Radiation Coordination Specialist

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Please note that if you have applied to selection process number 17-NHW-HECS-IA-NCR-203237, you do not need to re-apply to this process.

Duties

Provide scientific and/or regulatory advice and recommendations. Plan, recommend, organize and deliver programs to assess human health issues and/or enforce compliance with standards regulations and provisions of the act and develop statutory regulations and standards.

Plan, design, conduct, co-ordinate and monitor theoretical studies, laboratory experiments and field investigations to evaluate risks and benefits in order to set priorities for action and recommend appropriate solutions.

Develop, evaluate and recommend strategic planning, including policy development, analysis. Implement and identify program opportunities emerging issues and constraints.

Conduct risk assessments and determine implications of results on existing guidelines, regulations, standards, policies and regulatory programs.

Conduct, develop and implement leading edge scientific methods, techniques, tools and systems for evaluating safety performance and efficiency of radiation measuring equipment or radiation emitting devices.

Review, evaluate new knowledge and developments in equipment technologies and applications to maintain awareness and provide Health Canada management with advice and assistance in development of decision reports.

Contribute to and prepare/draft discussion papers, briefing notes, question period notes, presentations and responses to ministerial, media and ATIP inquiries for review and approval by management. Represent the department on national and international committees.

Participate, coordinate and/or lead multidisciplinary project teams, working groups and committees involved in scientific research, regulatory program development and to respond to emerging issues. Develop and maintain a network of national and international professionals.

Interpret and analyze complex scientific and regulatory information, research and data in order to recommend and advise management on incorporation of principles, practices and regulations.

May participate in an operational role during training, exercises and emergencies.

Work environment

Successful candidates will be working in the Radiation Protection Bureau (RPB). Health Canada's Radiation Protection Bureau has a mandate to promote and protect the health of Canadians by assessing and managing the risks posed by radiation exposure in living, working and recreational environments. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with a multidisciplinary group of scientists. Depending on the specific position, the successful candidate could be asked to perform the following duties.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this poster is to fill two positions - one English essential position for up to a four year term basis and one Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC position on an indeterminate basis. All other vacancies are anticipatory at this time.

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements (English Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC), various security requirements, various conditions of employment as well as various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Health Canada in the National Capital Region.

Positions to be filled: 7

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 4,000 words (maximum) "A covering letter in 4,000 words (maximum) "It is the responsibility of the candidate to submit a cover letter, which clearly outlines how they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Candidates must use the education and experience factors as a header and provide a description outlining how that criterion is met. For the essential education, it is the candidate's responsibility to demonstrate how the courses completed meet the required specialization. For the experience elements, a concise description outlining the nature and scope of the experience and the candidate's substantive participation must be provided. Candidates must provide concrete examples that demonstrate their past experience, activities or accomplishments, which best illustrate how they meet the requirement. This information will be used for screening purposes. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the covering letter. Failure to provide an appropriate cover letter may result in the application being rejected from the process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR COVER LETTER AND YOUR RESUME WILL EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING."

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)

Education:
Common
- Graduation with a university degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in physics, chemistry, environmental science, engineering or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Common
- Experience participating in a multi-disciplinary project team.
- Experience analysing, integrating and presenting scientific data.
- Experience preparing and communicating scientific/technical information to a variety of partners or stakeholders.

Stream A
- Experience in establishing linkages and relationships with stakeholders.

Stream B
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in use of spectroscopic instrumentation for identification and quantification of analytes.
- Experience in working on large and complex scientific data set using statistics and data analysis principles.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Common
- Knowledge of the science of ionizing radiation, dosimetry and radiation detection and protection principles.

Stream A
- Knowledge of emergency management principles.
- Knowledge of project management principles and techniques.

Stream B
- Knowledge of statistics and data analysis principles.

Abilities:
Common
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to plan, organize and manage projects.
- Ability to work cooperatively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Ability to work effectively with little supervision.
- Ability to work under pressure with changing priorities.

Stream A
- Ability to manage multi-disciplinary / multi-stakeholder projects.

Personal Suitability (All Common):
- Respectful of diversity
- Judgement
- Initiative
- Teamwork
- Effective interpersonal relationships

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

Education:
Common
- Post-graduate degree from a recognized university in a science program relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

Asset Qualifications:

Stream A
- Experience working in an emergency management program.
- Experience in writing documents such as emergency plans, procedures, manuals or guidelines.
- Significant experience in development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications.
- Experience managing Oracle/MySQL data base.
- Experience in Monte Carlo simulation.
- Experience in dissemination of scientific results demonstrated by way of peer reviewed publications.

- Knowledge of database design and database management.
- Knowledge of the application of GIS.
- Knowledge of risk calculation from radiological contaminants for the purposes of implementing or updating guidelines, regulations, standards, policies and/or regulatory programs.
- Knowledge of radiological dose assessment for a population or an individual.


Stream B
- Experience managing Oracle/MySQL data base.
- Experience managing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
- Experience implementing, modifying, and/or supporting scientific systems in a complex IT framework.
- Experience in computer programming (for example, PHP, Perl, C, SQL).
- Experience in working in a LINUX environment.
- Experience in Monte Carlo simulation.
- Experience in dissemination of scientific results demonstrated by way of peer reviewed publications.
- Experience in the use of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).
- Experience using radiation detection instrumentation (other than gamma spectroscopy) such as gas proportional counter (GPC), liquid scintillator technique (LSC) and alpha spectroscopy.
- Experience in gamma spectroscopy and the use of gamma spectroscopy instrumentation.
- Experience working with a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

- Knowledge in risk calculation from radiological and/or nuclear contaminants for implementing or updating guidelines (drinking water as example), regulations, standards, policies and/or regulatory programs.
- Knowledge in the calculation of the radiological and/or nuclear contaminants risk or dose for a population or individual.

Common
- Willingness to do occasional overtime.

Stream A
- Willingness and ability to travel domestic and abroad.
- A valid driver’s license.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Various - Reliability, Secret

Other information

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

If you are currently employed as a public servant, please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

If you are currently employed as a public servant, please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

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.

In the case of an acting appointment, the Public Service Employment Regulations enables the organization to exclude the appointee from respecting official language proficiency when the department is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency qualification. Therefore, we would encourage all to apply, in the event the organization is unable to fill the position with an appointment of a person who meets the language proficiency, others may be considered.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR COVER LETTER AND YOUR RESUME WILL EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING.

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.