News

Waterloo Wetland Lab members Gab Izma and Dr. Rebecca Rooney, along with Dr. Melanie Raby and Dr. Ryan Prosser, have collaborated to co-author a newly-published paper on the fates of pesticides in stormwater ponds. The paper, titled "Urban-use pesticides in stormwater ponds and their accumulation in biofilms", is published in Science of the Total Environment, and is available via open access online.

Waterloo Wetland Lab PhD Student Josh Pickering, along with Michael S.W. Bradstreet and Dr. Ryan Norris, has co-authored a newly-published monograph on the long-term dynamics between white-tailed deer populations and vegetation communities in Long Point, Ontario. The monograph, titled "Less is more: vegetation changes coincide with white-tailed deer suppression over thirty years", is published in Wildlife Monographs, and is available online.

This position has been filled.

The Waterloo Wetland Lab is recruiting 2 co-op students for the Winter 2024 term.

Description: The technician will assist current graduate students in processing and analysing samples from wetlands, maintaining lab cleanliness and safety, and participating in the Waterloo Wetland Lab as a good citizen, which means joining lab meetings, abiding by our code of conduct, and supporting our collaborative lab culture.

Requirements:

This position has been filled.

The Waterloo Wetland Lab is looking to recruit a Master's Student for an upcoming project! If you are interested, please send a CV, your unofficial or official transcript, and a cover letter describing your research interests and highlighting any relevant courses or work experience to rebecca.rooney@uwaterloo.ca.

This position has been filled.

The Waterloo Wetland Lab is looking to hire Summer Wetland Technicians for the upcoming field season!

If you are interested, please send your resume and cover letter describing why you're a good fit for the position to rebecca.rooney@uwaterloo.ca. Questions may also be directed to the same email address.

On November 9, 2022, the Waterloo Wetland Lab led a team of volunteers in a wetland cleanup event with the intention of emphasizing the importance of urban wetlands. The wetland, located near Fischer-Hallman Road and Columbia Street in Waterloo is one of WWL member, Claire Schon's, research sites.

Post-doc opportunity in conservation biology: species at risk (SAR) & invasive species in a Priority Place

The Rooney Lab is recruiting a PhD student to study the bioconcentration of pesticides in aquatic biofilms and their risk to freshwater food webs!

The Rooney Lab is recruiting an MSc student to work on aquatic invasive species management and resotration in Fairy Lake, Southampton, Ontario. 

Rooney Lab is seeking motivated Biology students seeking BIOL499 Senior Honour’s project opportunities.  

Terms: Spring and Fall 2020 (May-December 2020)

Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Rooney