Reference Number
STC18J-018919-000180
Selection Process Number
18-STC-EA-NCR-823-321
Organization
Statistics Canada
Year
2018-2019
Days Open
21
Classification
EC04
City
Ottawa
Type
External
Total
11
Employment Equity
8
(72.7%)
Screened out
5
(45.5%)
Screened in
6
(54.5%)
Employment Equity 72.7% 8
Screened Out 45.5% 5
Screened In 54.5% 6
Women 0% 0
Visible minority 0% 0
Indigenous 0% 0
People with disabilities 0% 0
English 0% 0
French 0% 0
Citizens 54.5% 6
Permanent Residents 0% 0
Update: Please note essential criteria Education has been amended as follow:
* Recent is defined as a Ph D. degree obtained within the last 3 years or by January 2019.
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Post-doctoral candidate should be available to start before February 1, 2019.
The Statistics Canada Post-Doctoral Fellowship provides recent PhD graduates with the unique opportunity to conduct high quality research at one of the world’s leading statistical agencies. The research conducted at Statistics Canada advances knowledge on emerging issues related to Canadian society and informs Canada’s policies and programs.
Post-Doctoral Fellows will conduct research in the Health Statistics Division within Statistics Canada’s Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field.
Ensure your experience and knowledge reflects the following domains of research listed below:
1. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, or sleep epidemiology
2. Accelerometry
The post-doctoral researcher plans, develops and conducts analytical studies using survey, census, administrative data, linked data or micro-simulation models. He/she applies economic, social or health theory or frameworks to the analysis of statistical data and applies statistical techniques using statistical software or micro-simulation models. He/she writes and presents research results to a wide audience including the general public, academics and policy departments. He/she provides subject-matter expertise and/or statistical expertise.
At Statistics Canada you will have the opportunity to:
• Expand your skill set and knowledge
o build your data analysis skills
o apply theoretical frameworks to new and emerging data sets
o learn from colleagues with expertise in the data sets you are using and broaden your knowledge of Statistics Canada’s data holdings
o strengthen your ability to translate your research into knowledge that is accessible to policymakers and the public
• Extend the reach of your research
o collaborate with government departments, academics, and international agencies
o participate in the research community of the federal public service
o disseminate your research through Statistics Canada’s publicly accessible publication venues which frequently receive media attention
o collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of researchers
• Further your career
o build up your publication record with opportunities to publish in Statistics Canada’s publication venues as well as academic journals
o broaden your networks beyond academe
o contribute to the research agenda at Statistics Canada – help us build something
o potential to bridge directly into a full-time, determinate research position with the federal public service
• Conduct research in an innovative workplace
o at the leading edge of new data development
o a collaborative team environment that supports novel ideas
o a diverse workplace where your unique skills and knowledge will be valued
o an agency that provides a flexible work schedule, work-life balance, and on-site training and career development resources
The intent of this process is to staff DETERMINATE positions in the Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field of Statistics Canada. However, a pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, security and linguistic requirements.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)
Contact information for 3 references.
Education:
Recent* graduation with a Ph.D. degree from a recognized university, with a specialization in health. The specialization may be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
* Recent is defined as a Ph D. degree obtained within the last 3 years or by January 2019.
Experience:
Recent* experience** as a subject matter expert in the following domains.
1. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, or sleep epidemiology
2. Accelerometry
Recent* experience** conducting advanced statistical analyses using survey, census, administrative or other population based data sources;
Recent* experience** conducting advanced statistical analyses of raw accelerometer data using Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), STATA, or R;
*Recent experience is defined as approximately acquired in the past 3 years.
**Experience can be demonstrated through employment or through activities such as volunteer work, student employment or scholastic activity or achievement. Therefore applicants are encouraged to indicate on their résumé, activities or experience related to their field that they feel may be pertinent to the types of employment they are seeking.
Experience:
Recent* experience conducting research on population health impacts of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and/or sleep.
Recent* experience conducting research using population based data.
Recent* experience applying theoretical frameworks and related literature to the analysis of statistical data in your subject-matter area.
*Recent experience is defined as approximately acquired in the past 3 years.
English or French
Information on language requirements
Personal suitability:
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action oriented
Reliability Status security clearance
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 designated groups when you apply.
Information on employment equity
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.
You must provide the following information when submitting your application:
• Your degree, institution, date of graduation or anticipated date of thesis defense and graduation.
• Your current Résumé that clearly indicates start and end dates by month and year, position, responsibilities and accomplishments. Recently published research articles should be listed in bibliographic form.
• You must also submit the names of at least three (3) references (name, relationship, phone number and email) including current and past supervisors who are in a position to attest to your work. Experience may be verified with these references.
A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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 will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.
Information on the preference to veterans
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.