**Closing Date Amended** MSc Student – Arctic Coastal Ecosystems - Research Affiliate Program

Update: Amendment to Closing Date. December 16, 2019.

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

The candidate will be required to be registered as a MSc student in the Department of Biology at Carleton University under the joint supervision of Dr. Vivian Nguyen (Ph. D.) and Dr. Karen Dunmall (Ph. D.) (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Central & Arctic Region).

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (non-essential) qualifications. When answering these questions, please provide detailed, concrete examples that clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirement. Failure to clearly substantiate how you meet the screening criteria may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Duties

- Design and conduct local and traditional knowledge interviews in at least one eastern Canadian Arctic community.
- Participate in community-based coastal ecosystem research and monitoring during summer and/or winter in the Hudson Bay Complex, eastern Canadian Arctic.
- Analyze coastal biodiversity and ecosystem change data from traditional knowledge and scientific sources to address community-driven questions and scientific data gaps.
- Interact with community members in Nunavut by answering questions, addressing concerns, and presenting results on an annual basis.
- Present main study results on an annual basis at National and International conferences as opportunities arise and funding allows.
- Collaborate and interact with DFO researchers from the National Headquarters, Central & Arctic, and/or Quebec regions.
- Analyze and interpret data, and publish results in government reports and peer-reviewed journals.

Work environment

This project will be focused in the Hudson Bay Complex (HBC), one of the most rapidly warming regions of the Arctic and also subject to the expansion of development activities. Comprehensive ecosystem data across the HBC region will be collected through community-based sampling using successful community-led ecosystem monitoring approaches developed for tracking changes in Arctic coastal diversity. This will be complemented with local and traditional knowledge about the coastal environment and its diversity of aquatic species from community members experiencing these rapid changes. Here, we will bridge local knowledge and science to address community-driven questions and identified scientific data gaps.
While this position is located in Ottawa, it will be affiliated with the Arctic Aquatic Research Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), which is based at the Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Division provides information and advice to support the management of Arctic fisheries resources, their habitat and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and on the Yukon North Slope. Successful management and conservation of these resources depends on acquiring, interpreting and sharing biological information, the processes affecting them and the ecosystem of which they are part.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 4,000 words (maximum)

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

Possess a BSc or BA in environmental science or studies, geography, sociology, anthropology, biology, interdisciplinary degree, or related field from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Currently enrolled or willing to enroll in a MSc program at Carleton University, with a specialization in Biology.

Degree equivalency

*In the context of student recruitment in the federal public service, experience can be acquired through studies, work experience or volunteer activities.

Experience collecting, tabulating, analyzing or reporting scientific information
Experience working with research teams

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to effectively communicate in English both orally and in writing
Effective interpersonal relationships
Initiative
Dependability
Organized
Independent

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Note: Each student hired through the Research Affiliate Program (RAP) must meet the security requirements of the position as a condition of employment. Therefore, the student will be asked by the hiring organization to complete security-related documents.

Valid Health Canada medical
Willingness to travel and work from remote areas for up to a month
Willingness to work on evenings and weekends on occasion
Maintaining your student status is a condition of employment. Once you have defended your thesis you are no longer eligible for the program.

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

Interviews may be conducted in Winnipeg, MB, Ottawa, ON, or remotely by telephone. Candidates from outside the Federal Public Service will be required to pay for their own travel expenses.

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

Candidates will be communicated with via e-mail. In your application, please include the e-mail address that you wish to use for communication purposes throughout this recruitment initiative. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mail account on a regular basis.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has an Accommodation Policy and will accommodate up to the point of undue hardship for the duration of the selection process, and upon any offer of employment, for the performance of duties in the position.

An alternative format (such as Braille) of this notice is available upon request.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Preference

Preference will be given to Canadian citizens.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.