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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada currently has an opening for a Research Technician to join our Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Research team.
The successful candidate will work within the Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Research program and report to a Research Scientist at the Summerland Research and Development Centre, Summerland, BC.
The main responsibilities will include planning and implementing sensory evaluation and consumer research tests, conducting food quality assessments using instrumental determinations, contributing to experiment designs, developing research protocols, assisting in the coordinating scientific activities with other research programs, and assisting in the preparation of manuscript/report drafts and presentation materials.
The immediate need is to fill one (1) indeterminate position in Summerland, British Columbia.
*Please note that this position requires on-site presence in Summerland, British Columbia.
A pool of qualified and/or partially qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions on a temporary or permanent basis.
In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, they may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.
Positions to be filled: 1
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π Education
β’ Secondary school diploma or relevant education and experience in sensory evaluation, consumer research, nutrition, food science, or related fields.
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Experiences
β’ Experience implementing research projects involving human participants.
β’ Experience recruiting participants for research purposes.
β’ Experience maintaining and preparing reports or publications.
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Knowledge
β’ Knowledge of sensory and consumer science research methodologies and procedures.
β’ Knowledge of Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans - TCPS 2.
β’ Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices guidelines.
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Competencies
β’ Interactive communication
β’ Planning and organizing
β’ Problem solving
β’ Adaptability
β’ Concern for safety
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Abilities
β’ Ability to make accurate observations while collecting data.
π Asset Education
β’ Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in the field of sensory science, consumer science, food science or other relevant disciplines.
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Asset Experiences
β’ Experience preparing documents necessary for Research Ethics Board submissions, drafting reports, standard operating procedures and equipment user manuals.
β’ Experience with professional software for data acquisition in sensory and consumer research.
β’ Experience developing pivot tables and creating and maintaining data bases in Excel at the intermediate level.
β’ Experience with the statistical analysis and the application of statistical tools like SPSS, JMP, SAS, or R.
β’ Experience with the compositional analyses of foods.
β’ Experience with textural analyses of foods using instrumentation.
English essential
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Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
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Reliability Status security clearance
β’ Possession of a valid, class 5, British Columbia driverβs license, or other provincial/territorial equivalency.
β’ Known allergies must be controlled through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication and must not impinge upon the duties to be performed.
β’ Ability and willingness to work in a laboratory for extended periods at a time.
β’ Ability and willingness to take required departmental training and certification such as WHIMIS, and Chemical Safety.
β’ Ability and willingness to adhere to the British Columbia's Food Premises Regulations (Food Premises Regulation) specifically, Division 5 - Employees, and Division 7 β Miscellaneous.
β’ Ability to perform physically demanding work activities, including occasional moderate to heavy manual work such as moving objects up to 25 kg.
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.
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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.
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We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.