Msc Student

Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service - Canadian Wood Fibre Centre
Québec (Québec)
This M.Sc. RAP Bursary will start in Fall 2024 (October) and end in Fall 2025 (October).
Scholarship of $24,000/year divided into 3 equal installments each year. It is expected that the student will work approximately 10 to 15 hours per week for a one-year period.
For further information on the organization, please visit Natural Resources Canada

**Closing date: 3 October 2024 - 23:59, Pacific Time**

**Who can apply**: Students enrolled or eligible to enroll in a MSc program in the Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics at Laval University in Quebec City. Proof will be required before the start date.

Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
To be considered for RAP opportunities, students must be:
1. Recognized as having full-time student status by the post-secondary academic institution at which they are presently enrolled OR be a part-time student who is recognized by their academic institution as a having a disability;
2. The minimum age to work in the province or territory where the job is located; and
3. Enrolled in an academic program that requires research as part of their curriculum.

**Important messages**:
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Assessment accommodation

**Duties**:
We are seeking a highly motivated MSc student to be part of a larger multidisciplinary forest genomics project. The broader aim of the project is to develop genomic selection for growth and adaptive traits to support the production of high quality, adapted seedlings in eastern Canadian black and red spruce. The student will acquire and analyze data obtained from wood increment cores and wood densitometry to establish links between growth and reaction of trees to climatic anomalies such as drought and frost. The student will further assess genetic control of these reactions and describe differences between genetic families and geographic origins in order to investigate the existence of adaptive patterns of climate resilience in red spruce. The student must be able to work efficiently in a multi-disciplinary environment and to exchange with research and end-user partners from different collaborating institutions.

**Work environment**:
At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

**Intent of the process**:
The intention of this selection process is to fill one student position.

**Positions to be filled**: 1

**Information you must provide**:
Your résumé.

A covering letter "In maximum 1 page, you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications, explain your past research experience, and state why you are interested in the project."

**The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)**:
English or French

Information on language requirements

Essential Education:

- Bachelor of Science in forestry, biology, environmental science, or other relevant fields.
- Currently enrolled or eligible to enroll in a MSc program in the Faculty of Forestry Geography and Geomatics at Laval University in Quebec City.

Degree equivalency

Essential Experience:

- Experience conducting scientific research related to tree ring analyses in a forest genetics context.
- Experience in wood density assessment.

Essential Abilities and Skills:

- Ability to effectively communicate orally
- Ability to effectively communicate in writing
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Essential Personal Suitability:

- Initiative
- Motivated
- Integrity and respect
- Adaptability

**The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)**:
Asset Experience:

- Experience with basic programming such as R, SAS or Python languages.
- Basic experience in forest genetics.

Asset Knowledge:

- Knowledge forestry.
- Knowledge of statistics.

**Conditions of employment**:

- Reliability Status security clearance - This factor is not used at the screening stage. The hiring department is responsible for the se