Narwhal and Beluga Habitat - Research Affiliate Program

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Some essential qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. 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, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Duties

The Arctic and Aquatic Research Division (AARD) of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is based at the Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Division provides information and advice to support the management of Arctic fisheries resources, their habitat and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and on the Yukon North Slope. Successful management and conservation of these resources depends on acquiring, interpreting and sharing biological information, the processes affecting them and the ecosystem of which they are part.

Challenges of the position:
• Conduct critical analysis in stock assessment data/research: specifically assess shared habitat features for narwhal and beluga populations.
• Evaluate how ecosystem variables may impact critical habitat for Arctic cetaceans now and in the future.
• Evaluate past and current aerial survey data and incorporate that data into habitat assessments.
• Participate in science and peer-review meetings in stock assessments.
• Defend stock assessment research, internally in DFO and/or externally at meetings/conferences.
• Analyse and interpret data, and publish results in government reports and peer-reviewed journals.

Work environment

Candidates of the program will work at Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Ontario & Prairies Regional office – the Freshwater Institute, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Candidates may also have contact with members of the Hunters and Trappers Organizations and non-governmental organizations in the presentation of information leading to advice for fisheries managers.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Eligibility

You are eligible for this program if you meet these 3 requirements:

•You are a full-time student in a post-secondary institution
•You are enrolled in an academic program that requires research as part of your curriculum
•You meet the minimum age required in the province/territory of work

This includes students with physical or emotional disabilities deemed to have full-time status by their academic institution. Adult students registered in education and retraining programs at the secondary level may also be eligible for student employment programs. See our site for additional details.

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

MSc degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in the biological sciences.

Currently enrolled or willing to enroll in a PhD program at the University of Manitoba within the Department of Biological Sciences or the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources.

Degree equivalency

Experience working in field settings
Experience using R programming language

Experience can be acquired through studies, work experience or volunteer activities.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of *statistics

*Please note that this criteria will be assessed via a work sample, to be provided by the candidate

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

Dependability
Initiative

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

Knowledge of Arctic ecosystems

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: a woman, an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Each student hired through the Research Affiliate Program (RAP) must meet the security requirements of the position as a condition of employment, and therefore will be asked by the hiring organization to complete security-relevant documents.

Willingness and ability to work outdoors under various weather conditions.
Valid Health Canada Medical (as required by the position)
Maintaining your student status is a condition of employment. Once you have defended your thesis you are no longer eligible for the program.

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

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Successful completion of both a RAP work assignment and your educational program may lead to a temporary or permanent federal public service position for which you meet the merit criteria and conditions of employment.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

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 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

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.