Job and Graduate Student Opportunities

The Otolith Research Laboratory is part of a federal government (DFO) laboratory, and thus must follow government hiring practices.  Very few permanent positions have been offered in recent years, and we do not expect that situation to change in the near future.  If a position becomes available, notification will be posted here so that candidates may apply through the Public Service Commission.  Preference is usually given to Canadian citizens.  Regretfully, no permanent positions are currently available.

Some students have expressed an interest in volunteering their time on an unpaid basis in order to gain some hands-on experience with otoliths.  We neither encourage nor discourage this practice, but will generally accept volunteers only if there is a specific duty requiring attention.  

There are several excellent opportunities for graduate (MSc or PhD) research on otoliths.  Since most of this research requires an extended period of work, we do not generally entertain short-term (less than 1 year) visits by those seeking work experience as part of their university program.  Areas of research are flexible, but include elemental analyses and bomb radiocarbon work, as well as more age-based projects.  Interested students must have an excellent academic record, including full scholarship support.  Quantitative skills are a plus.