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Summer 2022 Co-op Program - Environmental Sustainability/Natural Resources Management (Undergraduate)

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Lakehead University
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Caitlin Reeves
Employer Relations & Co-op Advisors
3
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by projects
Payment by employer C$15.00 / hour
Preferred companies
Canada
Any
Any industries
Categories
Biotechnology Community engagement Environmental sustainability
Skills
scientific literature review environmental analysis environmental review data analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

This posting is for work terms starting between April 2022 - August 2022 for students in our Environmental Sustainability, Forestry, and Environmental Management programs (Undergraduate). If you are looking for a different start timeline/program, please look at our other options on our Riipen portal.

OVERVIEW

  • Available Students: If this posting is still open, students are available.
  • Duration: This posting is for work terms starting between April 2022 - August 2022. Students can be employed for work terms of 4, 8, 12, or 16 months (depending on the program).
  • Hours: 35 - 40/ week or minimum total of 420 hours (PLEASE CONFIRM)
  • Salary: Minimum wage Employers fund salaries for student work placements. Wage subsidy funding is available to Canadian employers through the Canada Student Work Placement Program up to 75% to a maximum of $7500. You can get pre-approved for funding before hiring: https://magnet-swpp.smapply.ca/
Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
Project
420 hours per learner
Learners apply to projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final deliverables will be agreed upon by the educator, student and partnering organization. This would include:

  • Evaluation of the work experience
  • Written or oral presentation of assignment completed
Project Examples

Students can be employed individually or as multi-disciplinary teams for terms ranging from short-term projects, to part-time or full-time internships. We have students from 3 different study backgrounds in these co-ops. These programs are:

  • Faculty of Natural Resources Management: Forestry + Environmental Management
  • Faculty of Science & Environmental Studies: Environmental Sustainability

Students will have a background in a variety of related courses focused on:

Environmental Sustainability:

  • Practical aspects of tools and techniques used in environment research (Quality Assurance and Quality Control, GIS, qualitative and quantitative research tools)
  • Apply interdisciplinary strategies to address, in a collaborative setting, complex problems with respect to environmental issues, such as pollution, waste management, and energy efficiency. Special consideration will be given to Aboriginal cultural and ethical perspectives with respect to the land.
  • Investigating biological, chemical and physical aspects of aquatic resources and human control systems. Emphasis will be placed on complex management challenges, derived from the interaction between the water cycle and human control agencies. Major themes include water supply, water quality, hydropower, flood control, and Aboriginal issues with respect to water resources.
  • Environmental conservation, specifically with a focus on environmental law, management, and Aboriginal-government relations.

Environmental Management and Forestry:

  • Identifying Canadian Forest Plant Species: They will study the identification of trees of Canada including important introduced species. Their field school emphasizes identification, classification, site requirements and uses of important species. Scientific names and terminology are used in lectures, laboratory work and examinations. Student are able to complete a plant collection and to pass an outdoor tree identification test.
  • Natural Resources Inventory: General principles of measurement; theory and use of mensurational instruments; measurement of length, area and volume; construction of standard and local volume tables; estimation of stand volume from simple sampling designs; measurement of non timber resources
  • Natural Resources Biometrics: Applications of microcomputer spreadsheets and software for data management and statistical analysis in environmental and forest resources analysis will be introduced. Included in this course are the use of electronic data capturing devices, graphics, spatial distributions, intervals, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, sampling techniques, regression and correlation as they apply to forest conservation and resources.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Remuneration: While remuneration may not always be a wage, most students should be paid an hourly or weekly rate of at least minimum wage during their work terms. Room and board, a stipend, an award or a scholarship may be alternative forms of payment, particularly for an international work term.

Employer/Student Relationship: The supervisor and the student must establish an effective relationship. For the majority of work term/project work, the student becomes an employee of the employing organization and is expected to be treated as any other temporary employee regarding benefits and other employment requirements as defined by the Employment Standards Act or a Collective Agreement.

Learning Environment: Assist students to set realistic learning objectives and provide relevant learning opportunities. Also, acquaint the student with relevant resources and materials

Evaluation of the Learning: Participate in a virtual check-up and follow-up measures by the institution to assess the student’s progress and performance. Complete a final evaluation of the student’s performance during the work term, which they are encouraged to discuss with the student. Although completed by the student, provide opportunity to discuss with the student their final work term report.