Research Scientist

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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-servicecommission/jobs/services/publicservice-jobs/canadian-armed-forcesmembers-veterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Work environment

As part of Natural Resources Canada, CanmetENERGY in Devon is one of the Canada’s leading research and technology organizations in the field of clean energy. With highly qualified research staff and unique R&D facilities, we provide innovation solutions for the environmentally responsible production and processing of hydrocarbon resources, and for mitigating the associated environmental impacts. We collaborate with industry, provincial/territorial governments, academia, and international organizations in research, development, and deployment of new technologies and innovations, from concept to bench-scale and pilot-scale testing, and to industrial demonstration and commercialization.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 1-2 positions for a period of 2 years.

A pool of candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar RES positions within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), 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: 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)

• 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, or the employer-approved alternative for the SE classification.

The employer-approved alternative for the SE classification is an acceptable master’s or bachelor’s degree coupled with acceptable research, training and experience. The degree must be from a recognized post-secondary institution and in scientific fields and specialties related to the duties of the position. The training and experience must clearly demonstrate the ability to do personal research of doctoral degree caliber.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in planning and conducting research
• Experience in working with a team of researchers or support staff
• Experience in developing mathematical models of chemical processes and in conducting process simulations of such processes by using process simulation software packages
• Experience writing technical reports, research proposals and journal publications
• Experience in presenting complex scientific issues and research results to professional, technical, or public audiences

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Knowledge of fundamentals of chemical engineering and chemistry.

• Knowledge of the technologies and industrial practices commonly used in oil sands bitumen upgrading, or petroleum refining, or hydrogen production, or other chemical/petrochemical processes.

• Adaptability
• Showing initiative and being action oriented
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Effective communications
• Demonstrating integrity and respect

• Productivity/Recognition:
Refers to recognized achievement in the form of authorship and editorship of published or unpublished reports, books, papers, peer-reviewed scientific journals or other communications resulting from:
 *Research, experimental development, or tasking associated with operational equipment and problems; OR
 *Operational research and scientific analysis; OR
 *Review, analysis and evaluation of national and international research and development, OR
 *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.

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

• Experience in conducting experimental OR modelling research in the areas of heavy oil or oil sands bitumen upgrading, or petroleum refining, or biorefining, or hydrogen production, or carbon capture/utilization/storage (CCUS), or other chemical or petrochemical processes;
• Experience in using HYSYS/ASPEN for conducting process simulation
• Experience in applying life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies or in using LCA models to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of chemical processes

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce under Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

• Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice or without notice
• Willingness to obtain and maintain valid safety training
• Willingness to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Conditions of employment

• Reliability status
• All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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 Government of Canada jobs website. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the person named below.

It is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include communication of 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 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 invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof 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 and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.