The URL hires research associates to help with projects. The qualifications required depend upon the project. Typically, research associates are given responsibility for a task and are required to help supervise students.
Post Doctoral Fellows are employed in the same capacity as research associates but with the aim of furthering their training in research and supervising research.
Graduate students in the URL work under the supervision of an expert from industry, a faculty member at SFU or both. A potential student should have a strong mathematics background as well as proven abilities in one or more of the following: hardware design, signal processing, statistical signal processing, or physics. In addition the student should have an interest in exploring the possibility of a career in ocean-related engineering and sciences. It is important that URL graduate students be self-motivated, able to work independently and have good communication skills.
Undergraduate students are engaged in various subprojects for undergraduate thesis work, project courses, or co-op work terms. There are projects available that are suitable for students from first year engineering to graduation.
Last updated: Aug. 24, 2005