Ocean Career: Junior Staff Geophysics Scientist at Ocean Networks Canada

Ocean Career: Junior Staff Geophysics Scientist at Ocean Networks Canada

Posted On: October 25, 2021

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) seeks an individual with a minimum of a Master’s (M.Sc.) degree in Marine Geophysics, including experience in seismometry, geodynamics, and/or geodesy, with at least 2 years of relevant data analysis experience in an observational, experimental, or modelling in Geophysical marine science discipline to join the Science team. This new Junior Staff Scientist will primarily support projects related to seismology, tectonics, and seafloor geodesy, as well as gas hydrates, seabed dynamics and geological storage of CO2. In particular, the successful candidate will assist with managing the seismological data acquisition, analyzing geophysical data streams, coordinating sensor tests and calibrations, collating data sets, and supporting the scientific community by organizing workshops and generating publications and proposals.

Job Summary
The Junior Staff Scientist, Geophysics, will support the ONC Science team in the geophysical programs in seismology, tectonics, seafloor geodesy as well as gas hydrates, seabed dynamics and geological storage of CO2. They will assist with managing the seismological data acquisition, analyzing geophysical data streams, coordinating sensor tests and calibrations, collating data sets, and supporting the scientific community by organizing workshops and generating publications and proposals. Junior Staff Scientists also work with Data Team members to assemble and publish observatory data sets. They assist in the planning and execution of annual maintenance expeditions and other field-based activities related to instrument preparation, data integrity, and sample collection. Together with the other members of Science Services, they also support workshops, conference presence and other user engagement activities as required.

Job Requirements
The successful applicant will have a minimum of a Masters (M.Sc.) degree in Marine Geophysics, including experience in seismometry, geodynamics, and/or geodesy, with at least 2 years of relevant data analysis experience in an observational, experimental, or modelling in Geophysical marine science discipline. An equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience may be considered where appropriate.

• Oceanographic expedition experience, including collecting, processing, and analyzing samples at sea
• Significant work experience using advanced programming environments (e.g. MATLAB, R, Python, or IDL) to analyze and integrate multi-dimensional, multi-variate data
• Significant work experience in data visualization and the presentation of data analysis
• Experience in producing accurate scientific communications, including peer-reviewed publications, conference abstracts and presentations, and summaries for broader audiences

In addition, the following attributes and experience are highly desirable:

• Experience with modeling and computer simulation
• Experience with web content management and web-based interactive collaboration environments
• Experience with web-based data access technologies
• Experience in organizing, running, and summarizing scientific workshops
• Experience in preparing regular briefings and status reports
• A sound reputation in the marine science community, either locally or nationally combined with data-related marine science publications either as the lead or with a co-author.

Application Closing Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021