Research Scientist – Remote Sensing / Anticipatory

Update: Poster end date extended till May 25th, 2021 at 11:59 PM

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Assessment accommodation

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
ED1: 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.

PRODUCTIVITY AND RECOGNITION:
Productivity or recognition is required for all positions in the Research Scientist sub-group (SE-RES) (Revised October 1, 1999).

Productivity or recognition includes developmental work leading to the issue of patents, copyrights, or the creation of improved varieties, functions, or designs, and/or recognition by the professional community of the research environment. It also refers to recognized achievement in the form of authorship and editorship of published or unpublished reports, books, papers, or other communications resulting from:

•Research, experimental development, or tasking associated with operational equipment and problems;
•Operational research and scientific analysis;
•Planning, analysis and evaluation of Canadian and foreign programs in research and development.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
EX1: *Significant recent* experience conducting scientific research in remote sensing applications to terrestrial ecosystems.
EX2: Experience in extracting land surface information from remotely sensed data.
EX3: Experience developing scripts or computer programs to process geospatial data.
EX4: Experience in writing and publishing peer-reviewed scientific papers in the field of remote sensing (first author of at least 3 manuscripts).
EX5: Experience planning, coordinating and carrying out fieldwork to support the validation of remote sensing products.
EX6: Experience working in a collaborative research environment with research partners from various organizations (e.g. different levels of government, academia, etc).

*Significant refers to at least 2 years beyond doctoral studies.
*Recent refers to within the last 3 years.

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

Asset Experience:
A/Ex1: Experience carrying out research pertaining to habitat mapping, conservation, ecosystem monitoring or species at risk.
A/Ex2: Experience carrying out regional or national scale mapping.
A/Ex3: Experience in processing and analyzing optical time series data for long-term trend analysis.
A/Ex4: Experience programming with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning algorithms.
A/Ex5: Experience in processing and analyzing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data including Radarsat-2 and RCM.
A/Ex6: Experience mapping and monitoring wetland ecosystems using remote sensing.
A/Ex7: Experience mapping and monitoring arctic vegetation using remote sensing.
A/Ex8: Experience mapping and monitoring forested ecosystems in Canada.
A/Ex9: Experience working with high performance computing environments or cloud computing environments.
A/Ex10: Experience with object based image analysis.
A/Ex11: Experience designing sample-based monitoring programs.

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

Various language requirements
English or French or Bilingual

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
K1: Knowledge of concepts and theories of ecosystem conservation, landscape ecology, and wildlife habitats as they relate to Canadian ecosystems.

Ability:
Ab1: Ability to plan multi-disciplinary research projects
Ab2: Ability to plan field campaigns to collect in-situ measurements to support remote sensing research
Ab3: Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ab4: Ability to communicate effective in writing

Personal Suitability:
Ps1: Effective Interpersonal skills
Ps2: Initiative
Ps3: Judgment
Ps4: Leadership

Conditions of employment:
Reliability Status security clearance

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

Operational Requirements:
• Willingness to undertake program travel by various modes of transportation (car, airplane, boat, helicopter).
• Willingness to work in adverse environmental conditions and remote areas.
• Willingness to work irregular hours and on weekends on occasion.

Organizational Needs:
Environment Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our Engagement Strategy to achieve employment equity goals, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

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

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

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.