Research Scientist

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Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 1 Indeterminate position with an English Essential profile. A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at these groups and levels with various conditions of employment, various language requirements (english essential, BBB/BBB and CBC/CBC) as well as various security and tenures across Health Canada and on behalf of other federal government organizations. As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of position/work stream and/or group and level to apply.

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 natural sciences related to the duties of the position (such as microbiology, molecular biology, biology, biochemistry, food science).

Productivity or recognition is required for all positions in the Research Scientist sub-group (SE-RES). 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 It also refers to recognized achievement in the form of authorship and editorship of published or unpublished reports, books, papers, or other communications resulting from: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:

EEx1. Experience in planning and conducting original research in the field of bacteriology.

EEx2. Experience in preparing and publishing research findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and in presenting papers at scientific meetings.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

EK1. Knowledge of bacteria associated with foodborne outbreaks and the foods involved in outbreaks with these pathogens.
EK2. Knowledge of the growth, ecology and destruction of foodborne bacterial pathogens of humans.
EK3. Knowledge of traditional and molecular techniques related to bacteriology.

Abilities:

A1. Ability to design and conduct research studies in the areas of enteric bacterial pathogens, applied food bacteriology, microbial ecology or bacterial foodborne pathogens.
A2. Ability to analyze and evaluate research data.
A3. Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A4. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A5. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
A6. Ability to train laboratory personnel and lead.

Personal Suitabilities:

PS1. Initiative
PS2. Interpersonal skills
PS3. Leadership
PS4. Judgement
PS5. Respect of diversity

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

Asset Experience:

AEx1 Significant* experience in publishing peer-reviewed scientific papers on foodborne bacterial pathogens or applied food microbiology.

AEx2. Six (6) months or more of post-doctoral work experience.

AEx3 Experience working with Vibrio spp.

AEx4 Experience with detection, identification, characterization, growth, ecology or destruction/inactivation of foodborne bacterial pathogens.

AEx5 Experience working with molecular techniques such as real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction), nucleic acid sequencing, generation of deletion mutants, or in areas such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics or peptidomics of bacteria.

AEx6 Experience studying antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacterial pathogens.

*For the purpose of this process the word significant means authorship or co-authorship of at least 10 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.

Operational Needs :

Willingness and ability to travel in Canada and internationally.

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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and assets if applicable. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the education and the experience described in their answers to the pre-screening question. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected. Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

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.

Candidates must meet the Essential Qualifications to be appointed to the position. Candidates may be expected to meet, in whole or in part, the criteria related to the Assets, Operational Requirements and Organizational Needs, depending on the position being staffed.

Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process. 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 will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly missing information.

Please note that volume management strategies, such as random selection, top-down approach, invoking any asset(s) and/or cut-off scores, MAY be used at any point in the staffing process for the purpose of managing volumes of applications/candidates./

For this process, emails are the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive results by email or if you change your email address during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

If you require technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php /

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes of inactivity which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft ALL RESPONSES in another document on your PC which may be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. HEALTH CANADA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA AND/OR INCOMPLETE OR NON SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy documents.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

We thank all those who apply.

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.