Tadpole Troopers
Join the lab and become a Tadpole Trooper! We involve Dawson College students in all aspects of research, and all research projects. We meet every 2 weeks for training, workshops, and career building exercises. Entry level positions are hard to come by in ecology, often involving a lot of money, long times away, or previous experience. We aim to bridge that gap, and offer ecology for all.
What we offer:
Hands on training
We offer hands on research experience. You don't need prior experience, and we will train you with skills necessary in ecology, and any kind of science. We work with animals and water samples in the field, specimens in the lab, and data and literature on the computer. Learn how every step of a scientific project works.
Networking and career tips
We give you skills, and then teach you how to showcase them! We have CV workshops, guest presentations from diverse biologists, and highlight relevant opportunities in ecology as they arise.
Presentations and CEs
Want to present the research you are doing at Science Fest? Want to do a CE project about amphibians? You can do that with us, we love supervising projects! You can get training on how to write a paper, make an infographic, make a scientific poster, do a scientific presentation, which are all useful skills in a science career.
How to join
Become a Tadpole Trooper! We recruit for field work during the first week of the winter semester, and recruit for data analysis (don't worry, we'll still go look for some critters) during the first week of the Fall semester. We have summer opportunities as well!
We'll announce on our social media when recruitment begins, but you can always email Dr. Jess (jford@dawsoncollege.qc.ca) to find out more about opportunities.
We do not recruit based on R score or prior experience, we recruit based on you passion and dedication. If you love ecology, conservation, and, of course, frogs, apply to the FAB TADS!
Our Tadpole Troopers
Our research wouldn't be possible without our dedicated team of volunteers!
Winter 2025
Alex Xie
Amelie Zurawski
Anné-Marie Andrei
Ariadni Lianidaki
Arianne Marcu
Claire Rodham
Claire Zhang
Elliott Perfetti
Emeline Tchung
Emilie Wan
Frederique Clement
Hailey Racine
Jacob Rodrigo
Jin Rong Liu
Kim Phung Nguyen Vo
Lana Chowanietz
Maryam Mughal
Michelle Tang
Mohamed Younes
Nithus Sebastiampillai
Sabina Riga
Sofia St Laurent
Su Yeon Kim
Talal El Danaf
Victor Chobadindegui
Fall 2024
Alice Dineen
Cynthia Luangxay
Flora Finch
Jiuhe Yang
Justine Guimont
Luca Lamarche
Maria- Alessandra Ionescu
Sabina Riga
Viktoria Bénard