Fire Research Analyst

Selection process number: 2024-RSN-EA-CFS-626445 Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service – Northern Forestry Centre

Edmonton (Alberta)

PC-02

80,903 to $96,991

Closing date: 19 July 2024 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

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.

Intent of the process:

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide:

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

Education:

• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry or some other science relevant to the position.

Note:

The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Experience:

• Significant experience gathering, analysing, and interpreting ecological or natural resources data.
• Significant experience in statistical and geospatial analysis.
• Significant experience in programming in two or more languages, one of which must be C, C++, Python, Julia, or R.
• Significant means at least two years professionally employed in the field, or graduate studies in environmental sciences, hydrology, engineering, or some other science relevant to the position.

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

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of experimental research theory and practice.
• Knowledge of software development.
• Knowledge of wildland fire science, or forestry, or ecology, or environmental science.

Abilities:

• Ability to develop and implement scientific models by planning, executing, and maintaining computer programs in two or more languages, one of which must be C++, Python, Julia, or R.
• Ability to plan, organize, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to analyze problems related to physical science application development and develop solutions.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Personal Suitability:

• Initiative.
• Judgement.

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

Education:

Graduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of natural or physical sciences related to the position.

Experience:

• Experience in writing technical/scientific reports and peer-reviewed articles.
• Experience in modelling wildland fires or fire behavior.
• Experience in using remote sensing methods.
• Experience with software development in the cloud: containers, serverless functions.
• Experience using databases.
• Experience applying machine learning tools and algorithms to problems in forestry, ecology, wildfire science or a related environmental science.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of fire danger rating systems in Canada.

Conditions of employment:

• Reliability Status security clearance.
• Willing and able to travel.

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.

All applications must be submitted online through the GC Jobs website. To submit an application online, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to contact the person named below.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. To that end, you must include a valid email address in your application. It is your 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 your responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

We will only contact successful applicants when the screening process has been completed.

Candidates are required to meet the Essential Qualifications. Asset Qualifications may be applied at any point in the assessment process. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to answer Asset Qualifications questions in your online application. Candidates do not need to meet any/all of the Asset Qualifications for consideration; however, possessing any/all of the Asset Qualifications may increase the likelihood of being considered for an appointment.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.