[Sasnet] Quaternary Soils - M.Sc. Opportunity (fwd)

[Bonnie A B Blackwell]

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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:17:49 -0700
From: Paul Sanborn <sanborn at UNBC.CA>
To: QUATERNARY at CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA
Subject: Quaternary Soils - M.Sc. Opportunity

MSc Opportunity:  Quaternary Soils Research in Northwestern Canada

An opening is available for September 2008 in the Natural Resources &
Environmental Studies MSc program at the University of Northern British
Columbia.  Applications are invited from undergraduates majoring in
earth sciences, geology, soil science, physical geography or related
disciplines.  Strong field skills are essential.

Potential research projects include: the role of Holocene natural
disturbances in soil formation on loess-mantled slopes (SW Yukon),
genesis of soils on the unglaciated Klondike Plateau and on Quaternary
glacial deposits in central Yukon, and aeolian contributions to soil
genesis in NW Canada. This multi-disciplinary research involves
collaborators at UNBC, other universities, and several Yukon and federal
agencies.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Paul Sanborn
(sanborn at unbc.ca) or visit http://web.unbc.ca/~sanborn/index.html.
Early inquiries are strongly recommended.

Application information is found at http://www.unbc.ca/graduatestudies/.
UNBC awards research and teaching assistantships, and entrance
scholarships, on a competitive basis to qualified graduate students.

Please note that the deadline for September admissions is February 15,
2008.