Scientific Evaluator/Project Coordinator

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 1 Indeterminate position with an English Essential profile.
A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various conditions of employment, various language requirements (English essential and Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB) as well as various tenures (Indeterminate and term) across Health Canada.
As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of position/workstream and/or group and level to apply.

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)

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a natural, physical or applied science with specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Significant* experience researching, analysing and integrating scientific or regulatory information related to chemicals in food.
• Significant* experience evaluating the health risk of exposure to chemicals in food.
• Significant* experience providing information on food chemical safety issues to the public, industry or government.

*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of the duties for a period of approximately two (2) years.

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

EDUCATION:

Master’s or Doctorate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in organic or analytical chemistry, biochemistry, or other specialization related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience contributing to the development of guidance or information documents relating to chemical substances in foods.
• Experience contributing to policy or regulation relating to chemical substances in foods.
• Experience proposing risk management approaches based on the results of a health risk assessment.
• Experience reviewing or preparing human health risk assessments for contaminated sites or as part of proposed industrial projects in Canada.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of the organization and vision of the Food Directorate.
• Knowledge of the Canadian Food and Drugs Act and its associated regulations relating to chemicals in food.
• Knowledge of the principles involved in assessing exposure to chemicals in food.
• Knowledge of how to calculate exposure to chemicals in food.
• Knowledge of the principles involved in evaluating human health risks associated with exposure to chemicals in food.
• General knowledge of physical and chemical properties of food components

ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to work independently in an environment with challenging deadlines and competing priorities.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Effective interpersonal relations
Respectful of diversity
Judgment
Reliability
Thoroughness
Tact

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willingness and ability to work overtime
- Willingness and ability to travel

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

The curriculum vitae will be used as a secondary source to validate the information described in the screening questions.

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.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly missing information.

For this process, emails are the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive results by email or if you change your email address during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

If you required technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

Please note that volume management strategies, such as random selection, top-down approach, invoking any asset(s) and/or cut-off scores, MAY be used at any point in the staffing process for the purpose of managing volumes of applications/candidates.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes of inactivity which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft ALL RESPONSES in another document on your PC which may be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. HEALTH CANADA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA AND/OR INCOMPLETE OR NON SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy documents.

We thank all those who apply.

Preference

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.