BI- Ecology

Position Summary

Ecology is the part of biology that examines the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, a topic that is critical for understanding the implications of the rapid environmental changes we are currently facing. This will focus on the individual, population, and community levels of ecology. Each of these units will be delivered in the context of societally important issues including ecosystem services, habitat loss and fragmentation, and climate change.

Learning Outcomes:

Topics Covered:

Web of Life; physical environment; biosphere; environmental variation; evolution and ecology; life history; behavioural ecology; population: distribution and abundance; population: dynamics; population: growth and regulation; species interaction: predation; species interaction: competition; species interaction: mutualism; species interactions: parasitism; communities; community change; biogeography; species diversity; ecosystems: production; ecosystems: energy and food webs; global ecology; conservation biology.

Qualifications –

Required:

PhD in Biological Sciences

Qualifications - Areas of Specialization: Ecology

Salary: $9,316.88

Final date to receive applications: February 10, 2026

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Applications may be addressed to:

Dr. Matt Smith

Chair, Department of Biology

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario

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