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Epidemiologist

Department Name: Veterans Affairs Canada
Location: Charlottetown
Classification: ES - 06
Salary: $84,361 to $96,946
Closing Date: November 24, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: DVA06J-007957-000146
Selection Process Number: 2006-DVA-EA-CH-271
Employment Tenure: Permanent position
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Veterans Affairs Canada

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad

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 Master degree in epidemiology, public health, bio-statistics or a related discipline. The candidate must also have adequate specialization (through education, training, and/or work experience) in statistics sufficient to permit sophisticated quantitative analysis of health-related data.

Experience

Experience in the design of complex health research studies.

Experience in surveillance, tracking, or reporting systems on health issues.

Experience in the interpretation and evaluation of complex research projects.

Experience in writing scientific technical reports.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

Candidates must meet the Essential Qualifications to be appointed to the position. Candidates may be expected to meet, in whole or in part, the criteria related to the Assets, Operational Requirements and Organizational Needs, depending on the position being staffed.

• OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  Employee may be required to work overtime.
  Employee may be required to travel within and outside Canada.
• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
  Reliability and Security: Secret Clearance

Security Clearance: The department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Statement of Merit Criteria

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

Additional Requirements / Comments

• You must provide proof of your education credentials.
• 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.
• This process may be used to staff similar positions for indeterminate, term and/or acting appointments.
• Where an element is marked with as asterisk (*), the element is a key element (non-compensatory element). You must pass each key element in order to be found qualified. Where there is no asterisk (*), the elements are compensatory. You must receive an overall pass mark in each category (Knowledge, Abilities, and Personal Suitability) in order to be found qualified.
• If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line, please contact us at (902) 426-4698 or toll free at 1-800-645-5605.

Information to be provided:

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

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

Important Messages

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.