Natural Resources Canada - Lands & Minerals Sector - Geological Survey of Canada - GSC-Central
Ottawa (Ontario)
This MSc Bursary will start in January 2026 and end in December 2027.
Scholarship of $25,000/year divided into 3 equal installments each year. It is expected that the student will work approximately 10 to 15 hours per week for a period of 2 years (6 semesters).
For further information on the organization, please visit Natural Resources Canada
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CLOSING DATE: 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 - 23:59, PACIFIC TIMEWho can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
To be considered for RAP opportunities, students must be:
1. Recognized as having full-time student status by the post-secondary academic institution at which they are presently enrolled OR be a part-time student who is recognized by their academic institution as a having a disability;
2. The minimum age to work in the province or territory where the job is located; and
3. Enrolled in an academic program that requires research as part of their curriculum.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, YOUR APPLICATION MUST CLEARLY EXPLAIN HOW YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING (ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS)

Essential Education:

• Students who are currently enrolled or eligible to enroll in a MSc program at Laval University, specializing in either or both Hydrogeology or Geological Engineering or another specialization relevant to the duties of the position, are invited to submit their applications for this program. Proof will be required before the start date.
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in engineering, geology or some other science relevant to the position. Proof will be required before the start date.

Degree equivalency
Essential Experience:

In the context of student recruitment in the federal public service, experience can be acquired through studies, work experience or volunteer activities. The successful candidates are expected to have experience in:

• Quantitative hydrogeology.
• Handling large datasets.
• PC WinOS (and possibly Unix) and graphics software environments.
• Some experience with R, Matlab and/or Fortran would be useful but not necessary.
• Working individually and in teams.

We are seeking a highly motivated M.Sc. student in Hydrogeology/Mathematical Modelling/Geological Engineering to model groundwater flow and heat transport in a dynamic hydrogeological setting using the finite element Heatflow-Smoker code and the Tecplot graphics package. The work will broaden an existing 2D model developed for a six-borehole calibration test site in Ottawa by integrating more realistic boundary conditions and a new fracture characterization dataset. Model calibration will be carried out using existing borehole fluid temperature profiles and groundwater flow measurements. The aim will be to then scale the model to a mine-scale (conceptually based on a region of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan) with added heat sources (representing theoretical uranium deposits) to simulate the impacts on temperature profiles and assess what borehole logging techniques can capture these various thermal perturbations to support future exploration. A further consideration is the influence multiple interconnected boreholes may have on the flow system and the ability to determine radiogenic thermal signatures in a dynamic hydrogeological setting.
The candidate will be based at Laval Univerisity, Québec, Canada and will be expected to regularly attend group meetings at Laval, actively collaborate with the research team in Ottawa, and contribute to publishing results in peer-reviewed journals. This study forms part of ongoing research at the GSC into the use of hydrogeophysical logging to support mineral exploration in dynamic and fractured hydrogeological settings.