential research directions for this project; ·Communicate the timing of your availability. The application should be submitted as pdf files and the file names should start with the applicant’s last name.
January 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Merry Xmas eve, eve!

We are looking for a PhD student applicant interested in working on Pacific salmon, quantitative ecology, and collaborative fisheries management with the Central Coast First Nations. See attached advertisement. Please circulate widely!
December 24, 2024 at 12:12 AM
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In a recent paper, we tested the idea that Gulf of Mexico Bluefin Tuna mature and spawn at later ages than the Mediterranean.

In general, we found similar patterns between populations but tremendous variation among individuals.

authors.elsevier.com/c/1jRozbiU21...

#fish #fisheries #oceans
July 23, 2024 at 5:24 PM