Job Title: Graduate Positions to Study the Physiology & Control of Sea Lamprey

Location: Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

Job Type: Graduate Student

Description: The Wilkie Lab (WilkieLab.com) at Wilfrid Laurier University is recruiting students (2 MSc, 2 PhD) to study lamprey physiology and control in the Great Lakes.
Graduate projects may focus on: (i) the effects of warming temperatures due to climate change on sea lamprey physiology and lampricide effectiveness; (ii) how native, non-parasitic lamprey species respond to lampricides; (iii) how metabolism and gill function change during the lamprey’s life cycle.

Students will perform field collections of larval lampreys and conduct their studies in Laurier’s fully equipped biology labs and aquatic facilities. Methods and skills to be learned will be project dependent and may include molecular biology (e.g. mRNA expression, protein quantification), immunohistochemistry to study tissue structure and function, biochemical assays of energy stores and metabolites, and respirometry to measure whole animal metabolic rate.
Qualifications: Interested students should have training in the biological sciences or other related disciplines, preferably with research experience obtained by completing a MSc thesis, B.Sc. undergraduate research project, or volunteer work. A minimum B average is required for admittance to either MSc or PhD programs. Demonstrated skills in writing and data organization and analyses are an asset.

Preferred Starting date: May or September 2025 (flexible).

Application Email Address: mwilkie@wlu.ca

Company Name: Wilfrid Laurier University

Application Close Date: June 01, 2025