[Pollinator] MSc Opportunity in Bee Ecology

[Ladadams at aol.com]

MSc Opportunity in Bee  Ecology 
MSc in Applied  Science at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 
Canada. Partial  funding will be from the Wildlife Division, Department of 
Environment and  Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 

The native bee fauna of  Newfoundland has not been well documented.  It is 
important  that an up-to-date species list is produced so that we will be 
prepared to make  important decisions in the future on the effects of climate change 
and the  introduction of non-native bee species.  In the past 20 years  many 
non-native bee species have been imported in the agricultural sector to  
enhance crop pollination.  It is unclear if these species  became established here 
or what their impact is on the native bee  fauna.  The project will involve 
comprehensive sampling from  the major areas of the province.  In addition, 
extensive  sampling will occur in areas where non-native species have been used in 
the  past.

The suitable  candidate will have a BSc (Honours) in biology with course work 
in entomology  and ecology, or equivalent research experience. The successful 
candidate must be  able to split his/her time between research labs in Nova 
Scotia and  Newfoundland. 

The project will  be co-supervised by Dr Barry Hicks (College of the North 
Atlantic, Carbonear,  Newfoundland) and Dr Doug Strongman (SMU) with the field 
work occurring in  Newfoundland. 

The proposed start date is May 1, 2009. Interested  candidates should send a 
current transcript and a letter describing their  research interests to: 

Dr. Barry Hicks, College of the North Atlantic, 4  Pike’s Lane, Carbonear, 
NL, A1Y 1A7, Telephone: 709-596-8956, Fax:  709-596-2688,  Email: 
_barry.hicks at cna.nl.ca_ (mailto:barry.hicks at cna.nl.ca)  
and 
Dr. Doug Strongman, Biology Department, Saint Mary's  University, 923 Robie 
Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3C3 Telephone: 902- 420-5754  Email: 
_Doug.strongman at smu.ca_ (mailto:Doug.strongman at smu.ca)  
 
 
 
 













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