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Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada - Lands and Minerals Sector Québec (Québec) This PhD will start in May 2025 and will last 4 years, so until April 2029. Students receive $28,000 per year, payable in equal instalments three times a year. For further information on the organization, please visit Natural Resources Canada - Research Affiliate Program- Geological Survey of Canada**Closing date: 23 October 2024 - 23:59, Pacific Time** **Who can apply**: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad. All interested persons are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens, however should an insufficient number of Canadian applicants be identified, then non-Canadians will be considered. To be considered for Research Affiliate Program (RAP) work opportunities, you must also meet the following criteria: Be admitted as full-time student in the PhD program at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Centre Eau Terre Environnement (Québec City, QC) by April 30, 2025. (Proof will be required before the commencement of the PhD). **Important messages**: We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential. Assessment accommodation **Duties**: The study area covers approximately 2000 km2 and corresponds to the lower portion of the Grand River watershed. It includes two First Nations reserves that have water supply issues. Groundwater flow patterns and the occurrence of poor quality water are particularly complex across this region. The main objective of this PhD thesis is to investigate and characterize the quality of groundwater, also using surface water, air and soil measurements to gain a better insight into contaminant sources. This thesis will involve fieldwork, laboratory analyses and interpretation that will allow to draw up a portrait of the state of contamination in the study area, better understand the hydrodynamics and eventually to anticipate the fate of contaminants in the coming years. Water samples will be collected from monitoring and residential wells, as well as from surface streams. Their analyses will comprise general geochemistry (anions, major/minor/trace metals), nitrate, bacteria (e.g. E-coli), hydrocarbons, as well as multiple isotopic tracers to determine groundwater age (residence time) and identify the probably sources of the various contaminants (e.g. salts from the Salina Formation versus de-icing salts), in order to get a holistic understanding of the interacting processes taking place in this region. Measurements of soil gas and air will include methane, CO2 and H2S. This work will support land use management and the development of plans for future remediation. This thesis is part of a larger multidisciplinary and multi-institutional project. **Intent of the process**: The intention is to staff one student position for the completion of a PhD. **Positions to be filled**: 1 **Information you must provide**: Your résumé. A covering letter "and an unofficial copy of transcript." Contact information for 2 references. A list of the courses you have taken as well as any courses that you are taking now, or that you will be taking this academic year **The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)**: English or French Information on language requirements **The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)**: - Field experience* (e.g. surface water, groundwater, soil and/or air sampling). - Experience* in a laboratory. - Knowledge of statistical analysis (e.g. principal component analysis). - Knowledge of software for geochemistry (e.g. AquaChem, PHREEQC) and statistical data processing (e.g. R, Stata???). - Knowledge of Excel, Matlab and GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS). - Maintained an excellent grade point average (average > 3.3/4). - Ability to communicate effectively orally. - Ability to communicate effectively in writing. - Personal qualities: - Motivation - Need to be able to work efficiently in a collaborative team - Independence. - In the context of student recruitment in the federal public service, experience can be acquired through studies, work experience or volunteer activities. Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women Information on employment equity **Conditions of employment**: - The student will need to go through a security investigation (as any federal employee). - The student will need to be registered at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Centre Eau Terre Environnement for this PhD degree, where her ad