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Department Name: Parks Canada Agency
Location: Calgary
Classification: HR – 03
Salary: $60,261 to $67,094 (per annum, plus terminable allowance – under review)
Closing Date: May 1, 2008 – 23:59, Pacific Time
Reference Number: CAP08J-008915-000002
Selection Process Number: 07-PKS-WNSC-OC-093
Employment Tenure: This is a temporary full-time opportunity that is projected to end in May 2010. A pool of qualified candidates will be established and used to staff similar temporary and/or permanent vacancies.
Vacancies: 1
Website: For further information on the department, please visit Parks Canada Agency
Who Can Apply:
- Persons residing in Canada and persons residing abroad entitled to work in Canada.
Citizenship
Parks Canada Agency considers applications from all individuals who have
legal status to work in Canada and does not give preference 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
Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
English essential
Education
Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the educational requirements.
- Graduation from a recognized university with a Masters degree in anthropology or archaeology.
Proof of education will be required prior to appointment.
Experience
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Experience is required in EACH of the following:
Recent and significant experience designing and conducting archaeology field inventories, assessments and evaluations in Western Canada.
Recent and significant supervising field crews in the conduct of archaeological work.
Recent and significant experience managing archaeological projects.
Recent and significant experience writing archaeological project reports and publications.
Experience analysing cultural resource information using computer databases.
Experience making presentations to professional and public audiences.
Experience recruiting and supervising professional and support staff.
Experience working with stakeholders, other governments, educational institutions, heritage groups and First Nations on projects related to cultural resource management.
Recent and significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience that would have normally been acquired by playing a lead or major role in the management of archaeological projects, over a period of approximately three (3) years within the past five (5) years.
The screening board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is important that candidates clearly demonstrate to what degree they meet the above experience elements, giving detailed examples for EACH element.
Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Willingness to undergo a Reliability Status security clearance.
Possession of a valid Driver’s license OR personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid Driver’s license.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Work under adverse conditions and/or inclement weather, in isolated field locations for up to 3 months in a given year as required.
Travel and work in remote locations.
Handle and carry artefacts, soil and equipment up to the weight of 30 kg.
- Organizational Needs which may apply for this position.
- Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity group: visible minorities
Statement of Merit Criteria
Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.
Work Environment
The Western and Northern Service Centre of the Parks Canada Agency is a network of professional and technical expertise established to support National Parks, National Historic Sites and National Marine Conservation Areas in Western and Northern Canada in the protection and presentation of cultural and natural resources.
Challenge
The Archaeologist III (Senior Archaeologist), reporting to the Manager of Cultural Resource Services, will be a lead archaeologist for Parks Canada projects located in Alberta and British Columbia, and potentially in other parts of western and northern Canada. This will involve designing, managing, conducting, and reporting on archaeological projects including inventories, excavations, impact assessments and archaeological analysis for national parks and national historic sites. The Senior Archaeologist will work with field units to explain and apply the research results to cultural resource management and heritage presentation programmes at the national parks and national historic sites. The Senior Archaeologist will work in team situations to provide effective identification, evaluation, management, protection and presentation of cultural resources to field unit and national office clients within Parks Canada. The position will also involve supervision of seasonal and term staff.
Information to be provided:
You must provide the following information when submitting your application:
- Your résumé.
- You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure
Only on-line 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 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. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.
NOTES
Candidates from outside the Federal Public Service may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.
The Work Description is available upon request.
A written exam may be administered.
Persons found qualified may be considered for similar positions.
The Parks Canada Agency is seeking to achieve a workforce that is representative of the diversity of the Canadian population in compliance with the Employment Equity Act, and as outlined in our human resources plan. We encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities to self-identify on their application.
The Parks Canada Agency is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Public Service Staff Relations Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. The Parks Canada Agency operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.
For inquires, please contact:
Maxine McMillan, Human Resources Advisor, Western and Northern Service Centre
Email: maxine.mcmillan@pc.gc.ca
Telephone:(204) 983-7034
We thank all candidates who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Vous pouvez obtenir ces renseignements en français.
Your résumé 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.