2024 Summer Student Opportunities

Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity

Project Title: Impacts of agricultural land-use on small mammal communities and their pathogen dynamics

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mathieu Pruvot

Application deadline: Jan 3, 2025

Position start date: May 1, 2025

Position end date: August 31, 2025

We’re investigating how Albertan agricultural land-use influences small mammal communities and their pathogen dynamics. We are seeking an undergraduate student with interest in ecology, epidemiology, field biology, and/or veterinary medicine to assist with this project in summer of 2025.

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Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity

Project Title: Invasive Wild Pig Research

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mathieu Pruvot

Application deadline: Jan 10, 2025

Position start date: May 1, 2025

Position end date: August 29, 2025

This is a fascinating opportunity to bridge swine anatomy skills to population ecology outcomes. The student will be able to contribute to field work supporting other on-going wild pig monitoring efforts. They will be embedded in a large & vibrant team of graduate students, field technicians, research assistants & faculty mentor; an ideal environment for discovering the world of applied research in animal health ecology.

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Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity

Project Title: Bacteriophages genomics and application

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dongyan Niu

Application deadline: Jan 15, 2025

Position start date: May 1, 2025

Position end date: August 31, 2025

Our research interest focuses on 1) characterizing diversity of bacteriophages using genomics and bioinformatics; 2) developing phage-derived products for biocontrol of zoonotic pathogens. We are currently looking for 2 dynamic research-oriented undergraduates to complement a team of graduate students, postdoc and research assistant for a summer of intense research fun.

Further info: https://www.phagebiotech.ca/

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