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Research Internships at Mitacs!

Mitacs Accelerate Updates

Mitacs is pleased to share a few updates about Mitacs Accelerate! Accelerate supports collaborative research internships between students, faculty members, and non-academic partners.

  • Undergraduate students are now eligible again for Mitacs projects.
  • SME companies (less than 500 employees) and NFP are eligible to SME discount (while quantities last). With this discount the contribution of the first 4-6 months per student is only $3,750.
  • Eligible partner organizations include companies, not-for-profit organizations. Municipalities and hospitals are now eligible partners again in 2021. Mitacs | Hospital
  • Industrial Postdoctoral fellowship is back. This programs offers funding of up to $60k per year with a $30k contribution from the partner (or $25k contribution with the SME discount applied).
  • If projects involve non-academic partners or students that self-identify as Indigenous, then the program offer 3:1 matching! (partner contributes only 25%) Mitacs | Indigenous Call
  • Applications are accepted any time, reviewed in 6-8 weeks, and have >95% success rate as always.

    Mitacs representatives are available to support – looking forward to discussing research partnership opportunities with you.
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MSc opportunity with AAFC/LFS in Climate Change and Agricultural Pests

 This is an exciting opportunity for a student interested in climate change and its effect on biological systems – particularly those involving agricultural pests and their management to protect crops. 

The project work aims to summarize i) historical records of agricultural insect pest population densities in selected crops; and ii) historical weather data. Using these summaries and statistical and mathematical procedures, cause and effect relationships will be sought. The central question is whether there is an association between weather variables (e.g. degree days, maximum and minimum temperatures, rainfall) and pest temporal occurrence and density. With such an association, the student will project implications for pest control needs into the future, and anticipate changes in population dynamics for other insect pests. 

See here for more information and contact Todd Kabaluk with any questions.

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Grad School Opportunity: Food Microbiology at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The food microbiology program at the Summerland Research and Development Centre is led by Dr. Karen Fong and conducts research to ensure the safety and security of the Canadian food supply. The Summerland Research and Development Centre is one of 20 research centres in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s national network. Established in 1914, it is in the heart of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and contains a food processing facility, a control level II laboratory and a full microscopy suite.

The student will conduct research on Salmonella bacteriophages, with the aim of identifying bacteriophages that utilize specific protein receptors on the cell surface of Salmonella for infection.

The student must be currently enrolled/or willing to enrol in an MSc program at the University of British Columbia, specializing in Food Science.

Closing date: 6 April 2021 – 23:59, Pacific Time

See the original posting for more information and to apply.

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West Vancouver Foundation Scholarship

This year the West Vancouver Foundation is offering the Hartvikson Memorial Scholarship in Memory of Lourdes Llamzon to be awarded to an individual enrolling in a post-secondary institution in Canada studying sustainable agriculture and food systems.

2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE – Wednesday April 14, 2021 (by end of day).

For information on eligibility and how to apply, visit their website.

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Grad and PhD positions in Linking cow/calf performance to cow behavior and cattle genomics

Project Title: Linking cow/calf performance to cow behavior (habitat and diet selection) and cattle genomics

Degree Opportunities: PhD Preferred (×3). Applicants at the MSc level also considered.

Timelines: Preferred start date of May 1, 2021, though positions will remain open until filled.

Project Description: We are seeking graduate students to work on a new multi-disciplinary project linking cattle behavior (habitat and diet selection) under open-range grazing conditions, with production performance (weight gain and methane emissions), through the combined application of beef cattle and forage plant genomics. Field work will take place at the Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch, situated 140 km SE of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At least 3 positions are available, and include the following:

– PhD evaluating seasonal cow/calf production (weight gain and methane emissions) while grazing open rangelands (Aspen Parkland environment).

– PhD evaluating the use of novel technologies (GPS units, pedometers and virtual fencing) to characterize and quantify animal behavior (habitat selection and activity) while grazing, as well as the forage genome using fecal DNA barcoding.

– PhD linking cattle genomics to animal behavior and production/environmental outcomes.

For more information about the program and how to apply, see their info sheet. 

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