Website: NRC Luise and Gerhard Herzberg Postdoctoral Fellowship (contains more information on criteria for selection)

Who can apply: Candidates who self-declare as members of the following designated employment equity groups - women

City: Within a National Research Council Office across Canada

Organizational Unit: NRC

Classification: RO

Tenure: Term

Duration: 2 years

Language Requirements: Various linguistic profiles

The role: We are looking for a energetic Postdoctoral Fellow, who identifies as a woman, to work within one of our 12 research centres located across Canada for a two-year term. Interested candidates from any science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) discipline can submit their fellowship research project for consideration. The research project must align with one of NRC's research centres’ research focus areas.

Our research centres and facilities span a broad spectrum of activities and enable our researchers and partners to advance research and accelerate commercial development that leads to scientific breakthroughs and innovation. Information on the NRC research centres and their research interests is available here: NRC Research Centres . Information on NRC facilities is available here: NRC Facilities .

The chosen candidate would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect, and Creativity.

Screening criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

Candidates should have obtained a PhD within the past three years (PhD received on or after July 1, 2024)



or expect to complete their PhD within 6 months of appointment.

Exceptions may be considered to recognize personal or family related leave. Please connect with us using the contact information below to discuss in more detail.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

- Experience in publishing international calibre research papers in the refereed scientific or engineering literature;
- Experience in working in a team work environment; and
- Demonstrated research excellence.

Condition of employment

Reliability Status

For a Reliability Status, verification of background information over a period of 5 years is required.

Language requirements

Various linguistic profiles

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical competencies

- Ability to conceive, organize, conduct, and publish independent research of international calibre;
- Expert knowledge in one or more science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) discipline;
- Expert ability to contribute to the planning and execution of research projects; and
- Advanced knowledge of the exploitation of research data, including proven ability to analyze or enable the interpretation of such data.





Behavioural competencies

- Research - Communication (Level 2)
- Research - Creative thinking (Level 2)
- Research - Results orientation (Level 2)
- Research - Teamwork (Level 1)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile: Research

Application requirements

In order to be considered for the program you will need to attache the required documents as per the list below when submitting your application. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from searches. Note that your application package will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel of NRC researchers.

- Cover Letter (must include the NRC Research Centre - that is best suited for your fellowship research proposal. See item 5 below.)
- Resume, including list of publications.
- Description of past research (maximum three pages).
- Original research proposal you would like to undertake as a fellow at the NRC. Include the name of the NRC Research Centre intended to host your research proposal (maximum three pages excluding references).
- Two letters of reference.

Compensation

The intent of this hiring action is to staff the position at the AsRO level, which is an early-career level position with a salary range of $83,985 to $116,641. This wide range accounts for varying degrees of expertise and impact, and growth within the role. The Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is unique to NRC. It falls under the RO/RCO classification system, which uses a person-based classification system rather than the more common task-based classificat

📌 Postdoctoral Fellow (Ottawa)
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