Physical Scientist – Research

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Assessment accommodation

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Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff term or indeterminate positions in Toronto, Ontario.

A pool may be established to staff similar positions with various tenures (e.g. acting, term, assignment, indeterminate, deployment, etc), language requirements/profiles and conditions of employment within Environment and Climate Change Canada across Canada.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, or some other science relevant position.

Degree equivalency

Experience in one of the following: (1) development or evaluation or application of earth system (environmental) models*, or (2) operation of advanced instrumentation under field or laboratory conditions for measurements directly related to a specific atmospheric issue, or (3) applying numerical or statistical methods for the analysis of climate, air quality, meteorological or other environmental data sets, or (4) development of software or data management systems for the support of atmospheric data analyses.

Experience in contributing to technical reports, presentations, or peer reviewed publications

Experience in carrying out scientific projects related to air quality, meteorology, or climate

*Earth System models are defined as numerical models that represent part of the earth system including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, pedosphere, biosphere and could include fields including ecology, geology, glaciology, meteorology, oceanography, paleontology, and space science.

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

Note: Based on the hiring division’s needs, additional asset qualifications and operational requirements may be identified and applied during the assessment and/or selection of candidates.

Graduation with a post-graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
English or French Essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of principles and practices of scientific research.
Knowledge of atmospheric science

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data
Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work

Effective interpersonal skills
Initiative
Adaptability
Judgment

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

Experience in the development of scientific programs in a UNIX/Linux environment, using a compiled programming language such as: C, C++, or FORTRAN

Experience in validating and applying data analysis programs written in a variety of compiled or interpreted languages such as: C, FORTRAN, UNIX shell scripting, Matlab, IDL, Python, R, Igor, or SAS.

Experience in the development and implementation of computer software or data management systems related to scientific data analysis.

Experience in the creation of metadata or documentation of data collection processes or documentation of code

Experience in the creation, manipulation, storage and visualization of geospatial data using a Geographic Information System (GIS) such as ArcGIS

Experience working with databases for geospatial or temporal application and related scientific data formats (e.g., netCDF, HDF or GRIB, SHP, GDB, GeoTIFF).

Experience planning and implementing project requirements related to acquiring, analyzing and archiving scientific data.

Experience in scientific field experiments in atmospheric sciences

Experience in scientific laboratory experiments related to atmospheric sciences

Experience manipulating and processing large volumes of data

Experience in the quality assurance and quality control of collected environmental data

Knowledge of numerical methods used in atmospheric modelling, or the basics of data assimilation, or emission modelling tools

Knowledge of statistical approaches for the analysis of air quality, climate or other environmental data

Knowledge of instrumentation for making air quality, climate or meteorological observations

Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control principles and procedures

Knowledge of software development and data management principles and practices

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

Candidates must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. In the event that there are as many candidates who meet the essential qualifications as there are vacancies, the manager may decide not to assess some or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs.

Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

A written exam may be administered.

Proof of education must be submitted at the interview.

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/

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.