Physical scientist (aquatic sciences) **Amended closing date**

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

A pool may be established and may be used to staff similar positions in Moncton, NB.

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)

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position such as physical geography, environmental science or biology

Note:
The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience* in modeling particle dispersion in aquatic environments
Experience* in conducting research project involving the dispersion of particle in aquatic environments e.g. rivers, estuaries, oceans

* Experience must be work or internship related. Experience through classroom or education only will not be considered

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

EDUCATION (ASSET)
Post-graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable
specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, ocean sciences mathematics, engineering or some other science relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (ASSETS)
Experience with spatial analyses
Experience with time-series analyses
Experience programming using languages such as Fortran, R, Python, Matlab, etc
Experience conducting oceanographic work, monitoring or modeling in the coastal zone
Experience in ocean circulation modeling
Experience using the Finite Volume Coastal Model (FVCOM)
Experience modeling the dispersion of particles or tracers such as environmental DNA (eDNA)
Experience estimating the probability of detection of eDNA
Experience in the analysis of real-time PCR data
Experience performing real-time PCR assays
Experience in water filtration
Experience in DNA extraction
Experience performing statistical analysis in R or other statistical packages
Experience doing statistical analysis e.g. analysis of variance, linear regression, etc
Experience using mapping tools e.g. ArcGIS
Experience using LINUX
Experience preparing scientific reports and publications
Experience with handling live fish in an experimental setup

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

Various language requirements
Unilingual English essential and Various bilingual imperative profiles (BBB/BBB, BBC/BBC, CBC/CBC,CCC/CCC)

Information on language requirements

ABILITY
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to communicate effectively orally

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Judgment
Initiative
Reliable.
Organisation skills

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

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the principles of High Throughput Sequencing i.e. Illumina technology
Knowledge of the principles of DNA barcoding
Knowledge of real-time PCR

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

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Valid driver's license
Ability and willingness to travel
Ability and willingness to work overtime hours on occasions

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
May travel occasionally for meetings and field work

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

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE: Please submit your application online. We request that you DO NOT email, fax or mail in hard copy documents. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact(902) 426-4698 or toll free at 1-800-645-5605.

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.

Reference checks may be sought.
An interview may be administered.
A written examination may be administered.
A practical test may be administered.
A situational exercise may be administered.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript. 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/

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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

Please note that the ability to communicate in writing may be assessed with your application.

Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions. Candidates may request to informally discuss their elimination at any point during the process. To do so, please contact the department at the coordinate(s) indicated on this poster.

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maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

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.