Adaptation Resilience Training

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The Adaptation Resilience Training (ART) program supports Alberta's preparation for climate change by placing students and recent graduates with organizations to work on climate adaptation projects. The ART program at the University of Alberta partners with a wide range of host organizations, including NGOs like The Resilience Institute, QUEST, and Trout Unlimited Canada; municipalities such as the City of Edmonton, the Town of Canmore, and the City of Calgary; and institutions like SAIT, EPCOR, and NAIT. Learn more about the past work that ART Project Assistants have completed with their host organizations below.

Coordinated by the Sustainability Council and funded by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA), the ART program covers project assistant wages for 8-month full-time, paid projects proposed by host organizations. PAs work directly with hosts but are employed by the University of Alberta Sustainability Council.

2024-25 applications are now closed

Thank you for your interest! Please note the application intake for 2024-25 are now closed. 

For any questions, please contact Shannon Heaney (sheaney1@ualberta.ca). 

2024 - 2025 Adaptation Resilience Training (ART) Paid Positions

• ART Project Assistant: ANSN Climate Adaptation Strategy - Culture and Food 
  Host Organization: Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation 

• ART Project Assistant: Understanding Climate Change in Athabasca Headwaters and Adaptation Needs of Downstream Users 
  Host Organization: Athabasca Watershed Council 

• ART Project Assistant: Bow River State of the Watershed Report -  Understanding Climate Risks in the Basin 
  Host Organization: Bow River Basin Council 

• Position: ART Project Assistant: Climate and Health Adaptation Networking in Alberta (CHANA)
  Host Organization: Climate Change and Health Hub, University of Alberta 

• ART Project Assistant: Synthesizing Research on Prairie Organic Farming Best Management Practices for Climate Resiliency 
  Host Organization: Organic Alberta

• ART Project Assistant: NAIT Centre for Data Management and Visualization - The Northern Landscapes Sensitivity Atlas 
  Host Organization: NAIT Centre for Data Management and Visualization

• ART Project Assistant: Climate Adaptation Outreach Advisor 
  Host Organization: Parkland County 

• ART Project Assistant: Advancing Low-Tech Process-Based Riverscape Restoration in Alberta 
  Host Organization: Trout Unlimited Canada