Research Scientist – Quantitative forest ecology applied to management

Important messages

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel.

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Duties

Natural Resources Canada seeks a dynamic, creative, and resourceful team player to join the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre as a research scientist. The strategic aim of the position is the integration of tree, stand, and forest-level information to enable better interpretation and prediction of impacts of forest management on growth, wood attributes, and other forest values. You will conduct research using large and diverse datasets including data obtained from forest inventories, remote sensing, growth and yield, and wood fibre assessment. Based on an understanding of ecological factors driving stand development, your research will provide tools to support sustainable forest management decisions.

Work environment

The Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) is a science organization dispersed by design comprising researchers located in Canadian Forest Service (CFS) centres across the country whose mission is to provide sustainable wood fibre solutions to Canada’s forest sector. Based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre, you will join a collaborative team integrated with the national research programs of both the CFS and FPInnovations, and strongly oriented to the needs forest sector stakeholders. Sault Ste. Marie is situated on the St. Mary’s River between Lakes Superior and Huron within easy reach of expansive forests transitioning from Great-Lakes St. Lawrence to Boreal forest regions. A haven for lovers of the outdoors, the community is surrounded by freshwater lakes, rivers and streams.

Intent of the process

OUR IMMEDIATE NEED IS TO STAFF A BILINGUAL NON-IMPERATIVE (BBB/BBB) POSITION ON AN INDETERMINATE BASIS IN SAULT STE MARIE, ONTARIO.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established through this process to fill research positions within Natural Resources Canada for varying tenures (determinate or indeterminate), with various language and bilingual profile requirements, (English or French Essential, English essential, French essential, or bilingual imperative and non-imperative; BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), and varying conditions of employment and work sites.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of natural sciences related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Being the author of scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and of other written/oral communications (e.g. reports, books or book chapters, oral presentations) based on scientific research to which the candidate contributed. Note: the nature and extent of productivity may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Experience designing field experiments.
Experience in the analysis and interpretation of large and complex datasets.
Experience applying advanced biometrics in one of the following areas: spatial analysis; silviculture; growth and yield; wood quality analysis; enhanced forest inventory; decision-support systems.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Experience with using and/or developing enhanced forest inventories (e.g. LiDAR-based inventories).
Experience preparing research proposals to obtain research funding.
Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
Experience collaborating with partners and stakeholders.
Experience communicating scientific results to a general audience.
Experience supervising technical and/or professional staff.
Experience managing a project budget.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of current forest management issues in Canadian forest sector.
Knowledge of commercially important wood fibre characteristics.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate research results through presentations.

Effective interpersonal relationships
Vision and Strategic Thinking
Initiative
Flexibility
Result-driven
Collaborating with partners

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Willingness and ability to travel.
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice or without notice.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Medical clearance in accordance with Treasury Board Occupational Health Evaluation Standards for field work.
Possession of a valid driver’s licence.

Other information

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may/will be used to evaluate the candidates.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing could be assessed using your application.

Candidates may be required to meet the other qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Candidates whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a test. If you are asked to travel in relation to this appointment process, you should direct any questions you have about travel entitlements to the hiring organization, when contacted, and they will provide you with the necessary information.

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.