Research Assistant - Research Affiliate Program

Important messages

**Please NOTE that your answers to the screening questions as well as your résumé WILL be used to assess your ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING.**

Duties

The successful candidates will analyze nest monitoring data for barn swallows (species at risk, schedule 1 SARA), body condition data for nestling barn swallows, land use/land cover data around study barns, examine land use intensity as determined via stable isotopes, and/or analyze VHF telemetry data to examine the movement and survival of nestling barn swallows in southern Ontario.

Work environment

Environment and Climate Change Canada is a science-based department and we provide the science and technology information needed so that Canadian's can make informed decisions about the environment. ln addition, Environment and Climate Change Canada's science and technology work helps Canadians protect and conserve air, water, wildlife and wild spaces. Environment and Climate Change Canada encourages and expects workers to treat co-workers with respect and integrity.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 1 references.

A list of the courses you have taken as well as any courses that you are taking now, or that you will be taking this academic year.

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

Enrolled in a Master's Program in science at Western University, with an acceptable specialization in biology or some other science field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience manipulating, analyzing, and interpreting VHF telemetry results from the Motus Wildlife Telemetry System.

Experience manipulating, interpreting, processing and/or analyzing remote sensing data using a professional GIS software package (such as ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS).

Experience with the statistical and visualization software R, including the application of glmm models and/or Bayesian hierarchical models.

Experience preparing feathers for isotope analysis and interpretation and analysis of isotope data.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:

Effective interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness to learn new techniques and approaches.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Note: Each student hired through the Research Affiliate Program (RAP) must meet the security requirements of the position as a condition of employment. Therefore, the student will be asked by the hiring organization to complete security-related documents.

Other information

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Successful completion of both a RAP work assignment and your educational program may lead to a temporary or permanent federal public service position for which you meet the merit criteria and conditions of employment.

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.

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 Canadian citizens.

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