Chemical Technician

Chemical Technician

Reference number : RSN23J-151896-000043

Selection process number : 2023-RSN-EA-INV-EETS-609419 Natural Resources Canada - EETS - CanmetENERGY, Devon

Devon (Alberta), Ottawa (Ontario)

EG-02, EG-03

Determinate, Assignment

57,695 to $80,177

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

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

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.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

By submitting an application to this inventory, you are applying to future positions, rather than a specific job. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications will be contacted for further assessment.

Duties

The EG-02 positions are junior, entry-level positions that provide technical, scientific support to intermediate and senior positions under close supervision for the development, implementation and delivery of a natural resources program or natural resources projects and to support advisors to internal and external stakeholders. Activities include preparing calibration solutions, tabulating data and operating equipment such as densitometers, titrators, gas chromatographs and more.

The EG-03 positions are intermediate positions that provide technical, scientific support to intermediate and senior positions with some supervision for the development, implementation and delivery of a natural resources program or natural resources projects and to support advisors to internal and external stakeholders. Activities build on those of the EG-02 positions with more independence, and the expectation that employees would be responsible for more activities. EG-03 employees would also be expected to help with setup and execution of diverse bench scale research experiments, examples of which are contaminant transport columns, polymer synthesis, catalysts preparation and gas sorption experiments.

Work environment

Work is performed in laboratories at CanmetENERGY Devon, located a 20 minute drive from south Edmonton. As this position works on-site only, remote work is not a possibility.

Although there is no public transit available, parking is free. You can expect to work in a fast-paced environment work is often conducted under tight timelines. Technologists work directly with other technologists and chemists, and within projects teams of technologist, chemists, engineers and scientists. Research areas are very diverse and include biomass to fuels, contaminant transport / environmental fate, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen production and critical minerals.

Intent of the process

The intent is to have an inventory of candidates to draw from when vacancies arise for current and future needs at the Devon (AB) Laboratory or the Ottawa (ON) Lab. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis as long as the poster is active. The immediate need is to staff positions in Devon, Alberta.