Geoscience Research Professional – Geoinformatics

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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

Anticipatory Process - The intent of this process is to fill a PC-02 position for a determinate period.

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the PC-02 group and level within Natural Resources Canada with various tenure, language requirement: English or French essential and security requirements: reliability status.

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)

Graduation from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in Earth sciences or other science directly related to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience with geographic information systems software packages (such as ArcGIS, QGIS).

Experience in the handling, interpretation, processing and/or analysis of multisource geospatial data.

Experience in the design of user interfaces / user experience.

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of computer programming, scripting language, web development, spatial database management systems and geographic information systems.
Knowledge of the processing and analysis of science information and methods, techniques for data manipulation and aggregation.
Knowledge of software development tools on Linux and Windows Operating Systems.
Knowledge of system development cycle, UML and UML related tools.

Adaptability
Judgement
Thinking and acting
Showing initiative
Working effectively with others
Reliability

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

A Master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Earth sciences or some other science relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

Experience of systems for the production and dissemination of scientific data.

Experience in natural risk assessment.

Knowledge of web security.

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

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the other qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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.

Random selection or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

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.

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.