Forestry Adaptation Research and Knowledge Exchange Officer

Important messages

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.

Assessment accommodation

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

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 supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill an English essential FO-02 position for an determinate period of one year.

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), 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)

Graduation with a degree in forestry or a related science from a recognized post-secondary institution combined with acceptable experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience coordinating, planning, developing and conducting forest research studies or projects.
Experience preparing and delivering presentations.
Experience using knowledge transfer techniques and mechanisms.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of climate change impacts to forest ecosystems and adaptation in forest management.
Knowledge of federal and provincial forest and land management acts and regulations.
Knowledge of operational forestry or forestry research principles and techniques.

Demonstrating integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Working effectively with others.
Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
Ability to produce high quality written documents within short time frames.
Ability to identify, extract, organize and synthesize relevant information from different information sources.
Ability to identify and analyse problems and recommend viable solutions.

Dependability
Judgement

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

Experience preparing journal publications.
Experience supervising staff and students.

Knowledge of theories and principles of forest science, silviculture, forest management, ecology and GIS.
Knowledge of forest inventory and analysis.
Knowledge of forest disturbance monitoring.
Knowledge of forest growth and yield modeling.

Ability to apply digital and analog cartographic techniques to produce maps and charts according to specifications and standards.
Ability to plan and manage human and financial resources.
Ability to organize work and establish priorities to meet deadlines.
Ability to work under pressure of tight deadlines and changes in priorities.

Tact

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

Willing and able to travel within Canada (and abroad), including travel by car, rail and air.
Willing and able to work overtime as required and to adopt flexible work hours as per operational requirements.
The work requires long periods of sustained attention to a computer screen.

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

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be conducted.

Reference checks may be sought.

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

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. 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 1-800-645-5605.

We thank all applicants for their interest in our position(s). For the purpose of this staffing process, only candidates selected for further assessment will be contacted.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, 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.

Contact information