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Filled Internships
MSc scholarship (2 years) in Geography
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: Summer or fall 2026.
Supervisory team: Daniel Fortier (University of Montreal), Stéphanie Coulombe (Polar Knowledge Canada), Julie Malenfant-Lepage (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), and David Didier (UQAR).
Based on: University of Montréal
Response of saline permafrost to climate change and its impacts on infrastructure stability of Arctic coastal communities
Dates: September/October 2026 to March 2027
Based in: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Partners: Polar Knowledge Canada, NTNU and University of Montréal
Permafrost data analysis from Grise Fjord, Nunavut, Canada
Duration: From 8 weeks (300h) to a maximum of 12 weeks (450h) @ 37.5h/week (Monday-Friday).
Dates: Anytime between October 2025 and March 2026
Based in: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Support: Travel (round-trip flight tickets) and accommodation (apartment/hostel).
Partners: Polar Knowledge Canada and University of Montreal
Laboratory characterization of permafrost cores from Grise Fiord, Nunavut
Duration: From 8 weeks (300h) to a maximum of 12 weeks (450h) @ 37.5h/week (Monday-Friday).
Dates: Anytime between October 2025 and March 2026
Based in: Department of Geography, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Support: Travel (round-trip flight tickets) and accommodation (apartment/hostel).
Partners: Polar Knowledge Canada and NTNU
Compositional and spectroscopic investigation of reactive gossans on Axel Heiberg Island, NU, Canada, as iron-rich Mars analog environments of astrobiological interest
Duration: 15 weeks @ 35h/week (Monday-Friday) (525h)
Timing: September 9th – December 19th, 2025
Support: Travel (round-trip flight tickets) and accommodation (apartment/hostel)
Based in: Dept. of Applied Geomatics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada
Physical modeling of active layer detachment slides in the high-Arctic : impact of rain events
Duration: From 8 weeks (300h) to a maximum of 12 weeks (450h) @ 37.5h/week (Monday-Friday).
Timing: Anytime between June 2025 and December 2025.
Support: Travel (round-trip flight tickets) and accommodation (apartment/hostel). Additional funding is available for internship of 3 to 4 months.
Based in: Departement of Geography, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
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