Physical Scientist III

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Duties

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announces a call for applications for a physical scientist position in physical ocean modeling within the Ocean Sciences Division, Pacific Region. This position will be located at the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, BC.

The incumbent will be responsible to acquire and provide knowledge, concepts and methodologies in physical oceanography, on behalf of the DFO objectives for ensuring the conservation of fisheries and aquatic resources, as well as providing safe and secure waterways. The incumbent will also be responsible to provide scientific knowledge, data, information, analysis, advice and recommendations to scientists and managers within the Department and to other external organizations including the general public.

Specific aspects of the duties include:

• Contribute to research and development of regional ocean models at basin, coastal and nearshore scales based on a state-of-the-art community ocean modelling platform;
• Improve the performance of existing regional models within Fisheries and Oceans Canada;
• Evaluate model performance through joint analysis of model results and observational data;
• Contribute to technical development for running regional models in operational forecasting mode with a setting consistent with other ocean forecasting systems within Government of Canada;
• Provide external collaborators with technical support and advice; and
• Prepare scientific documents for publication in the form of in-house technical notes and presentations, and contribute to writing peer-reviewed scientific articles.

Intent of the process

The intention is to staff one PC-03 position on a temporary basis in Sidney, BC. A pool may be established and may be used to staff potential similar positions on a temporary or permanently basis with DFO, Pacific Region.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION
• Graduation with an acceptable Master or Doctoral Degree from a recognized university with a specialization in physical oceanography or in a related discipline with pertinent experience in physical oceanography modelling.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience in setting up, testing and improving ocean circulation models such as, but not limited to, NEMO, ROMS, FVCOM.
• Experience in running ocean models on parallel processing computers using shared or distributed CPU and memory computers
• Experience in using observations for the purposes of model analysis or verification, using modern scientific software packages, such as, but not limited to MATLAB, Python, R
• Experience in providing technical advice, assistance and recommendations related to ocean modelling to team members and collaborators
• Experience in organizing and undertaking assigned scientific research projects
• Experience in preparing and presenting scientific findings at scientific or stakeholder meetings

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE
• Experience in developing ocean models for operational forecasting using an efficient and easily automated software package.
• Experience in time series and spectral analysis of oceanographic data.
• Experience in scientific data management, database design and query programming for the storage, analysis and access of scientific data types.
• Experience in setting up, testing and improving the simulations of the ocean circulation model NEMO.
• Experience in writing and publishing scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of the basic principles and practices in numerical modelling
• Knowledge of the basic principles and methods of data analysis

ABILITIES
• Ability to independently solve scientific and technical issues related to ocean modelling
• Ability to communicate effectively in spoken English
• Ability to communicate effectively in written English

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Judgement
• Dependability
• Effective Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In order to achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring (at time of application) as being a member of visible minority group or an aboriginal person or a person with a disability or a woman.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours and overtime
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally
• Valid driver’s license

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.

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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.