Organic Residue Chemist

Department Name: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Location: Calgary
Classification: CH - 02
Salary: $52,008 to $69,435 (per annum)
Closing Date: November 22, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: ICA06J-007655-000123
Selection Process Number: 06-ICA-WEST-OE-WLN-218
Employment Tenure: These are anticipatory full-time permanent positions. A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions.
Vacancies: 2

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Who Can Apply:

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Persons residing or employed in Edmonton, Alberta, and within a 300 km radius of Edmonton, Alberta, extending to, amongst others, Calgary, High Prairie, Conklin, AB, Maidstone, SK.

Persons residing or employed in Calgary, Alberta, and within a 300 km radius of Calgary Alberta, within Canadian territory, extending to, amongst others, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, AB, Revelstoke, BC, Burstall, SK.

The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada's website. For information on how to use this website please click here: http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/radius_e.htm

Applicants from outside the federal Public Service will be required to pay any and all travel and relocation expenses.

Citizenship

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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

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

English essential

Education

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• Graduation from a recognized university with a degree in science.
  
  Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the educational requirements.

Experience

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION
. Practical experience in the analysis of veterinary drugs, pesticides, or other organic contaminants, the use of chromatographic instruments and standard preparation and separation procedures used in residue chemistry.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• The following merit criteria may be required for this position. Applicants should indicate in their application if they meet the merit criteria.
  • Preference will be given to those having experience in mass spectrometry and analysis of veterinary drugs, pesticides, or other organic contaminants in foods or animal tissues.
  • Preference will be given to individuals with specialization in chemistry.
• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
  • Compliance with CFIA’s Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code
  • Willingness to undergo and successfully pass a reliability security clearance.
  • Willingness and availability to work irregular and extended hours when necessary to meet operational requirements.

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Challenge

Under the direction of a Senior Chemist or Research Scientist, and in accordance with the ISO 17025 CFIA Calgary Laboratory Quality Management System, the incumbents of the subject positions carry out new analytical method development and validation projects for trace level antibiotic and/or pesticide residue analysis using mass spectrometry and emerging technologies. The incumbents review validation data using statistical analysis and other means to evaluate the success of the projects, and provide advice and training to other members of the Laboratory. They provide scientific support to regulatory food safety analytical programs by ensuring that mass spectrometry instruments are properly maintained, that data and libraries are backed up and that staff are properly trained in the use of the systems. They may also be required to perform analysis on high priority investigational samples applying newly developed analytical methods, and to assess and report results on official samples.

Please refer to work description for a complete statement of duties

Additional Requirements / Comments

• A qualified pool of candidates will be established from this process. For placement criteria, see Statement of Merit Criteria. This process may be used to staff similar positions at equal or lower levels and of various tenures (eg: acting, term, indeterminate).
• Screening will be based on review of a complete application demonstrating how the applicant’s qualifications meet the requirements of the position. Please ensure that your cover letter and current resume specifically and in detail address each of the screening criteria (i.e. language, education, and experience). Applicants will not be contacted for further information.
• Candidates will be assessed against the attached Statement of Merit Criteria. The selection process may include an exam, interview, and reference checks.
• Applications must include the names and phone numbers of 2 recent supervisory references.
• Personal information is obtained for the purpose of determining an individual's competence and suitability for employment. If a staffing complaint questions this determination, be advised relevant personal information provided in the course of this selection process may be disclosed to substantiate the staffing decision.
• CFIA is committed to having a skilled, diversified workforce reflective of Canadian society, and to the equitable representation of women (especially in non-traditional occupational groups), aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability and members of a visible minority group. We encourage members of these designated groups to self-identify. If you have special needs, please ensure that this is communicated to the appropriate person within human resources.
• Placement criteria for Qualified Pool: Level and degree of qualifications related to the position. Level and applicability of job-specific experience. Geographic Location. Availability.
• CFIA is a separate employer and is not subject to the Public Service Employment Act.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• Information on 2 individuals who can provide references.
• A covering letter in 500 words (maximum)
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

Only online applications are accepted.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested alternate locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices. You may also call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232) or TTY/TDD 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public internet access location.

If after trying these options you still cannot access the Internet, please call the toll-free number 1-888-780-4444; or toll-free TTY/TDD 1-800-465-7735 (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired and speech impaired persons); or the nearest PSC office.

Important Messages

Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

To excel as a science-based regulator, trusted and respected by Canadians and the international community. Dedicated to safeguarding food, animals and plants, which enhances the health and well-being of Canada's people, environment and economy.

Your resume 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.