Science Health

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Science and Technology Branch
Québec (Québec)
EG-05
$78,909 to $99,200
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**Closing date: 25 June 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time**

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

**Important messages**:
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Assessment accommodation

Why work at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada?
- Work-life balance
- Employee benefits
- Supplementary medical and dental insurance, paid vacation and statutory holidays
- Pension plan

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**Duties**:
Your duties and responsibilities as a Science Health and Safety Officer:

- Coordinates the research center's activities in scientific safety and OHS, such as radiation protection, biosafety and biosecurity, ensuring that work practices comply with the organization's policies, procedures, and standards.
- Participates in investigations, assesses risks, follows up on the implementation of corrective measures contained in inspection reports, investigations or audits, and monitors activities to ensure continuous improvement.
- Develops and updates the manual and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for research activities in consultation/compliance with local and national OHS committees and local and national biosafety, biosecurity and radiation protection committees.
- Plans, coordinates, reviews, supports and delivers OHS training for research staff, employees, students, interns and collaborators, contractors and service personnel, in collaboration with OHS committees.
- Responds to inquiries from internal clients, including technical advice related to scientific safety and OHS activities within the research center.
- Informs local management of scientific safety and OHS activities at the research center and provides advice and recommendations regarding continuous improvement, monitoring and prevention of OHS issues as well as priorities, requirements and feasibility of activities.
- Participates and/or leads, as a local OHS officer, in local OHS committees, including those relating to biosafety, security, and radiation protection, and consults with the regional and national occupational health and safety committee.
- Stays abreast of new trends, developments, and practices in areas related to laboratory activities and OHS.
- Contribute to the implementation of the fire emergency and evacuation plan.
- Preparing and maintaining records of experimental protocols, safe work and standard operating procedures and data files.
- Collecting and analyzing research data along with comprehensive statistical analysis.
- Prepares and maintains records of experimental protocols, safe work procedures, standard operating procedures, and data files.
- Collects and analyzes research data, including conducting comprehensive statistical analysis.

**Work environment**:
The Quebec City Research and Development Centre (RDC), located in Quebec City, is part of a network of 20 research centres that make up Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's national research network. It has two experimental farms located in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures and Normandin.

The Normandin Experimental Farm focuses its research work in two areas: the agri-environment and field crops such as forage plants, cereals and oilseeds. More specifically, the Farm's staff works on the management of forage and cereal crops for Eastern Canada. He also continues to work on the management and conservation of soil-water-air resources. In addition, the Normandin Experimental Farm sees to the development of forage and grain production methods adapted to the context of northern agriculture.

**Intent of the process**:
The intent of this process is to staff a position at the EG-05 group and level on an indeterminate basis at the Quebec City Research and Development Centre (RDC).

Please note that this position requires on-site presence in Québec (Québec).

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, they may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

**Positions to be filled**: 1

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

**Education**:
EDU.A diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in agriculture, biology, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry or another field related to the duties of the position OR an acceptable combination of education, training or experience.

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Click on the link bel