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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN GEOGRAPHY

The Department of Geography at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, is seeking to fill a number of funded opportunities for graduate students. The Department offers programmes leading to M.A., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees. Successful applicants will join a vigorous, research-oriented department with strong collaborative links to social and natural science departments as well as research centres on campus. The University houses research institutes of the Government of Saskatchewan, the National Hydrology Research Centre of Environment Canada, as well as other institutions with national and international links.

Our graduate studies and research activities are focused in areas of: (alphabetical list)

* Aboriginal health and social geography (Hackett, Peters, Walker)
* Demography, Regional Science, and Spatial Modeling (Akkerman, Pooler)
* Environmental Studies, Management and Impact Assessment, (Aitken, Archibold, Bell, de Boer, Franklin, Guo, Hill, Martz, Noble, Pomeroy, Reed)
* Landscape Analysis (Aitken, Archibold, Franklin, Guo)
* Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing (Bell, Guo, Franklin, Martz, Pomeroy)
* Hydrological Processes and Modelling (de Boer, Martz, Pomeroy, Westbrook)
* Cold Regions Hydrology (Marsh, Pomeroy, Spence, Westbrook)
* Drought and Climate Change (Bonsal, Pomeroy, Wheaton)
* Wetlands (Westbrook, Hill)
* Regional, Urban, and Community Development (Akkerman, Hackett, Peters, Pooler, Reed, Walker)

We encourage prospective applicants to contact individual faculty members directly about specific research programs prior to developing a complete application.

The Department hosts two Canada Research Chairs, participates in the Centre for Hydrology, and leads two major national research networks, IP3 (http://www.usask.ca/ip3) and DRI (http://www.drinetwork.ca). The University of Saskatchewan is a major research intensive institution of about 19,000 students located on one of the most pleasant university campuses in Canada. Detailed information about the Department of Geography, our graduate program, and the University of Saskatchewan may be found at http://www.arts.usask.ca/geography/

HOW TO APPLY
Please follow the links on the Department of Geography website to find the application forms on line. The application deadline for funding is February 15, 2007

All application materials should be sent to:

Chair, Graduate Affairs Committee
c/o Ms Phyllis Baynes
Department of Geography
University of Saskatchewan
9 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK Canada
S7N 5A5

The department is not able to accept applications by email.

POINTS OF CONTACT
To find out more about the necessary forms or other administrative details, please contact
Ms. Phyllis Baynes
Graduate Secretary

To find out more about the program requirements, please contact
Dr. Dirk de Boer
Chair, Graduate Affairs Committee

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