Research Scientist, Climate Change and Forest Ecosystems

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

**Eligible veterans and CAF members may apply.** The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel.

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

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 (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the SE-RES group within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), 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: 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 an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of the natural sciences related to the duties of the position, such as a specialization in climate science or landscape ecology; or the employer-approved alternative.

NOTE: The employer-approved alternative is an acceptable master's degree coupled with acceptable research, training and experience. The degree must be from a recognized post-secondary institution and in scientific fields and specialties related to the duties of the position. The training and experience must clearly demonstrate the ability to do personal research of doctoral degree calibre.

Degree equivalency

Experience
· Planning, directing and conducting scientific research on one or more research areas related to climate change and forest ecosystems, such as scenario and simulation modeling; low carbon strategies; GHG accounting; climate resilience; adaptation; innovation; and/or bio-economy
· Collaborating effectively with industry, end users, other government researchers, and/or academia to address key research questions on climate change and forest ecosystems
· Developing grant proposals; and planning and accounting for resources allocated
· Supervising scientific support staff, students, and/or visiting researchers
· Communicating approaches and results of research to technical and non-technical audiences effectively through presentations, stakeholder meetings, peer-reviewed scientific journals, books, reports, or other media

Productivity / Recognition:
• A proven record of scientific publication in relevant peer-reviewed journals, published reports, books, papers, or other communications resulting from operational research and scientific analysis
• Achievement in the form of local and national and/or international recognition of research or uptake of research by forest managers or other end users.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
· Analysing multi-scale spatial and temporal data using image analysis, geographic information systems, and statistical analysis software
· Assessing, monitoring and modeling forest ecosystems including scenario and simulation modeling of landscape and climate change impacts
· Developing cost-effective solutions for sustainable forest management and conservation

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
· Of forestry-related biophysical, socioeconomic, and policy implications as a result of climate change
· Of sustainable forest management practices and silviculture
· Of cumulative effects of natural resource development
· Of determining effects of climate change on various forest conditions (disturbance regimes, productivity, and composition)

Abilities & Competencies
· Contributes to multi-disciplinary science teams
· Develops maps, databases, data visualizations, or other information products

Personal Suitability
· Adaptability
· Initiative
· Integrity
· Leadership
· Team player

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
· Willing and able to work overtime as required and to adopt flexible work hours as per operational requirements

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

· Valid driver’s licence
· Willing and able to travel within Canada (and abroad), including travel by car, rail and air

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 job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the name given below.

In order to manage the number of applications in this selection process, management may use top-down or random selection at various steps in the process to determine the number of candidates who will be assessed or continue in the process.

Please note that answers to the screening questions in the on-line application may be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

In order for your application to be considered, all screening questions must be answered. You must provide concrete examples to demonstrate how you meet each qualification, including where and how you obtained the experience, as well as the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s) (MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY).

Depending on the requirements of the position or positions being filled, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be considered at any time during this process. These criteria may be a deciding factor in choosing the persons to be appointed. Therefore, it is important that you answer each of the questions related to these requirements.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. 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.

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.