Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Forest Related Sciences

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Duties

The successful applicant will work at the Corner Brook Research Facility of the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This regional office of CFS-NRCan is located at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Grenfell Campus. The research facility houses research related to climate change, pest management, forest ecology, forest carbon modelling, sustainable forest management, enhanced forest inventory and more.

This position will be interdisciplinary in nature, aimed at examining the impacts of climate change on the Eastern Boreal Forest.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to staff one (1) English essential Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador on a temporary basis. Depending on organizational need and funding availability, a qualified candidate may be appointed on a permanent basis.

This process also aims at establishing a pool of fully or partially qualified candidates to staff positions of Posdoctoral Research Fellow at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate or indeterminate), with various linguistic requirements and profiles (French essential, English essential, bilingual imperative or bilingual non-imperative; BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "NOTE: You MUST provide a cover letter. In this document, you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and other qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The curriculum vitae will be or may be used as a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL/ MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION."

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Recent graduation with an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized university in a field of the natural sciences related to the duties of the position, such as ecosystem science, soil science, and biogeochemistry.

Productivity/Recognition
Recognized achievement in the form of authorship and editorship of published reports, books, papers, or other communications resulting from operational research and scientific analysis.

Degree equivalency

Experience planning, developing and conducting forestry-related climate change research.
Experience designing experiments and conducting field measurements using laboratory and field instruments.
Experience employing advanced statistical techniques to analyze ecological data.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the principles of biogeochemical cycles and climate change.
Knowledge of forest watershed management.
Knowledge of statistical modelling procedures.
Knowledge of forest resources in Canada.

Ability to develop research plan both autonomously and collaboratively to guide the implementation and monitoring of field and lab-based experiments.
Ability to work independently in a team environment to conduct research and maintain effective working relationships in multi-disciplinary projects.
Ability to transfer knowledge and results to clients, stakeholders and policy-makers.
Ability to communicate effectually both orally and in writing.

Effective interpersonal skills
Team Player
Adaptability
Leadership

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

Experience working in collaborative multi-discipline research team including ecosystem science, soil science, biogeochemistry and hydrology.
Experience working in remote and challenge environment.
Previous experience working in the forest sector.

The Canadian Forest Service is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflect 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.

Willing and able to travel.
Valid Driver’s license.
Willingness and ability to work with minimal supervision, often in remote locations.
Willingness and ability to work overtime, when the job dictates.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - This factor is not used at the screening stage. The hiring department is responsible for the security clearance process.

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

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

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the other qualifications may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

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.

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

We thank all applicants for their interest in our position(s). For the purpose of this staffing process, only candidates selected for further assessment will be contacted.

ASSESSMENT
Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

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.