Senior Stock Assessment Technician

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Duties

Are you interested in joining a dynamic team dedicated to the conservation of Atlantic salmon populations in the Bay of Fundy? Come join us at the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility located minutes outside of beautiful Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is looking for a Senior Stock Assessment Technician (EG-05) to provide operational direction and technical support for ongoing field and laboratory scientific studies and projects to support the assessment and research of Atlantic salmon in the Maritimes Region.

Intent of the process

We are seeking a qualified person to fill one (1) Senior Stock Assessment Technician position.

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions of various language requirements, tenures and security requirements within Science Branch, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maritimes Region.

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)

EDUCATION

Graduation with a diploma or a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of natural, physical, or applied science or engineering relevant to the duties of the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience planning, organizing and administering the logistical and technical components of scientific field or laboratory projects relating to aquatic species or environments in one of the following areas: population ecology, stock assessment, ecosystem science, biodiversity science, species at risk, aquaculture science, or genomics

Experience conducting field work in aquatic environments (freshwater, tidal, coastal, or marine)

Experience in the operation or maintenance and testing or calibrating of field or laboratory equipment

Experience in the collection, management and quality control of scientific data

Experience in the inputting, processing, preliminary analysis and interpretation of scientific data using computer software (for example MS Excel, MS Access, SAS, R)

Experience in providing technical advice or information on data quality and products, or equipment and methodologies, or validation of data, or project/survey goals and objectives

Experience in contributing to scientific papers/reports or technical or operational documents

Experience in managing scientific projects, including managing budgets and inventories

Experience collaborating and maintaining relationships with Indigenous groups and a variety of clients or stakeholders (e.g., government, industry, academia, non-governmental organizations)

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

EDUCATION

Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization in biology, environmental science, or natural resources management

Degree equivalency

ASSET CERTIFICATIONS

WHMIS certification
Standard First Aid and CPR
Wilderness and Remote First Aid
Electrofishing
Swift Water Rescue training
Small Vessel Operator Proficiency

EXPERIENCE

Experience working with live finfish in the laboratory or in the field (examples include capturing and handling, taking measurements, collecting samples, tagging);

Experience conducting land-based field work relating to the assessment of diadromous fish populations (using nets, barrier fences, video and/or sonar technology, electrofishing and/or snorkeling);

Experience with the field techniques and equipment used to enumerate juvenile and adult salmon populations (examples include fishway operations, electrofishing, working with seine or trap nets, snorkel surveys, working with rotary screw traps);

Experience operating and maintaining field equipment such as boats, motors, vehicles, nets, and biological sampling and mechanical equipment;

Experience searching and evaluating scientific or technical literature and using it to prepare reports or papers;

Experience supervising staff;

Experience managing financial and material resources within a field program, including camp facilities;

Experience with the planning, acquisition and use of material and financial resources, including procurement;

Experience working in a fish culture environment (examples include: monitoring and control of environmental factors, biosecurity, operation of complex rearing environments, monitoring aquatic animal health);

Experience in aquatic animal tagging and working with radio or acoustic telemetry equipment and telemetry data management;

Experience collecting data, performing analysis and interpreting results for laboratory based molecular biology techniques and/or protocols;

Experience using, maintaining, and troubleshooting specialized scientific equipment (examples include laboratory equipment, limnological equipment, telemetry equipment, water quality meters, velocity meters, electrofishers);

Experience with any of the following: GIS (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS), relational databases (e.g., Microsoft Access, SQL), programming languages (e.g., Matlab, R), and digital image software (e.g., ImageJ, Image-Pro).

Organizational Needs:
Membership in one of the designated Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Ability to lead a team

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Initiative
Dependability
Judgement
Adaptability
Effective Interpersonal skills

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

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:
Willingness and ability to perform strenuous physical work
Willingness and ability to travel for extended periods of time
Willingness and ability to seasonally work overtime, weekends, holidays, and variable hours
Willingness and ability to work flexible hours and overtime on short notice
Willingness and ability to work in adverse weather conditions
Willingness and ability to work in remote field settings in and around rivers and lakes

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Valid driver's licence
Medical fitness in accordance with certification by Health Canada
Requirement to work weekends and overtime
Requirement to work in and around open, moving water
Requirement to participate in periods of strenuous physical work, associated with field activities and equipment maintenance
Requirement to travel within Canada and internationally

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

DFO recognizes and values the important contribution volunteer work offers in developing employees' experience, skills, etc., as well as enriching our organization and communities. Throughout this selection process, you are encouraged to demonstrate how any relevant volunteer work (e.g., working on committees, union activities, employee networks, community work, etc.) has contributed to the development of your experience, skills, personal suitability, etc., as they relate to this position.

Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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.

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.