Head of analytical geochemistry laboratory

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Duties

Are you passionate about geosciences? Would you like to work with experts from across the country to help Canada in geosciences? If so, the position of Head of analytical geochemistry laboratory at the Quebec Division of the Geological Survey of Canada could be for you.

The candidate will be responsible to:
1. Plan and manage the activities of the division’s geoscience laboratories.
2. Carry out research in stable isotope geochemistry and prepare written and oral information documents.
3. Contribute to the advancement of the next generation of geosciences.
4. Manage personnel and financial resources.
5. Represent the laboratories at divisional, national and international levels.
6. Collaborate internally and externally and negotiate partnerships.

We are looking for talented, and motivated people to join our team!

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), a job with the federal government means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork and supporting creativity and innovation. The Government of Canada relies on geoscience to inform policy development, manage the country's landmass and manage its natural resources responsibly. The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) is Canada's geoscience information and research organization. Since 1842, the Geological Survey of Canada has produced leading-edge, authoritative geoscience to support mineral exploration, climate change research, understanding environmental impacts, marine and coastal resilience, and natural hazard mapping. Our work is essential for environmental decision-making and exploration in the mining and energy development sectors, as well as for Canadian sovereignty, hazard risk management and more. The GSC is proud to create a workplace that supports an accessible, equitable, inclusive and diverse workforce, ready to meet the scientific challenges of today and tomorrow.

GSC is a stimulating place to work, with a passionate team and a good work-life balance. The GSC's Quebec City regional office is co-located at 490 rue de la Couronne with a university, in the heart of a vibrant neighborhood, and is a French-speaking office. The building is close to restaurants, parks, walking and running trails, and more. Employees have access to amenities such as showers, locker rooms, a gym and secure bike storage, enabling them to enjoy year-round activities.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff one (1) bilingual imperative BBB/BBB position, on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates will be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures (indeterminate, specified period employment, acting, deployment, assignment or secondment), with various linguistic requirements and for various bilingual linguistic profiles, various security requirements, 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)

Essential Education
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a natural, physical, or applied science with specialization in a field relevant to the duties of 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

Essential Experience
EE1: Experience in logistics planning, coordinating and prioritizing research tasks and projects.
EE2: Experience in research and development, analysis, interpretation, and data synthesis in isotope geochemistry.
EE3: Experience in research laboratory management, including occupational health and safety.
EE4: Experience in managing and planning human, financial and technical resources for scientific activities.
EE5: Experience in synthesizing information into reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts and presenting research findings to various audiences.

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

Various language requirements
Varied profiles, with the intention of staffing a bilingual imperative BBB/BBB.

Information on language requirements

Essential Knowledge
EK1: Knowledge of common geochemistry analytical instrumentation and its application.
EK2: Knowledge of processes and techniques for quality control of results.
EK3: Knowledge of organic and inorganic geochemistry.
EK4: Knowledge of isotopic geochemistry.
EK5: Knowledge of the practices and procedures for laboratory health and safety, including the handling of hazardous products.

Essential Abilities & Skills
A&C1: Critical thinking and acting
A&C2: Communicating effectively orally and in writing
A&C3: Able to work in a team
A&C4: Good people skills
A&C5: Effective management:

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

Asset Education
A masters or a Ph.D. from a recognized post secondary institution with specialization in a scientific field relevant to the position.

NB: A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience
AE1: Experience in setting up research partnerships.

Asset Knowledge
AK1: Knowledge of clumped isotope geochemistry.

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

Ability and willingness to work overtime or atypical hours.

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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APPLICATION PROCESS - How to submit
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INSTRUCTIONS - When responding to the screening questions, be sure you:
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• Clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the requirements by answering the online questions and provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.

• Choose examples with sufficient complexity, impact and degree of difficulty that will allow you to illustrate to what extent and depth you have shown the behaviours expected for each qualification.

• Include when the example took place (month-year to month-year), background of each situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

• Focus on what you did. When referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.

Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Lack of DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board may have insufficient information to determine whether you meet the qualifications.
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ASSESSMENT:
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Please ensure that you read ALL points listed below, as this section contains important information about the application process. Failure to read these notes and follow these instructions could result in your application missing required information which may result in your application being eliminated from this selection process.

• A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates, such as: written test, practical test, situational exercise, oral interview, simulation, presentation, role play, work samples, performance appraisals, reference checks, and/or assessment board member personal/direct knowledge of candidates’ qualifications.

• Some assessments may be conducted remotely, including teleconference or videoconference assessments.

• All written and verbal communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidate.

• During the application or assessment process both cheating and plagiarism are considered forms of misconduct and are not permitted. Any person found cheating, including those who help others to cheat, may be subject to removal from the selection process.

• Based on the position being staffed, additional essential qualifications, asset qualifications, organizational needs, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be identified and applied during the assessment and/or selection of candidates.
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PROOF OF EDUCATION:
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Candidates must provide proof of education credentials upon request.

Candidates with foreign education credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency.

Foreign certificates and/or diplomas must be assessed against Canadian education standards. The federal public service will accept any Foreign Educational Credentials as long as they are deemed comparable to Canadian standards, determined by a recognized credential assessment service.

All applicable fees are the responsibility of the candidate and must be paid by the candidate.
The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) assists persons who wish to obtain an assessment of their educational, professional, and occupational credentials by referring them to the appropriate organizations.

You can access the CICIC website at: https://www.cicic.ca/. This website provides links to a number of Canadian organizations that provide equivalency assessments.
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COMMUNICATION
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Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

Once the screening of applications has been completed, only candidates proceeding to the next stage will be contacted.

NOTE: Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes. It is imperative that you provide a valid email address that accepts e-mail from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis. It is entirely your responsibility to inform us at all times of any changes regarding your contact information.
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TRAVEL STATUS OR COST
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Please note you will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, you will be responsible for travel costs.
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
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Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants will be asked to indicate in their on-line application their preferred official language for each of the following: a) correspondence, b) written exam, and c) interview.
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We thank all those who apply.

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.