Forest Reclamation Officer

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Assessment accommodation

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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.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supportingcreativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking forpeople like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of careerdevelopment programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work andprivate life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to fill a full-time term position for 2 years.

A pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff with identical or similar positions within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures, various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) 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: 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 :
A Masters degree in the natural sciences or forestry from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Recent experience (i.e., within the last 2 years) in co-designing forestry or natural sciences related research projects in collaboration with government or industry or academic scientists.
• Experience independently collecting, statistically analyzing, and interpreting scientific data.
• Experience using ArcGIS and programming R Statistical Software to generate and interpret publication-quality outputs.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of common forest insect and plant species found in both natural and disturbed boreal ecosystems.
• Knowledge of forest health issues in boreal forests.
• Knowledge of univariate, multivariate, and ordination-based statistical analyses, including for community-type data.
• Knowledge of occupational health and safety priorities and processes in field and laboratory-based forestry or natural-sciences research.

Abilities:
• Ability to communicate scientific research results effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate scientific research results effectively orally.
• Ability to deploy and maintain field equipment to monitor forest disturbances and their impact on vegetation.

Personal Suitability:
• Working Effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
• Dependability

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

Operational Requirements
• Willingness and ability to work overtime.
• Willingness and ability to work in the field for extended periods (10 days).

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment
Security Clearance: Reliability Status
Valid Class 5 Driver’s License.
Medical clearance in accordance with Treasury Board Occupational Health Evaluation Standards for field work.

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 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.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

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.