Research Scientist – Atmospheric Data Assimilation

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Assessment accommodation

🚩Please send us a list of your publications.

📢HOW TO APPLY?
Applicants will be required to answer screening questions for each of the essential criteria as well as for the asset criteria (education and experience) within the electronic application.
When answering the screening questions, remember that the assessment committee cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is not enough to say that you have the required skills or to list the duties you currently perform or have performed in the past. Instead, applicants must demonstrate that they meet the education and experience criteria in the job advertisement by providing CLEAR AND CONCRETE EXAMPLES.

⭐️Using the STAR method can help you fully illustrate your examples.
S- situation
T- task
A- action/activity
R- results

Your resume can be used as a secondary source of information and is used strictly to validate the concrete examples you have described.

All information and communications obtained during the selection process, from the date of application to the end of the process, can be used to assess qualifications.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and used to staff one (1) research scientist positions within ECCC’s Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate, and may be used to staff similar temporary or permanent positions with various locations, language requirements and length of employment may vary depending on the position being filled within ECCC across Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "Please only send us your publications list."

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 the natural sciences related to the duties of the position.

Scientific productivity/recognition:

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:

a) Research, experimental development, or tasking associated with operational equipment and problems;
b) Operational research and scientific analysis;
c) Planning, analysis and evaluation of Canadian and foreign programs in research and development;

Degree equivalency

📝Experiences:

-Experience in planning and conducting original research in the field of ensemble based data assimilation for atmospheric prediction that have led to peer-reviewed publications;

-Experience in planning and conducting original research in the field of observation impact assessment or quality control methods that have led to peer-reviewed publications;

-Experience working with artificial intelligence or machine learning methods for data assimilation or numerical prediction applications;

-Experience in supervising students, postdoctoral fellows, or employees in the field of assimilation or atmospheric sciences.

-Experience in high-performance computing (i.e., parallel computing).

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

Various language requirements
English or French Essential
Bilingual-imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

💡Knowledge:
-Knowledge of data assimilation techniques for atmospheric predictions;
-Knowledge of observation impact assessment and quality control methods.

✍️Abilities:
-Ability to plan and conduct original research;
-Ability to write and/or adapt scientific software in compiled (e.g. FORTRAN, C++) and interpreted (scripting, e.g. Python, bash) languages in a collaborative development environment on UNIX/Linux platforms;
-Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

🤝Personal Suitability:
• Judgement;
• Initiative;
• Leadership;
• Working effectively with others.

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

✈️OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The operational requirements will vary depending on the position being staffed but may include:

-Occasional travel (within and/or outside Canada).

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

💻APPLICATION PROCESS
All applications must be submitted online through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) at www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca.

Applications will not be acknowledged. Applicants will be contacted once the screening process is complete.

We plan to contact candidates by email. You must include a valid e-mail address with your application and ensure that it is always working and that it accepts e-mail from unknown users (some e-mail systems block such messages).

📋ASSESSMENT PROCESS
A variety of assessment tools can be used as part of this selection process, such as standardized tests, interviews, references, etc. Other sources of information (performance agreements, talent management placements, work samples, selection committee members, etc.) may be used to assess the factors identified in the Statement of Merit Criteria. Please note that even if you meet the established pass mark for each of the assessment methods, this does not mean that you will be selected to proceed to the next step. Management may decide to use a higher pass mark on any of the assessment methods selected throughout the appointment process. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used in the screening phase.

👉🏼EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
SELF-DECLARE, BECAUSE YOU MATTER TO US
By completing the employment equity section of your application, you are contributing to the creation of a public service that is diverse, inclusive, and representative of the identities, cultures, opinions and experiences that make up Canada.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Environment and Climate Change Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our Engagement Strategy to achieve employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

🗣OFFICIAL LANGUAGE FOR THE PROCESS
Everyone has the right to participate in an appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred language(s) in their application.

🎓EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Candidates called for an interview will be asked to provide proof of their education. It is the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate on the application that the degree(s)/program(s) has/have been approved by a recognized post-secondary institution. Applicants with foreign degrees will be required to provide proof of their Canadian equivalency. For more information, consult the Canadian Information Centre on http://www.cicic.ca/1/accueil.canada.

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.