University of Saskatchewan

Available Positions

Field Research Technician, Mountain Hydrology (Canmore, AB)

Reporting to the Director of GWFO, this position supports hydrological monitoring and research activities at mountain observatory sites across the Canadian Rockies. Based in Canmore, the incumbent works independently and as part of a team of technicians conducting field measurements, maintaining scientific equipment, and managing environmental data.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Snow and Ice Hydrology (Canmore, AB)

Applicants are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Fellow to undertake research to apply a new land surface hydrological model in the Canadian Rockies and evaluate its representation of snow and glacier physical processes and ability to predict cold regions hydrology. 

Studentship Opportunities

MSc Studentship Opportunity – Dynamics of Variable Contributing Areas for Runoff Generation from Canadian Prairie Basins

The Centre for Hydrology in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Saskatchewan invites applications for a fully funded MSc studentship. Flexible start dates.

The Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USASK) is the top water resources research institute in Canada and one of the most advanced cold regions hydrology centres in the world. GIWS is dedicated to helping protect our precious freshwater resources needed for the world’s growing demand for sustainable food production, mitigating the risk of water-related disasters such as floods, droughts, and fires, predicting and forecasting extreme global change through the use of advanced remote sensing and modelling techniques, and co-creating traditional knowledge with western science to empower Indigenous communities in protecting water health. Click below to view current opportunities with the GIWS.

• GIWS Opportunities