Is a Career in Science for You?

Working directly in scientific research, environmental monitoring, lands management, conservation or wildlife/habitat work, is at the heart of the scientist's craft. Whether you are a community member engaged for a short term to assist visiting researchers or projects in your community with logistics, translation, community engagement or data gathering/sampling, get your gear and be ready to be outdoors! In the field of climate change, the scientists have rolled up their sleeves and have a front row seat for the action.  If you like tuning up your snow machine, loading up the qamotiq and heading out on the land, there are amazing opportunities in Nunavut to join the many projects underway in almost every community in the territory - or around the world!

After the hard work of traveling on planes, boats and helicopters ends, scientists who are working on data gathering head to their office at the university, consultancy or laboratory, to review and upload the data. There's always the real dirty work of data entry into sophisticated computer models and satellite feeds, reviewing field data, compiling interviews, reviewing with community informants, and identifying the conclusions for the projects or policy input, to be done. 

Helping walk through the pathways of the day in the life of a scientist, see if it's a career for you!