Mentorship Program

Our goal is to help provide early career polar researchers necessary training, development, and hands-on experience from within Canada. APECS Canada works with various organizations to create short- and long-term contract positions, specifically to be employed by APECS Canada members. Full-time and part-time positions will be filled with APECS Canada acting as the liaison between potential candidates and relevant organizations.

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Partners

To date, we primarily partner with Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR). Positions from POLAR have successfully been filled from our pool of qualified APECS Canada members.

We are currently expanding our program to other government departments and non-government organizations. Stay-tuned!

Application

To apply, please send your resume and short (1-page or less) cover letter to apecscanada@gmail.com. Applicants will be contacted as needed by partner organizations for followup. Applicants will be kept on file for up to one year.

Any questions may be directed to Adam Kirkwood (akirkwood@laurentian.ca) or Jean Holloway (jhollowa@uottawa.ca)

Tips

In your application:

Outline your education
Work experience related to Polar research
Any administrative experience
A minimum post secondary degree is required
English is essential but French is an asset
Indicate you availability