Science Co-op For
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Heather Schneider at Ministry of Energy and Mines
UBC's Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOS) is a dynamic, interdisciplinary department where the basic sciences of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics are applied to discovering how the Earth behaves--and how humans continue to affect the planet we live on.
Research dsiciplines include Geological Sciences, Geophysics, Geological Engineering, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Sciences. Programs of study are intergrated and flexible. The EOS Co-op program partners our top students with the requirements of employers--to ensure you the job gets done well.
Student Availability
| Employment Starts In |
Level | Number of Months Available | Academic Year Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Juniors | 0 | *students are only available in the May / Sept semesters |
| May | Juniors & Seniors |
4 or 8 months | 2, 3 &4 |
| September | Seniors | 4 | 3 |
Student Skillsets
- Assist with Geologic mapping, including making cross sections and stratigraphic sections
- Students are knowledgeable about field safety
- Assist in petrographic analysis (thin section identification of common rocks & minerals)
- Providing field assistance during drilling
- Mineral inventories
- Assisting with core logging
- Plotting data using computer software
- Recording and measuring river and stream stage and flows
Senior Students
- Collecting groundwater-level information
- Collecting and preserving water samples
- Elementary well testing
- Testing fill material for compaction and moisture during road construction
