Research assistant in nutritive value of feedstuffs (undergraduate)

Reference Number
AGR17J-018161-000080

Selection Process Number
17-AGR-RAP-55

Organization
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Year
2017-2018

Days Open
7

Classification

City
Quebec

Type
External

Quick Summary

Total
28

Employment Equity
16 (57.1%)

Screened out
22 (78.6%)

Screened in
6 (21.4%)

Applicant Submissions (28)

Employment Equity 57.1% 16

Screened Out 78.6% 22

Screened In 21.4% 6

Employment Equity(16)

Women 57.1% 16

Visible minority 0% 0

Indigenous 0% 0

People with disabilities 0% 0

Language

English 42.9% 12

French 57.1% 16

Status

Citizens 78.6% 22

Permanent Residents 0% 0

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Research assistant in nutritive value of feedstuffs (undergraduate) - Research Affiliate Program

Reference number: AGR17J-018161-000080
Selection process number: 17-AGR-RAP-55

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Science and Technology Branch
Québec (Québec)
The student must be willing to start the work term in January 2018, from January 15 to March 31, 2018, for a minimum of 5 hours per week.
$13.47 to $21.64 per hour (University Under-graduate - $13.47 to $21.64 Varies as per the level of education and experience.)

For further information on the organization, please visit Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

For further information on the Research Affiliate Program (RAP), please visit: Jobs.gc.ca

Closing date: 11 January 2018 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

To be considered for Research Affiliate Program (RAP) work opportunities, you must meet the following criteria:

Be recognized as having full-time student status by the post-secondary academic institution at which you are currently enrolled. (Proof will be required)

Be the minimum age to work in the province or territory where the job is located.

Duties

Under the guidance of a research scientist and a research assistant, the student will assist in:
- drying, grinding and weighting of plant samples
- washing roots
- conducting laboratory analyses
- recording data

Work environment

The Quebec Research and Development Centre opened in 1967 in Quebec City, Quebec. The Centre has a satellite location, the Normandin Research Farm, which supports research into northern or boreal agriculture.

The Quebec Research and Development Centre's main research is in the following areas:
•perennial crop production systems and bioproducts
•the environmental performance of perennial and short-season crops and cropping systems

Facilities at the Quebec Research and Development Centre
•40 hectares at the Saint-Augustin-De-Desmaures research farm
•145 hectares under cultivation in the Normandin Research Farm in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region
•Research greenhouses, growing chambers and cold rooms
•Climate simulator for treating forage crops
•Liquid and gas chromatography equipment
•Facilities for measuring CNS (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur), dissolved organic carbon and N15 analysis, and near infra-red reflectance spectrometer
•Electron microscopy equipment
•Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES)

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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)

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree program in agronomy or agro-environmental engineering.

Degree equivalency

Research experience

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

French essential

Information on language requirements

Reliability
Initiative
Good judgment
Teamwork

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

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.

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.