# MSc student - Forest Research Assistant - Research Affiliate Program

Department: Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre Reference number: RSN26J-084202-000430 Selection process number: 2026-RSN-EA-CFS-682177 Location: Fredericton (New Brunswick) Salary: Scholarship of approximately $25,500/year divided into 3 equal installments each year. Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. Closing date: 30 November 2026 About the position DutiesWe are seeking an MSc student interested in remote sensing, tree physiology, and genetics to identify productive and resilient black spruce seedlings under climate change-related stressors. Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of drought events while also influencing forest insect disturbances such as spruce budworm outbreaks, both of which threaten forest health and productivity. This project will investigate the combined effects of drought stress and spruce budworm defoliation on a black spruce breeding population grown in a greenhouse. The student will assess a broad range of physiological and morphological traits and use multi-spectral remote sensing technologies to develop high-throughput phenotyping ap

- **Id**: 3739864
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/canada-msc-student-forest-research-assistant-research-affiliate-program>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Fredericton, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T11:19:56Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-04T11:19:56Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 10
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6109
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- **Benefits**: Equity, Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Natural Resources, Land Resources, Geological Survey

## Company

- **Id**: 2665622
- **Name**: Canada
- **Domain**: natural-resources.canada.ca
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/canada-4>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary

- **Min**: 25500
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Period**: year
- **Gross**: yes
- **Usd annual**: 18221

## Technologies

- **Fortran** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 10

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T11:19:56Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 30
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.642
- **P room**: 0.473
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 6
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- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 18221
- **Is top pay**: no

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