Global Zooplankton Project
There are many ways to get involved with the Global Daphnia Salt Tolerance Project. You can run your own toxicity tests; develop your own, related project; or send the Arnott Lab a live sample of Daphnia pulex/pulicaria from your local lake or pond. You can read more about the project here.
Please reach out to [email protected] and describe your interest in the project. Include "Global Zooplankton Project" in the subject line.
Positions Available 2023
Preliminary applications (before official application to Queen's) should be received by Jan 31, 2023. Include CV, unofficial transcripts, statement of interest, and at least one letter of reference. Send to: Dr. Shelley E. Arnott. arnotts@queens.ca
PhD (or MSc) position on Multiple Stressor Interactions
There will be a position available to conduct research at the population/community/ecosystem level to assess the effects of multiple environmental stressors on aquatic plankton communities.
Environmental stressors can be thought of as any variable that exceeds its normal range in a given location, owing to human activities. While, the effect of environmental stressors on the life history of individuals is well studied (e.g., temperature), our ability to scale-up and predict population, community, and ecosystem response to multiple, co-occurring stressors is limited and lacks a mechanistic foundation. One reason is that stressors interact in potentially complex and non-linear ways and at multiple scales, including organismal, population, and community levels. Our predictive ability is further complicated by the fact that compensatory processes can occur at each scale, including physiological acclimation, adaptive evolution, and species sorting. Despite this complexity, studies on individuals are often used to set regulatory guidelines, even though management targets are generally at the community or ecosystem level.
To address this issue, we will use a multi-scale approach that combines life history studies, field experiments, and modelling. Several potential questions could be asked, such as: 1) Can individual life history responses of the dominant species in a community predict additive or interactive effects of co-occurring stressors on populations, communities, and ecosystem function? 2) Can community structure predict additive or interactive effects of co-occuring stressors on ecosystem-level responses?
Other Positions
If you have an idea for a project, and think that my lab might be a good place to achieve your goals, I encourage you to contact me. I often have unadvertised positions available, depending on funding and lab vacancies.
There are many ways to get involved with the Global Daphnia Salt Tolerance Project. You can run your own toxicity tests; develop your own, related project; or send the Arnott Lab a live sample of Daphnia pulex/pulicaria from your local lake or pond. You can read more about the project here.
Please reach out to [email protected] and describe your interest in the project. Include "Global Zooplankton Project" in the subject line.
Positions Available 2023
Preliminary applications (before official application to Queen's) should be received by Jan 31, 2023. Include CV, unofficial transcripts, statement of interest, and at least one letter of reference. Send to: Dr. Shelley E. Arnott. arnotts@queens.ca
PhD (or MSc) position on Multiple Stressor Interactions
There will be a position available to conduct research at the population/community/ecosystem level to assess the effects of multiple environmental stressors on aquatic plankton communities.
Environmental stressors can be thought of as any variable that exceeds its normal range in a given location, owing to human activities. While, the effect of environmental stressors on the life history of individuals is well studied (e.g., temperature), our ability to scale-up and predict population, community, and ecosystem response to multiple, co-occurring stressors is limited and lacks a mechanistic foundation. One reason is that stressors interact in potentially complex and non-linear ways and at multiple scales, including organismal, population, and community levels. Our predictive ability is further complicated by the fact that compensatory processes can occur at each scale, including physiological acclimation, adaptive evolution, and species sorting. Despite this complexity, studies on individuals are often used to set regulatory guidelines, even though management targets are generally at the community or ecosystem level.
To address this issue, we will use a multi-scale approach that combines life history studies, field experiments, and modelling. Several potential questions could be asked, such as: 1) Can individual life history responses of the dominant species in a community predict additive or interactive effects of co-occurring stressors on populations, communities, and ecosystem function? 2) Can community structure predict additive or interactive effects of co-occuring stressors on ecosystem-level responses?
Other Positions
If you have an idea for a project, and think that my lab might be a good place to achieve your goals, I encourage you to contact me. I often have unadvertised positions available, depending on funding and lab vacancies.
Who should apply and what to expect
I welcome enquiries from potential PhD and MSc students interested in any of the lab's research themes. Potential applicants should e-mail Dr. Arnott a short summary of why you want to join the lab; a summary of your research experience; your career goals or or what you hope to get out of graduate school. In addition, please provide a CV and unofficial transcript.
I encourage students who are interested in asking fundamental and applied ecological questions to apply to my lab. I’m interested in self-motivated students who wish to develop their skills as an independent scientist. I cultivate an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration. Students in my lab work cooperatively in the field and lab, review each other's work, and work together to problem-solve.
I provide financial and logistical support (e.g., vehicles, equipment, field station accommodation) for graduate research. Biology graduate students are guaranteed a minimum stipend of $24,300 each year (from a combination of teaching assistantships, Queen’s graduate awards, external scholarships, and my research grants). Summer research assistants are often provided through a Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP) offered at Queen’s.
I welcome enquiries from potential PhD and MSc students interested in any of the lab's research themes. Potential applicants should e-mail Dr. Arnott a short summary of why you want to join the lab; a summary of your research experience; your career goals or or what you hope to get out of graduate school. In addition, please provide a CV and unofficial transcript.
I encourage students who are interested in asking fundamental and applied ecological questions to apply to my lab. I’m interested in self-motivated students who wish to develop their skills as an independent scientist. I cultivate an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration. Students in my lab work cooperatively in the field and lab, review each other's work, and work together to problem-solve.
I provide financial and logistical support (e.g., vehicles, equipment, field station accommodation) for graduate research. Biology graduate students are guaranteed a minimum stipend of $24,300 each year (from a combination of teaching assistantships, Queen’s graduate awards, external scholarships, and my research grants). Summer research assistants are often provided through a Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP) offered at Queen’s.
