• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

Citizenship
Useful Information
Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency
Useful Information
Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

English essential
Education
Useful Information
Graduation from a recognized institution with a PhD in natural sciences, with a specialization in forest soil ecology or forest soil biology.

Productivity/Recognition
Recognized achievement in the form of authorship and editorship of published or unpublished reports, books, papers, or other communications resulting from research, experimental development, or tasking associated with operational equipment and problems.

Experience
- record of publications in peer-reviewed journals
- supervision of support personnel
- planning and execution of field research in forest soils
Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• Organizational Needs which may apply for this position.
  • Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, women
• ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
  - experience in the development and application of ecosystem models
  - specialization in below ground biological and nutrient cycling processes
  - ability to write collaborative research proposals.
• OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  - valid drivers license
  - Pre-employment and periodic medical assessment
  - conduct field research in remote locations, often under difficult conditions (weather, bugs, etc.)
• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  - valid drivers license
  - Security clearance at the Reliability level, the department is responsible for the security clearance process.
  - Pre-employment and periodic medical assessment
  - conduct field research in remote locations, often under difficult conditions (weather, bugs, etc.)

Statement of Merit Criteria
Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.
Challenge
JOB PROFILE: This position is intended to enhance the Canadian Forest Service’s competency in assessing forest ecosystem sustainability. The goal of this position is to increase knowledge of the role of belowground processes, such as, but not limited to, carbon allocation, fine root dynamics, decomposition, soil respiration, and rhizosphere-mediated nutrient cycling and uptake, in ecosystem productivity and resilience. The successful candidate will participate in team-based research investigating the impacts of natural (e.g. fire, global warming) and anthropogenic disturbances (e.g. harvesting, air pollution) on the sustainability of forest productivity and provision of ecosystem services. The incumbent will use his/her knowledge, skills and experience in forest soil ecology, and related physical and chemical sciences, to examine linkages between below-ground processes and site productivity, biogeochemical fluxes to the atmosphere and aquatic systems, and long-term ecosystem integrity. The scientific knowledge generated is intended to improve policies for forest management and environmental mitigation.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• A written exam may be administered.
• A pool may be established to fill other similar positions in Natural Resources Canada across Canada.
• Your resume MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE that you meet all of the essentiel education and experience elements. Failure to do so will result in your application being screened out.

Information to be provided:
You must provide the following information when submitting your application:

• Your résumé.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure
  

Important Messages
The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
• Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
• Applicants can modify their application/resume at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
• Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
• Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
• For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line. To submit an application on-line, please click on the button “Apply Now” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact (toll free at 1-800-387-0776).

Your résumé must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Questions regarding travel and relocation.
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.