EG-04 Technologist – Analytical Services

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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 qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar EG-04 positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures, various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 800 words (maximum) "Clearly state in the cover letter details in the form of concrete examples that demonstrate how and when you have acquired the necessary experience for this position. Asset Qualifications may be used as part of the selection process."

Contact information for 2 references.

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

Education:
Completion of post-secondary education with a specialization related to mineral processing or relevant technical science; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Recent* experience in operating complex analytical instrumentation (e.g., ICP-AES, ICP-MS or IC) for analyzing mining and environmental samples.
- Recent experience in open and closed vessel solid sample digestion procedures.
- Recent experience in handling concentrated acids such as hydrofluoric acid.
- Recent experience in preparing analytical data reports.
- Recent experience in incorporating health and safety procedures in work processes.
- Recent experience in preparing or modifying standard operating procedures (SOP) for sample analysis.

* At least 3 months in the last 2 years

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of digestion methods for processing solid mineralogical samples.
- Knowledge of analytical instrumentation for anions, carbon and sulfur.
- Knowledge of operation and interferences of different ICP instrumentation.
- Knowledge of laboratory health and safety practices.
- Knowledge of quality control procedures and techniques used in a laboratory.

Abilities:
- Ability to calibrate and operate laboratory instrumentation to ensure that exact and precise data is collected.
- Ability to record and organize analytical data.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability:
- Initiative
- Interpersonal relationship
- Attention to details

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

Experience in operating WD-XRF systems for solid sample analysis.
Knowledge of fusion procedures for the preparation of samples for WD-XRF analysis.
Experience in operating ICP-AES systems sample analysis.
Experience in operating ICP-MS systems sample analysis.

Definitions:

WD-XRF: Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
ICP-AES: Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer
ICP-MS: Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
IC: Ion Chromatography

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, qualified 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.

Operational Requirement:
- Must be able and willing to work with various substances, including hazardous chemicals.
- Must be able and willing to stand while performing certain procedures for portions of the day.
- Must be able to move and handle various size gas cylinders

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 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.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

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.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

A practical exam may be administered

Reference checks may be sought.

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.
Candidates will also be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

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.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.