Geoscience Research Professional, specialist – Geoinformatics

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Assessment accommodation

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:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html
We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE***
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.
Applicants must clearly outline how they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that you meet the requirements, to provide a listing of your current responsibilities or to write "See CV". In your answers to the screening questions, you must provide concrete examples that illustrate how you meet the requirements. Failure to do so could result in your application being rejected from this process.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) position for a period of two (2) years with the possibility of an extension until March 31, 2027.

Additionally, a pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the PC-03 group and level 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 a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in geology, geomatics or other field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:
► Experience in planning and leading various project sub-activities in geological data modeling, development of science applications, development of digital science products or information management and integration within a science program.
► Experience in coordinating the management and integration of geoscience data.
► Experience in development of methods for processing, transforming and extracting geoscientific data for various applications, such as machine learning or statistical analysis.

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGES:
► Knowledge of the development of protocols for the acquisition, management and dissemination of information.
► Knowledge of geological data modeling.
► Knowledge of the principles of Canada's Action Plan for Open Government.
► Knowledge of geoscientific data management and analysis technologies.

ABILITIES:
► Ability to analyze the impacts and understand the interrelationships of the projects under his/her responsibility from an organizational perspective.
► Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:
► Adaptability
► Showing initiative
► Effective interpersonal relationships
► Attention to detail

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
NB: A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

EDUCATION:
► A Master’s degree from a recognized post secondary institution with acceptable specialization in geology, geomatics or other field related to the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES:
► Experience in leading group work, coordinating collaborative efforts and participating in multidisciplinary committees or multidisciplinary working groups.
► Experience in numerical modeling, 3D modeling and/or programming.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

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.

A written examination will/may be administered.
An interview will/may be conducted.
Reference will/may be sought.

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.

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.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status.

If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel costs associated with this selection process.

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.