Location
Halifax
Job Type
Full Time
Posted
July 13, 2026
Job Description
Job Summary Plan and prepare for project fieldwork. Identify research questions and ensure data collection protocols will meet project objectives. Prepare project reports, manuscripts and conference presentations to share project results widely.
Collaborate with project team to tes...
The Whale Ecology and Conservation lab is focused on understanding the impacts of environmental variability on large whales and their prey. The research is highly interdisciplinary and combines biological and physical oceanography with ecology and physiology to answer conservation-oriented questions. Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Research Associate will work on a number of projects within the lab, particularly investigating humpback whale foraging ecology in the Bay of Fundy and modelling the risk of ship strike to bowhead whales in the Arctic. They will lead on project planning, data collection, data analysis and reporting of project results.
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