Regional Mapping Geoscientist

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For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Duties

The Regional Mapping Geoscientist will lead or assist in the planning, development, conduct and delivery of geoscience projects in Nunavut. He/she will use scientific results from projects to provide advice on responsible mineral resource exploration and development and land use planning to government, industry, national and international clients and partners and other stakeholders such as community representatives. Duties will include:

• Plan and conduct field- and office-based geoscience activities relevant to understanding the regional geology and resource potential of the Precambrian terranes making up Nunavut. This includes managing all logistical aspects of field activities.

• Engage community and territorial decision-makers to plan and implement geoscience research and communication of geoscience results.

• Prepare and deliver a variety of maps, presentations and reports on geoscience results for government publications, scientific journals, conferences and plain language summaries.

• Build and maintain national and territorial scientific and capacity-building partnerships with academic, government and industry partners.

• Provide advice and recommendations, based on geoscience activities and results, to a variety of community, government, territorial, national and international clients and partners to improve their understanding of the Nunavut landmass in support of responsible resource development and land use planning.

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the PC-03 group and level within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

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 a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in earth science, geophysics, physics, geology, geochemistry, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in planning, implementing and leading regional scale, field-mapping projects, including organization of field logistics, management of personnel and community engagement.
• Experience in producing a geological map using data integration techniques and technologies. Integrated data components may include structural, petrologic, tectonostratigraphic, geochemical, isotopic, geochronological, geophysical and remote sensing data (including air photo and satellite imagery).
• Experience in geoscience research having a focus on Precambrian and mineral-deposit geology
• Experience in production of geologic documents such as maps, reports, scientific presentations, and contributions to publications in scientific journals

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Knowledge of the geology of Canada, having a focus on the geology of Nunavut
• Knowledge of techniques applied to regional-scale, field-based geologic mapping
• Knowledge of resource exploration potential and metallogeny of northern Canada

• Ability to manage financial and human resources
• Ability to collect, compile, analyze and interpret data and results
• Ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing (to be assessed via submitted publications and reports)
• Ability to engage, inform and communicate with community representatives regarding matters related to geoscience
• Ability to plan and manage field projects involving large teams

• Ability to manipulate multiple geospatial data sets in a Geographic Information System environment

• Adaptability
• Dependability
• Effective interpersonal relationship skills
• Judgment
• Leadership

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

Graduation with an acceptable doctoral (Ph.D.) OR master (M.Sc.) OR bachelor (B.Sc.; with manager-approved experience) degree from a recognized university with a specialization pertinent to the study of earth science, geology, geochemistry or geophysics or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

• Experience working as a geoscientist within multi-jurisdictional, Federal – Provincial/Territorial teams
• Experience in using remotely sensed data (such as air photo and satellite imagery) and techniques to study geology and/or mineral deposits
• Experience in living and working in remote locations
• Experience in community and/or stakeholder engagement meetings or capacity building
• Experience in planning, implementing and leading regional-scale field mapping projects in remote Canadian locations

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Willingness and ability to live in remote locations
• Willingness and ability to do strenuous field work in remote Nunavut locations
• Willingness and ability to travel to communities and remote locations
• Willingness to work flexible hours and overtime during field work
• Health Canada medical clearance

Other information

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths. References must have worked with you for at least six (6) months within the last five (5) years.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

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

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 must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

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 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.


Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

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.