Operational Support

Research Associate

Education

Annapolis Valley Campus
Middleton, Nova Scotia

Department of Applied Research
Continuing Full Time Position: Commencing approximately May 01, 2025
Application deadline is 11:59PM, April 18, 2025
Competition No. 2526-022
Salary range: $50,214.43 to $61,567.17 annually

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is a diploma in a related field or discipline specific to the nature of the research (i.e., Geomatics).
• You have a minimum of two years (full-time equivalent) of recent and related occupational experience in a research environment, which includes fieldwork.
• An undergraduate degree in Science, specifically, in the areas of Earth, Environmental Science, or similar would be considered an asset.
• Occupational experience that includes GIS, GNSS, and remote sensing, as well as research of rivers and fish habitat studies, would be considered an asset.
• You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite, email, Reason T-20 and R2Sonics, and Wavemaster navigation system, GIS software, ArcGIS Pro, and programming in Python.
• You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology to advance your work.
• You have experience in the collection of field data, including water level sensors, and processing LAS lidar data (topo and topo-bathymetric lidar).
• You have experience processing topo-bathymetric lidar.
• You have experience conducting fieldwork, analyzing data in the office, and report writing.

Relevant Skills and Knowledge

• You demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills and are able to interact at all levels of an organization.
• You are known for your superior customer service skills and can create a relationship of trust beyond the immediate interaction.
• Your superb teamwork skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment.
• You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skills in Geomatics, lidar DEM hydro-conditioning, topo-bathymetric data collection and processing, raster flood analysis, and projecting climate change impacts into the future.
• You are known for your problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• You are a strong communicator.
• You possess excellent coordination skills specifically related to geomatics projects, such as managing the project and interacting with the client, maintaining timelines, and delivering products on time.
• You have proven records and information management skills and abilities specifically related to data and project management.
• You possess excellent coordination skills specifically related to geomatics projects, such as managing the project and interacting with the client, maintaining timelines, and delivering products on time.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent, occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment, NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations, as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact David Meister HR Generalist at [email protected]. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.