Physical Scientist Specialist (Spill Modeling) **EXTENSION OF CLOSING DATE**

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED since some of the essential and asset qualifications will be assessed through your application. Please ensure to plan 1-2 hours (if your resume is already written) to answer the questions that are included in the online application process.

If you answer all the questions for which you meet the requirements, you will significantly increase your chances in having an opportunity. Failure to answer the questions will result in your application being rejected.

The information provided during the application process must enable the Selection Board Members to understand HOW (clear explanation of duties), WHEN and for HOW LONG (date and length of time in months or years), and WHERE (employer and geographic location) the experience was acquired. Your answer should clearly identify your role and explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding dates & duration, scope of work, project or job complexities (as appropriate).

It is your responsibility, as a candidate, to clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the essential and asset criteria for Education and Experience. Please note that it is not sufficient to simply state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must provide concrete examples with dates and duration as to when these experiences were gained for each experience criterion.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information. A lack of information may result in your application not being considered any further.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to fill one (1) indeterminate (permanent) position located in Ottawa, Ontario.

Telework agreements, renewable annually, may be considered on a case-by-case basis as per operational requirements and subject to management's approval.

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements, with various tenures (casual employment, acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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 a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science, engineering or some 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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

E1: Experience in applying or developing computer models or simulation tools for the estimation of fate and trajectory of chemicals, including oil in aquatic environments

E2: Experience participating in technical or scientific projects or activities as part of a multi-disciplinary team

E3: Experience in the identification of critical Research and Development (R&D) gaps and playing a key role in executing R&D projects

E4: Experience in developing computer programs for computations, data analysis and data manipulation

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

ASSET EDUCATION:

AED1: Graduation with a graduate degree (master’s or doctorate) from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computing science, engineering, or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

AEX1: Experience in leading a project team including communicating results to a variety of stakeholders

AEX2: Experience in using numeric or statistical computing tools or programs, e.g., MATLAB, Mathematica, Maple, R, Python, etc.

AEX3: Experience in writing project proposals, technical reports, work plans, peer-reviewed publications or scientific reports

AEX4: Experience in the application of numerical methods or techniques in solving mathematical equations

AEX5: Experience in the development of hydrodynamic models for river or coastal settings

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

Various language requirements
(English Essential, Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB))

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

K1: Knowledge about main national Canadian real-time meteorological, hydrological, and ocean monitoring networks

K2: Knowledge of fate and transport processes and behavior of oil and other petroleum and chemical products in aquatic environments

K3: Knowledge of basics of physical oceanography and fluid mechanics relevant to river and sea settings

K4: Knowledge of basics of computational fluid mechanics

ASSET KNOWLEDGE:

AK1: Knowledge of, familiarity with, or awareness of some of available modelling tools for the estimation of fate and trajectory of oil, in aquatic environments

AK2: Knowledge of basics of Geographic Information System (GIS)

AK3: Knowledge of basics of machine learning

AK4: Knowledge of basics of remote-sensing technologies and strengths and limitations of the technologies

ABILITIES:

A1: Ability to review, summarize and synthesize information for management

A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing

A3: Ability to communicate effectively orally

A4: Ability to plan and organize projects

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

PS1: Effective interpersonal relationships

PS2: Initiative

PS3: Judgment

PS4: Dependability

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness to travel occasionally nationally and internationally

Willingness to work occasional overtime

Willingness to be periodically on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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

Written test(s) may be administered.

Interview(s) may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Asset qualifications may be used in the screening or selection process. Therefore candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application how they meet the asset criteria for experience.

A pass mark will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. A cut-off score and a top-down approach may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet immediate and anticipated staffing needs.

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/.

You must provide proof of your education credentials when requested.

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.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates are expected to make a reasonable effort to make themselves available for assessments as scheduled. Rescheduling will only permitted for accommodation measures or for other exceptional/extenuating circumstances, to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate's responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures (e.g. to address disabilities) which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.