Marine Geoscience Physical Scientist

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Duties

Perform supervised marine geoscience for seabed geology and mapping. The work includes preparing and conducting marine and coastal field activities; processing, analyzing, and synthesizing seabed geoscience; and production of maps and written reports for internal and public audiences.

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

A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the PC-02 group and level within Natural Resources Canada, in British Columbia, with various tenures (determinate period or permanent) and with various 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)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS - candidates must meet each essential qualification to be considered for a position:

Education:
►Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, geoscience, chemistry, biology or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
►Experience preparing for and participating in marine geoscience research and field activities.
►Experience using Geographic Information System (GIS) software to process and analyse scientific data.
►Experience writing scientific reports.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
►Knowledge of seafloor mapping technology and the processing and interpretation of associated data.
►Knowledge of methods to analyse and interpret marine sediment samples.

Abilities & Competencies:
►Ability to assess, integrate and analyse multiple data sets.
►Ability to apply methods to conduct seabed geological research.
►Ability to communicate effectively orally.
►Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:
►Teamwork
►Initiative
►Judgement

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - candidates may be required to meet one or more of the following qualifications to be considered for a particular position:

Education:
►Successful completion of a graduate-level degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in marine geoscience or other field related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
►Experience working offshore for a period of at least 2 weeks.
►Experience in the acquisition, processing, visualization and interpretation of seabed bathymetry.
►Experience in the acquisition, processing, visualization and interpretation of seabed geophysical data.
►Experience collecting and interpreting marine geoscience samples from the seabed.
►Experience in the preparation for publication of marine geoscience maps and reports in a digital publishing environment.

Knowledge:
►Knowledge of navigation methods and use with marine data collection.
►Knowledge of academic resources related to marine geoscience.

Abilities & Competencies:
►Ability to plan, prepare and coordinate logistics for field operations.
►Ability to analyse multibeam bathymetry.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Organizational Needs:
►Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

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.

►Medical clearance in accordance with Treasury Board Occupational Health Evaluation Standards for field work.
►Willingness and ability to participate in multiple seagoing expeditions of up to one month’s duration, for up to 2 months each year.
►Willingness and ability to work under adverse field conditions on a variety of platforms including research vessels and as part of land-based survey parties.

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

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

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.

Those selected for an interview should be prepared to provide the names of their references. Some or all of these individuals may be contacted. References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths.

You must provide proof of your education credentials and occupational certification. 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/.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

The breadth and depth of experience may be considered when making selections from the qualified pool.

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.