Laboratory Biologist

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 1 Indeterminate position(s) with an English Essential profile. In addition, applicants should be aware that this selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level 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 Masters degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in a biological science; such as biology, biochemistry, immunology or microbiology with specialization in molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry or biotechnology.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

Experience in the development of microbiology and molecular biology techniques for the detection and identification of bacterial, viral or parasitic pathogens.
Experience in designing, conducting and troubleshooting new techniques and approaches in microbiology and molecular biology.
Experience in the preparation of written scientific reports, and in the delivery of scientific presentations.

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

Asset Experience:

Experience using genomic approaches including large dataset analysis.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

Knowledge of microbiological and molecular biology techniques and principles.
Knowledge of emerging technologies and principles related to foodborne pathogen detection and identification.
Knowledge of foodborne bacterial and viral pathogens and their safe handling.
Knowledge in experimental design and troubleshooting of techniques in microbiology and molecular biology.

Abilities:

Ability to plan, conduct and assess experimental studies in the area of microbiology and molecular biology
Ability to evaluate, analyse and interpret experimental data.
Ability to provide scientific and technical advice.
Ability to propose solutions to analytical problems arising in the conduct of our studies.
Ability to work closely with other multidisciplinary scientific professionals for the development of new techniques.
Ability to set work priorities and select appropriate approaches to accomplish the tasks.
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Personal Suitabilities:

Leadership
Initiative
Innovate
Team player
Dependability
Judgement
Respectful of diversity

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

Knowledge:

Knowledge of micro total analysis system (MicroTAS) principles and application to microbial food safety.

Operational Requirements:

Willingness and ability to work overtime
Willingness and ability to travel
Willingness and ability to work with foodborne pathogens

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

A valid Pre-Placement (Category 3) health evaluation in accordance with the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12561); and,
Undertake a periodic health evaluation in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard Schedule (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doceng.
aspx?id=12561&section=HTML).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.