Semantic Web Analyst

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***CLOSING DATE EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 13, 2018***

Work environment

Are you looking for a new challenge and want to work for one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2017, according to the Globe and Mail?

The Department of Canadian Heritage is looking for a semantic web expert to join the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN). Your role would be to support CHIN`s effort as it explores exciting new ways to share data on line using Linked Open Data to enrich information provided by Canadian museums and to enhance access to Canada’s cultural and heritage collections for researchers and the public.

If you are interested in new technologies for the Web and have a personality that is focused on collaboration and teamwork, this type of job could be for you! You could join a team of dedicated professionals committed to helping museums share information on the Web.

Our offices are located in the East end of Ottawa where there is free parking.

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to staff one indeterminate position within Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN).

A pool of fully qualified or partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at the EC-05 group and level, with various tenures (indeterminate, specified period), various bilingual imperative or non-imperative linguistic profiles (CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC) and various security requirements (secret and reliability) within Canadian Heritage in the National Capital Region.

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)

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in social science or statistics and a specialization in museum studies, library or archival studies, information management or information technology.

*The term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate as established by educational authorities.

NOTE: an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience that is comparable to the minimum education stated above, may serve as an alternative.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience in analysing and proposing data models for Information Technology (IT) projects.
- Experience in working with Linked Open Data (LOD) or the semantic web.
- Experience in leading and conducting data cleanup projects.
- Experience in planning, coordination and executing projects.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of tools and technologies for the development of LOD.
- Knowledge of different data models suitable for LOD, for example, Wikidata or Schema.org.
- Knowledge of vocabularies and authorities in the heritage and cultural sector, for example, Art & Architecture Thesaurus, Nomenclature for Museum Cataloguing, Union List of Artist Names, Artists in Canada.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative
- Action-oriented
- Innovation

ABILITIES
- Ability to communicate clearly verbally.
- Ability to communicate efficiently in writing.

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

- Master’s degree in museum studies, library science, information management, computer science, information technology or a related field.

Degree equivalency

- Experience in using semantic technology such as Resource description framework (RDF), Web Ontology Language (OWL), or SPARQL query language.
- Experience with semantic aggregations.
- Experience working with cultural or museum datasets and data standards.

- Knowledge of museums standards such as Cataloguing Cultural Objects (CCO), Lightweight Information Describing Objects (LIDO), the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM).

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Willingness and able to travel within Canada.
- Willingness and able to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Only jobs.gc.ca online applications will be considered. If accessibility to jobs.gc.ca is unavailable, please email your Cover letter and résumé to Natacha Tremblay-Marcoux by email at and indicate the reason why you cannot apply online. Verification/validation of your request will be required before your application is accepted.

Reference checks will be sought.

A written exam will be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Please note that asset qualifications may be invoked at any time of the selection process, including the screening stage.

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

You must be prepared to provide the original, or a certified copy, of your educational 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/indexe.stm.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive information by email, it is your responsibility to inform us.

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

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.