Nipissing University's Master of Environmental Science (MESc) program is recruiting a prospective MESc student for a funded project at Nipissing University (Supervisor, Dr. Jeff Dech) - Please email jeffreyd@nipissingu.ca for further discussion.
This project is part of an NSERC ALLIANCE Grant
Principal Investigator: YAN BOUCHER (UQAC)
Co-Investigators from seven different universities across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick
This MESc project will use PGP/PSP and disturbance data from the Ontario coverage of a Forest Composition, Structure and Disturbance Database to define contemporary successional pathways for specific forest regions. Information on these pathways is currently lacking, and critically needed to establish successional rules for planning purposes. The analysis will focus on the standard forest units that are the basis for forest management planning in Ontario, and compare the utility of forest units to provincial ecosite classifications for describing successional trajectories.
This MESc project will directly partner with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and will be connected to the larger network of universities and government agencies in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick included in the Alliance project
The funding package for the MESc student completing this project will include an $18,000 stipend per year (two years) with $1,000 in conference support and $500 in publication support.
Information on the Interdisciplinary Master of Environmental Science (MESc) program at Nipissing University can be found here: https://www.nipissingu.ca/academics/school-graduate-studies/masters-environmental-science-studies
Interested students must send a cover letter and CV to Dr. Jeff Dech (jeffreyd@nipissingu.ca). Review of applications will begin on July 28, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Prospective students must have applied to the MES/MESc program (thesis stream) by August 1, 2025 to be considered for a September 2025 start.