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Training

MEOPAR’s training program builds capacity in interdisciplinary research and hard skills related to marine environmental risk and the required response strategies. Training content is based on MEOPAR’s four challenge areas (Ocean Observation, Forecasting and Prediction, Coastal Resilience and Marine Operations) and core content areas relevant to Canada’s next generation of marine professionals.
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Current Training Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

These awards is brought new postdoctoral fellows into the network to connect them with MEOPAR-funded researchers and HQP. Now closed.

Sea Experience in Shipboard Oceanography – Bermuda

The Sea Experience in Shipboard Oceanography (SESO) program at ASU BIOS (Arizona State University-Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences) on the island of Bermuda invites graduate students and early career scientists to fully participate in research cruise aboard the R/V Atlantic Explorer.

Past Training Opportunities

Training Awards

MEOPAR Training Awards funded highly qualified personnel (HQP) in the MEOPAR Network to pursue unique, value-added training opportunities outside of their projects. Now closed.

Training Workshop Funding

Funded training workshops put on by Canadian organizations, students, and researchers. Now closed.

SMRTS Professional Development Recognition Program

A customizable training opportunity that offers a micro credential certificate for completing 6 hours of SMRTS webinars.

Research Internships

This program provided funding for MEOPeers to participate in self-arranged or supervisor-arranged research internships, visiting fellowships or lab exchanges. Now closed.

ArcticNet-MEOPAR Arctic-Marine and Coastal Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

This grant is aimed at training the next generation of Arctic scientists as you develop into leaders in Arctic coastal and marine research.

Career Coaching Program

Whether it’s exploring and cultivating your strengths or fine-tuning leadership and management skills, MEOPAR is offering a Career Coaching Program to support MEOPAR network members.

Beyond Barriers for Inclusion Course

Break down biases and be part of a changing narrative for a more welcoming society.

Webinars

MEOPAR is pleased to offer free webinars to our network on a variety of topics that relate to working in marine research, including knowledge mobilization, professional development and navigating academia.

If you have ideas for future webinar topics, please email info@meopar.ca

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Science Art Showcase

The Science-Art Symbiosis Showcase featured nine contributions, including eight interdisciplinary works submitted by a diverse group of artists, researchers, and thinkers, and a keynote conversation and presentation with Geneviève Dupéré about “écH2osystème,” a maritime acrobatic exploration of the St. Lawrence ecosystem (see video left).

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