Research with GRA
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GRA welcomes applications from high-quality student researchers who wish to join the geo-team.

Graduate Internship Program

GRA gives you a window to national and international liaisons in Resource Sector R&D, including geomechanics, geotechnical, and geo-environmental fields. Most coursework is completed at the University of Alberta. Thesis work is carried out at Laurentian University in GRC's high-tech laboratory and in the field, giving you hands-on industrial experience.

Summer Projects

Summer projects and temporary positions offer undergrad, masters, and Ph.D. students opportunities for skill-building experiences and beneficial contacts with industry. Gain experience in mining software design and testing, laboratory research, and on-site fieldwork. As well, networking opportunities will provide career-enhancing contacts with a variety of industrial resources.

Temporary Positions

These positions range from three to 12 months, offering an excellent range of experiences and the opportunity to work within a university / research institute environment. The projects involve testing, monitoring, software development, and hands-on fieldwork.

Careers

GRA and its partners offer career paths in engineering, geomechanics and geotechnical fields, with flexibility, challenge, competitive wages, and unique multi-disciplinary research teams.

International Visitors – Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDFs)

GRA offers a unique work environment for international visitors and Post-Doctoral Fellows. Qualified applicants with compatible, funded research programs are most welcome to join our teams and can expect operational assistance to conduct their research at GRA.

Take your research futher with GRA.
Funding is now available for your research.
Get to know the partners behind GRA.
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GRA gives you greater fieldwork opportunities through our industrial partners.

Research in our labs goes further with our links to the resource industry.

    

Use our high-tech facilities.

Research in industrial settings.

  

 

We are looking for entrepreneurial, creative team players who wish to

grow with us in furthering research in civil and mining engineering.

Give your career a jumpstart with GRA.

GRC-CAN is committed to equity in employment and encourages applications from all qualified applicants, including women, aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities. Persons hired must have proof of legal authority to work in Canada.