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Audrey Maheu, PhD candidate, Institut national de la recherche scientifique

In 2012 I started a PhD in water sciences at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique in Québec City.
My research focuses on water temperature in rivers.

Assembly of First Nations National Water Conference (March 5–7, 2012)

[ March 5, 2012 9:00 am to March 7, 2012 4:00 pm. ]
Assembly of First Nations National Water Conference
March 5–7, 2012 • Marriott Edmonton at River Cree Resort • Edmonton, Alberta
“First Nations face increasing difficulties in accessing safe and clean drinking water. Water is a basic element of life that is essential to the overall health and economic well-being of First Nations.

“With intensifying environmental pressures, a call [...]

Employment opportunity: Assistant professor in water infrastructure engineering at U of T

Apply by April 30, 2012
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in water infrastructure engineering. The appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor and will begin July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Department of Civil Engineering seeks candidates with research and [...]

Employment opportunity: Economist at Alberta Environment and Water

The Air, Land and Waste Policy Branch/Socio-Economics and Governance Section of Alberta’s Ministry of Environment and Water is looking for a full-time economist to join its team in Edmonton.
Apply by March 6, 2012
About the Policy Division
The Policy Division is responsible for developing environmental policy that aligns with the strategic intent of the Government of Alberta, ensuring [...]

Now available: Proceedings from K* panel at 2011 Canadian Science Policy Conference

The Role of K* in Strengthening Science–Policy Integration, an enlightening panel discussion on the second day of the 2011 Canadian Science Policy Conference, examined the emerging field of K* as an increasingly recognized spectrum of approaches that can significantly contribute to strengthened science–policy integration.
K* or Kstar — a coined term used to capture the universe [...]

Canada Research Chair – Tier II, Water Technologies

Dalhousie University‘s Departments of Civil and Resource Engineering and Process Engineering and Applied Science are inviting applications for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in the area of water technologies.
Appointment to a faculty position will be conditional on the selected candidates being awarded a Canada Research Chair. The appointment will be made at the rank [...]

Graduate student opportunities in aquatic ecology at UOIT

The Kirkwood Lab at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is looking for highly motivated graduate students to conduct research projects in The Land Between ecoregion — a transition zone that lies between the Canadian Shield and the St. Lawrence Lowlands, stretching across south-central Ontario from Georgian Bay to Kingston.
Research projects will focus primarily [...]

Water Institute seminar series (February 15, 2012)

[ February 15, 2012; 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. ]
Crawling under the roadblocks to global water solutions
Dr. Zafar Adeel
Director, United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.
Lyle S. Hallman Institute for Health Promotion
Sun Life Financial Auditorium, Room 1621
University of Waterloo

Global challenges related to drinking water and sanitation are daunting — close to 900 million are without access [...]

Water sessions at AAAS annual meeting, Vancouver, February 16-20, 2012

The annual meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are among the most widely anticipated and recognized global science events, with hundreds of networking opportunities and broad global media coverage.
An exceptional array of speakers will gather at the 2012 AAAS Annual Meeting from February 16 to 20, 2012 in Vancouver, BC, to discuss [...]

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: How secure is Canada’s water?

[ February 17, 2012; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]
Friday, February 17 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Vancouver Convention Centre, West Building, Room 109
Join the University of British Columbia’s Program on Water Governance at a panel event exploring water security in Canada.
Water is arguably our most critical resource, but how secure is Canada’s water?

What are the greatest threats we face? And what should be [...]