Lithogeochemist

Update: The closing date has been extended to June 13, 2022.

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Natural Resources Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to qualified candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Women, Indigenous People, racialized communities or persons with disabilities. Therefore, we encourage candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a member of one of these groups.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

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

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff one position in Ottawa.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or indeterminate), language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential and Bilingual (Imperative and/or Non-Imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirement, 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 an acceptable doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of Earth Sciences.

Productivity or recognition is required for all positions in the Research Scientist sub-group (SE-RES) (Revised October 1, 1999).

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
- Significant experience* performing elemental concentration analyses of geological matrices using laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS) analytical techniques (NB. throughout this document, “LA-ICP-MS” specifically refers to using laser ablation analytical protocols on geological matrices);
- Experience performing LA-ICP-MS raw data reduction and interpretation;
- Experience developing new research approaches and novel analytical methodologies in the field of LA-ICP-MS;
- Experience developing research projects, including conceptualization, implementation and delivering scientific results, in the field of geochemistry as applied to crustal geology or mineral ore deposit studies;
- Experience presenting research results to the scientific community through oral presentations and publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

*Significant experience means: tuning and optimizing of LA-ICP-MS systems; independent operation; and processing acquired data, gained over a period of at least two years, within the last five years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET EDUCATION
Graduation with a doctoral degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in the field of Earth Sciences with a specialization in geochemistry.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
- Experience performing isotopic ratio analyses of geological matrices using LA-ICP-MS (e.g., using multi-collector (LA-MC-ICP-MS) and/or triple quadrupole (LA-QQQ-ICP-MS));
- Experience maintaining and troubleshooting laser ablation and mass spectrometer instrumentation;
- Experience developing software for LA-ICP-MS data reduction;
- Experience applying multivariate statistical and/or artificial intelligence computational techniques to the analysis of large data sets;
- Experience in the acquisition and interpretation of geological field data;
- Experience developing reference materials for LA-ICP-MS analysis.

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the operating principles of LA-ICP-MS;
- Knowledge of mineralogy and mineral chemistry;
- Knowledge of methods for assessment and interpretation of geochemical data;
- Knowledge of the theories and principles of isotope geochemistry.

ABILITY
- Ability to conduct research studies as a geochemical specialist member of multidisciplinary teams of scientists;
- Ability to lead research within a geochemistry laboratory;
- Ability to supervise activities and staff in a laboratory setting;
- Ability to communicate effectively orally;
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Strategic thinking;
- Initiative;
- Effective interpersonal relationship skills;
- Effective collaboration.

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the physics of lasers and laser-material interaction;
- Knowledge of ore deposit models;
- Knowledge of regional tectonic models;
- Knowledge of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis.

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

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Reliability Status security clearance;
- Willingness to work in a laboratory;
- Willingness and ability to undertake fieldwork in diverse environments;
- Willingness and ability to travel.
- 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.
- Medical 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.

Proof of education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from 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.cicdi.ca/. You may use CICIC’s on-line form at http://cicic.ca/691/ask-us-a-question.canada

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

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.