RESEARCH SCIENTIST I, II and III

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Duties

The incumbent will be responsible to acquire and provide knowledge, concepts and methodologies in physical oceanography, on behalf of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans objectives for ensuring the conservation of fisheries and aquatic resources, as well as providing safe and secure waterways. The incumbent will design and carry out independent, collaborative, and original scientific research. The incumbents 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. The positions will be located in Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Specific aspects of the duties include:

• Contribute to the development of regional ocean models based on a state-of-the-art community ocean modelling platform;
• Contribute to studies of air-sea interactions, ocean waves, atmosphere-ocean coupled dynamics, using state-of-the-art community model formulations;
• Contribute to the development of new methodologies to analyze satellite remote sensing observations;
• Carry out research analysis on ocean modelling and observational data;
• Lead or collaborate with scientists participating in related research and development projects;
• Provide external collaborators with technical support and advice; and
• Write peer-reviewed scientific articles and prepare scientific documents for publication in the form of in-house technical notes and presentations.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures.

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
► Graduation with an acceptable 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 conducting independent and original research* in the observational, modelling and analysis in physical oceanography
► Experience in presenting research findings at scientific workshops or meetings
► Experience in authoring scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals with at least two papers in the last 5 years including at least one as the lead author

* Graduate school research for M.Sc. or Ph.D. thesis is not considered sufficient to meet this criteria

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, methodologies and theories in physical oceanography or marine meteorology
► Knowledge of the basic principles and methods of data analysis

ABILITIES
► Ability to communicate effectively orally
► Ability to communicate effectively in writing
► Ability to plan, organize and establish priorities

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
► Judgement
► Dependability
► Effective Interpersonal Skills

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

EXPERIENCE
► Experience in research and development using primitive equation ocean models such as, but not limited to, NEMO, ROMS, FVCOM
► Experience in research and development using ocean surface wave models such as, but not limited to, Wave Watch III, SWAN, or related atmospheric models like WRF
► Experience in research and development on coupled modelling for ocean circulation, surface waves, atmosphere or sea-ice
► Experience in research and development on microwave satellite remote sensing
► Experience in research of the Northwest Atlantic
► Experience in developing or leading collaborative research
► Experience in writing proposals to fund research

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

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ASSESSMENT
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Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications prior to being appointed to a position.

You will be asked to provide proof (original documentation will be required) of your education credentials. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree Equivalency” in the Education section above.

Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not necessarily mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down or random selection at any stage of the process, or to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.

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.

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COMMUNICATION
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Communication for this process will be sent to your GC Jobs account and to your e-mail. You must check your e-mail account frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. It is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Please ensure your e-mail address accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Please note that we will consider that you are not interested in participating in this selection process should you not respond to our communication.

When communicating with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number (21-DFO-MAR-EA-EOS-314166) in the subject field of your email.

Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
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Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

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SELF-DECLARING, BECAUSE YOU COUNT
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By completing the Employment Equity section in your application, you help create a Public Service that is diverse, inclusive and representative of identities, cultures, perspectives and experiences that make up Canada.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
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In order to achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring (at time of application) as being a member in one of the following Employment Equity groups; visible minorities, aboriginal, persons with a disability or women.

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.