Join a revolution in freshwater fish conservation!
Our Canada-wide, multi-million-dollar program will be a game-changer for freshwater fish management and conservation. We are looking for science and social science graduate students to:
We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to work with a collaborative team of researchers from Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, and UBC (Vancouver). The research concerns the role of genomics knowledge and technologies in rainbow trout and steelhead … Read More
Position title: Environmental Evidence Data Technician
Location: Canadian Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation, Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Contract length: 4 months (full-time), Mon-Fri
Start date: July 2019
Job Description
The Environmental Evidence … Read More
The Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory at Carleton University is currently seeking potential Ph.D. and M.Sc. students. Projects relate to understanding the winter biology of wild fish in the context of a multi-stressor world and will use experimental and … Read More
We are hiring a postdoctoral research fellow to work with a collaborative team of researchers from Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, and other institutions and allied agencies. We are particularly interested in candidates with interest and experience in the … Read More
We are hiring either a post doctoral or post masters level researcher in the realm of applied fish ecology. The researcher will be required to take a leadership role in several projects related to fish passage, aquatic animal movement, aquatic
Graduate Student Opportunities
Enhancing ecosystem services in historic waterways
Start date May or Sept 2018
Join a team of dynamic and innovative, Canadian researchers as they partner with Parks Canada to conduct multi-disciplinary studies on the historic Rideau Canal … Read More
M.Sc. or Ph.D. Student Opportunities
Human Dimensions of Recreational Fisheries Management
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
We are seeking a graduate student (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) with interests in studying how climate change and other stressors may influence recreational fisheries management and … Read More
PhD-level Research Associate in Quantitative Movement Ecology
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
The Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory at Carleton University is seeking a PhD-level Research Associate in the area of movement ecology and applied quantitative ecology. The position will … Read More
Applications are being accepted for Ph.D. students and Post Doctoral Fellows to work with Dr. Michael Power (U Waterloo), Dr. Steven Cooke (Carleton U) and other academic (including hydraulic engineers) and industrial partners (e.g., BC Hydro). The research would focus … Read More
October 5, 2020 7:46 am
Recreational angling has been shown to reduce baby bass survival by interefering with the paternal care provided by adult male bass guarding the nests. However, during 2019-2020, a study found a 3-fold increase in the abundance of baby bass in … Read More
Dr. Cooke comments on recent papers dealing with pain in fish
October 2, 2020 7:37 am
Throughout the scientific community, there has been a longstanding debate regarding whether or not fish feel pain. Here, Dr. Cooke along with fellow fish researchers provide their perspectives:
“If there are no fish, then the fish pain debate is entirely … Read More
Dr. Cooke and his kiddos are featured on CBC Quirks and Quarks (Sept 2020).
September 12, 2020 4:41 pm
While several projects were altered by the unpredictable circumstances this year, Dr. Cooke managed to continue collecting data by recruiting his kids, “Cooke and his kids turned their summer getaway into a productive scientific endeavour. The three boys were put … Read More
CBC As It Happens provides a punny take on our recent carbonated beverages study
September 6, 2020 1:47 pm
When the Cooke Lab conducts a study to test whether pouring carbonated beverages on fish to stop bleeding you can be guaranteed that the punny folks at CBC As It Happens will cover it perfectly! Have a listen, CBC Punny … Read More
