Chemist, Laboratory Services

Important messages

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Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

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Work environment

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is always looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our team. Our success lies in a dynamic workforce that strives for excellence and innovation. Are you looking for an environment that offers many challenges with the opportunity to work on high profile issues? If you wish to contribute significantly by sharing your expertise, knowledge and initiative in the achievement of government priorities, we may have the job opportunity for you.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff an indeterminate position in Toronto, Ontario.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process which may be used to staff similar positions within Environment and Climate Change Toronto, Ontario with various tenures (e.g. indeterminate, specified period, acting, deployment, assignment), with various language requirements and profiles and conditions of employment.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 specialization in chemistry.

Degree equivalency

Experience in air sampling or chemical analysis of air pollutant samples.

Experience in the operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation such as ion chromatographs, gas chromatographs, liquid chromatographs or mass spectrometers for trace chemical analysis of environmental samples.

Experience in application of statistics and quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) to data sets.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Graduation with a post-graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental chemistry or equivalent.

Degree equivalency

Experience using computer software for data processing.

Experience in air sampling, sample preparation and analysis of persistent organic pollutants.

Experience in conducting deposition and/or flux studies of air toxics.

Experience in the operation of liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC/MS).

Experience participating in field studies related to atmospheric chemistry.

Experience analyzing data from active air samplers (e.g. high volume air sampler).

Experience analyzing data from passive air samplers (e.g. PUF disk or XAD sampler).

Experience in the operation, calibration and maintenance of gas-phase measuring instruments for air pollutants.

Experience in the chemical analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by gas chromatography.

Experience in the measurement of trace inorganic gases (e.g. NOx, O3, SO2).

Experience working in a trace inorganic/environmental analytical laboratory conducting analyses of air, particulate matter and precipitation samples of relevance to acidic deposition.

Experience in analyzing environmental samples using ICP-OES and/or determination of OC/EC by thermal/optical transmittance.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of atmospheric chemistry.

Knowledge of the techniques for the collection of atmospheric samples for the measurement/determination of trace pollutants.

Knowledge of the principles of operation of modern analytical instrumentation such as ion chromatographs, gas chromatographs, liquid chromatographs or mass spectrometers.

Ability to analyze, evaluate and recommend appropriate courses of action.

Ability to carry out scientific data analysis and quality control.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Initiative.

Judgement.

Effective interpersonal relationships.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness to travel and work at field sites on an occasional basis.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Please note this position is also being advertised internally and preference for appointment may be given to successful internal candidates.

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

Asset qualifications could be used at the screening stage. Please ensure that your application clearly indicates how you meet these qualifications.

Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written exam, interview, simulation exercise and reference check.

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.

Only online applications will be accepted. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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/.

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).

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

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.

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.