Physical Scientist (3 Streams)

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Duties

Stream 1: Cryosphere Physical Scientist
Design, plan and conduct field, laboratory and office research activities, in support of permafrost science research.

Stream 2: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (permafrost)
Conduct geospatial and statistical analysis of large datasets in support of permafrost research, mapping, and modelling.

Stream 3: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (surficial geology)
Conduct geospatial and statistical analysis of large geology datasets in support of remote surficial materials and landform mapping, and mineral prospectivity modelling.

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

The intent of this process is to staff three (3) position for a period of four (4) years.

Additionally, a pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the PC-02 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: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "It is your responsibility as a candidate to submit a cover letter, which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. Education and experience, both essential and asset) as well as a resume which is linked to the information in your cover letter. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must provide concrete examples, which illustrate how you meet each qualification. One suitable approach is to use each screening qualification as a heading, and provide a description outlining how that qualification is met. Failure to do so may result in your elimination from this appointment process."

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

All Streams
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in geology, geography, geophysics, environmental science, or other science relevant to the position.

NOTE: The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. Demonstration of experience equivalent to post-secondary degree program is also acceptable.

Degree equivalency

All Streams
Experience in the interpretation and integration of field-related geoscientific data and data from other sources
Experience in planning research project activities, including planning equipment, financial and human resource requirements.
Experience presenting research results in narrative and graphic form
Experience in providing scientific or technical advice
Experience in collaborating with internal/external partners.
Experience documenting methodological and analytical procedures for scientific reports or publications

Stream 1: Cryosphere Physical Scientist
Experience in designing, planning and conducting field campaigns including use, installation and operation of field instrumentation and the acquisition of field data and digital data

Stream 2: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (permafrost) and
Stream 3: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (surficial geology)
Experience using at least one geographic information system (GIS) software package (e.g., ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, or PCI Geomatica)
Experience in computer modelling or simulation

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

All Streams
Knowledge of the methodology to gather and manage large scientific datasets
Knowledge of statistical analysis of large numerical datasets
Knowledge of SQL-based relational database management systems such as MySQL, Postgres or MS Access.
Knowledge of the geosciences, including earth surface processes, landforms and sediments.

Stream 2: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (permafrost)
and
Stream 3: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (surficial geology)
Knowledge of one or more scripting languages for scientific modelling (e.g. Python, R, Matlab or SQL)

All Streams:
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to organize and statistically analyse scientific data.
Ability to plan, design and implement the construction of digital databases.

All Streams:
Effective interpersonal skills
Initiative
Flexibility
Dependability

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

Assets may be used at any time during the process and therefore, it is recommended that the asset section be completed with enough details explaining the depth and breadth of experience (varied and complex activities).

All Streams
Graduation with a Masters of Science (M.Sc.) degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in geology, geography, geophysics, environmental science, or other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Stream 1: Cryosphere Physical Scientist
Experience in manipulating, interpreting, processing or analyzing data related to permafrost
Experience in conducting fieldwork in northern environments
Experience using digital data sensors/loggers

Stream 2: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (permafrost)
Experience in manipulating, interpreting, processing or analyzing data related to permafrost
Experience with image analysis, including identification of landscape features
Experience developing online geospatial products

Stream 3: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (surficial geology)
Experience in data visualization and machine-learning techniques using multi-source geological data
Experience with image analysis, including identification of landscape features
Experience working with geochemical data

Stream 1: Cryosphere Physical Scientist
Knowledge of collection, organization and analysis of data related to permafrost
Knowledge of geophysical methods (ERT, GPR, CCR) applied to permafrost environments
Knowledge of geospatial survey methods using drones or GPS & DGPS positioning
Knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) such as ESRI ArcGIS and related software such as Python for geospatical data manipulation and analysis.

Stream 2: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (permafrost)
Knowledge of collection, organization and analysis of data related to permafrost
Knowledge of machine-learning methodologies applied to geoscientific data
Knowledge of hydrological/hydrogeological model simulation and numerical analysis in permafrost environments

Stream 3: Physical Scientist Geoinformatics (surficial geology)
Knowledge of the Geological Survey of Canada surficial data model

All Streams:
Willing and able to work overtime as required and to adopt flexible work hours as per operational requirements

Stream 1: Cryosphere Physical Scientist
• Willingness and ability to travel and conduct strenuous field work in arctic and sub-arctic regions
• Valid driver’s license

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Stream 1: Cryosphere Physical Scientist
Medical clearance in accordance with Treasury Board Occupational Health Evaluation Standards for field work

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

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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.