Curriculum Vitae - Arcticnet - Université Laval

JORDAN JACK GRIGOR
Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) - CNRS (France) and Québec-Océan
Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
Jordan.Grigor@takuvik.ulaval.ca
http://www.jordangrigor.com
Tel: +1 418 265 6179 (mobile)
PROFILE
A Ph.D. student in Oceanography with hands-on experience of biological research of marine ecosystems,
working primarily in the fields of Arctic Marine Ecology and Population Dynamics. I am also highly interested
in the potential effects of climatic change on marine habitats and biodiversity.
KEY SKILLS
Conducting fieldwork in a variety of marine settings, including logistically challenging environments, using
a wide range of sampling methodologies
Analysing marine specimens in the laboratory to collect and collate information on their ecology
Managing large quantities of data to ensure their scientific integrity and relevance for analyses and
interpretation purposes
Writing comprehensive scientific publications utilising a variety of software applications
Managing teams to ensure that collective contributions are maximized for successful project outcomes
EDUCATION
January 2013: Participant in the YSF Ph.D. student workshop, run by the University of Tromsø during the
Arctic Frontiers 2013 conference. Tromsø & Lofoten Islands, Norway, 20-30 th January.
2012 – 2016: Ph.D. thesis in Oceanography, Université Laval (supervisor Louis Fortier). “Ecologies and
physiologies of chaetognaths in the Arctic”.
2011: M.Sc. thesis in Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation, Heriot-Watt University (supervisor Hamish
Mair) and Norwegian Polar Institute (supervisor Øystein Varpe). “An investigation into strategies of
protandrous emergence and arrival in Arctic Calanus copepods”.
2010 – 2011: M.Sc. in Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation, Heriot-Watt University.
2008 – 2009: B.Sc. studies in Arctic Marine Science: University Centre in Svalbard.
2006 – 2010: B.Sc. in Marine Science with Arctic Studies: Scottish Association for Marine Science.
Graduated with Upper Second Class.
2000 – 2006: Secondary school studies at Balerno High School (Scotland). Achieved an SQA Advanced
Higher certificate in Biology, and Higher certificates in Biology, Chemistry, French, English and Maths.
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LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
Extensive laboratory experience in identifying, staging, measuring and photographing marine organisms.
Development of novel methods and stains for zooplankton feeding and maturation studies. Vast experience
of methods used to filter the chemical and biological constituents of seawater.
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Extensive field experience from plankton ecology studies in temperate and Arctic waters, and work on rocky
and sediment shores in the UK. Broad experience from several Arctic research cruises (Norway and
Canada), sampling the pelagic, benthic and under-ice realms. Qualified in Fall Protection Awareness (June
2013).
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Extensive use of the R TM and Minitab TM statistical software environments, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,
Access, PowerPoint). Ocean Data View for marine map building, Ecopath with Ecosim for addressing
specific modelling questions, and software associated with the Lightframe Onsight Key-Species
Investigation System (LOKI) for video sampling of zooplankton and image analyses.
SUPERVISION AND TEACHING
January 2014 – present: Scientific supervision of B.Sc. students Marianne Caouette and Vicky St-Onge.
Title: “Effects of sampling on apparent feeding in chaetognaths: comparing nets with sediment traps”.
November 2013: Presentation on Arctic animals and experiments with 6-10 year olds at Stanislas College,
Québec as part of an Arctic education week celebrating the stop-over of the Arctic schooner Tara in
Québec. Presentation given in French.
October 2012 – August 2013: Scientific supervision of B.Sc. student Ariane Marais. Title: “L’alimentation,
l’infection parasitaire et le statut reproducteur du chaetognathe Parasagitta elegans en hiver dans l’archipel
du Svalbard.”
May – December 2012: Scientific supervision of B.Sc. student Pierre-Olivier Sauvageau. Title:
“Investigation du régime alimentaire du chaetognathe Parasagitta elegans, un prédateur planctonique de
l’Arctique Canadien”.
TALKS AND POSTER DISPLAYS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Grigor JJ, Marais A, Schmid MS, Fortier L (2013) Seasonal ecologies of chaetognaths (gelatinous
zooplankton) in the Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet Annual Science Meeting 2013. Halifax, Canada, 9 th -13 th
December (award-winning poster).
Grigor JJ, Søreide JES, Varpe Ø, Fortier L (2013) Seasonal ecology and life history strategies of the
chaetognath Parasagitta elegans in the Canadian and European Arctic: The story so far… Québec Océan
Annual General Meeting 2013. Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, 13 th -15 th November (poster).
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Grigor JJ, Søreide JES, Varpe Ø (2013) The annual routine of a predatory Arctic chaetognath in a highly
seasonal environment. Arctic Frontiers 2013. Tromsø, Norway, 20 th -25 th January (talk).
Schmid MA, Aubry C, Grigor JJ, Fortier L (2013) In situ imaging of mezozooplankton in order to assess
scale spatiotemporal variability Arctic Frontiers 2013. Tromsø, Norway, 20th-25th January (award-winning
poster).
Grigor JJ, Søreide JES, Varpe Ø (2012) The annual routine of a predatory zooplankter in a highly-seasonal
Arctic environment. Annual ArcticNet Science Meeting 2012. Vancouver, Canada, 11 th -14 th December
(talk).
Grigor JJ, Søreide JES, Varpe Ø (2012) The annual routine of a predatory zooplankter in a highly-seasonal
Arctic environment. Québec Océan 10-yr conference: A reality check on oceans’ health. Montreal, Canada,
7 th -9 th November (poster).
Grigor JJ, Varpe Ø (2012) Sex-specific zooplankton phenology: protandrous diapause and migration
in Calanus spp. ASLO 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting. Salt Lake City, USA, 19th-24th February (poster).
Grigor JJ, Søreide JES, Varpe Ø (2011) A year-round study of Parasagitta elegans in a high-Arctic fjord:
vertical distribution, size classes and maturity status. World Conference on Marine Biology 2011. Aberdeen,
Scotland, 26th-30th September (talk).
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Grigor JJ, Søreide JES, Varpe Ø (in press) Seasonal ecology and life history strategy of the high-latitude
predatory zooplankter Parasagitta elegans. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
REVIEW AND PROOFREADING OF JOURNAL PAPERS
In ICES Journal of Marine Science, Polar Biology, Journal of Plankton Research.
ARCTIC AFFILIATIONS AND NETWORKS
Membership in:
Québec Océan
Arctic marine ecosystem research network (ARCTOS)
ArcticNet (Communications Officer for ArcticNet Student Association)
Association of polar early career scientists (APECS)
Scottish Arctic Club
LANGUAGES
English (mother tongue)
French (good level of proficiency in writing, speaking, reading and listening)
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AWARDS AND ACCOLATIONS
Dec 2013: awarded prize for best poster in category (Marine Natural Science) at ArcticNet Annual Science
Meeting 2013, Halifax, Canada ($500)
2012 – 2015: Takuvik scholarship for doctoral project at Université Laval ($20000CAD per year)
2012 – 2013: Université Laval Bursary of Excellence: Leadership and Sustainable Development
Scholarship Program ($10000CAD per year)
2011: Funding from the Scottish Arctic Club (£500 to conduct M.Sc. project work on Svalbard)
2010: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (Postgraduate award) (£3000 to cover M.Sc. annual tuition
fees)
2008 – 2009: Bursary from the Thomas & Margaret Roddan Trust (£1500 to support one year of study on
Svalbard)
2008 – 2009: Erasmus Bursary (financial support to help fund a year of study on Svalbard)
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