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Per Course Instructor Fall 2025 Semester

The Department of Geography invites applications from individuals interested in teaching the following undergraduate GEOG 2425, Natural Resources, course in the Fall 2025 semester (September 2025-December 2025).

For details please check PCI Fall 2025

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MUN Geography MSc Position

The Department of Geography at Memorial University invites

Applications for MSc position based with the Urban Ecology & Analytics Lab.

The successful applicant will contribute to a larger, multi-phase research project funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant, which explores early modern wastewater management systems in colonial North America through the integration of archaeological and civil engineering approaches and also advances urban ecological/climatological research by evaluating the potential of 3D modelling of urban landscapes.

The candidate: The successful candidate will have a strong academic background in geomatics, particularly in GIS, remote sensing, UAV photogrammetry, and 3D point cloud data.

For details, please check MSc Position in 3D Digital Mapping

Applications should be emailed to Dr. Mahyar Masoudi at mahyar.masoudi@mun.ca.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.

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HSS Highlights

Dr. Carissa Brown, Professor in the Department of Geography, Memorial University, is interviewed on the St. John's Morning Show about the connection between climate change and an increase in wildfires.

CBC News NL

 

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Indigenous Scientists are fighting to protect their data - and their culture

Dr. Max Liboiron, Professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University
is interviewed about the fallout from recent American policies and their impact on Indigenous academics.

The Verge.

 

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Plastics in ringed seals in Groswater Bay

Graduate student Bridget Kakooza, Department of Geography, Memorial University,
discusses their research on plastics found in seal populations near Rigolet and Groswater Bay.

CBC

 

 

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