Research Associate, Infrastructure Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Job title: Research Associate, Infrastructure Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Job description: Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Ottawa

Organizational Unit: Construction

Classification: RO

Tenure: Term

Duration: 3Y

Language Requirements: English

Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require some physical presence at the NRC work location identified in the form of a hybrid work arrangement (a combination of working onsite and offsite).

Your Challenge

Great Minds. One Goal. Canada’s Success.

Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization.

We are looking for an early-career Research Associate, Infrastructure Life-cycle Assessment (RA, Infrastructure LCA), to support our Construction Research Centre. The RA would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

As the RA, infrastructure LCA, in addition to supporting the goals of NRC and the Construction Research Centre through research of international calibre and the development and application of advanced technologies, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and technical experts working in world-class facilities.

For the following years, the work will focus on bridges and roadways, construction materials and products. Work in support of other LCI/LCA opportunities is possible. Other main duties include:

• Development of proposals for new research initiatives, project management, and providing service to NRC clients.
• Providing technical leadership that will guide and contribute to research and development activities that provide the technical underpinnings to a large multi-party initiative that aims to produce guidelines, benchmarks, industry collaborations, and calculation tools.
• Interacting with diverse stakeholders, including representatives of government, industry and academia.
• Providing input into the overall direction and research priorities or the program area within the context of the Construction Research Centre strategic plan.

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

As part of the RA Program you must have received your PhD or Masters in Engineering with an emphasis on Civil Engineering infrastructure and life cycle assessment (LCA) within the last five years or you expect to receive the degree within the next six months.

Preference may be given to candidates with a multidisciplinary background in bridge/road structures and systems, infrastructure materials, and/or transit systems.

A PhD or Master’s degree in a related field received within the last 5 years or to be received within the next 6 months, combined with significant experience of applied research in life cycle assessment, may also be considered.

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Experience

• Significant experience in the application of LCA, including significant experience in using LCA software and LCA databases.
• Significant experience in research activities related to the application of LCA to infrastructure systems.
• Significant experience in research proposal development, project execution, documentation, and reporting.
• Significant experience in written and oral communication to a broad range of audiences, such as industry, conferences, trade shows, community professionals, and review committees.
• Experience in working with diverse stakeholders and/or clients;

The following may be considered assets:

• Experience in Life Cycle Cost Analysis LCCA of civil engineering infrastructures.
• Experience related to climate sustainability and resilience and of the built environment.
• Experience working on guideline development, standard, or code, and leading and developing the documentation for consultative exercises.
• Experience in infrastructure codes/standards, and the building design and construction process would be an asset.
• Experience in programming (e.g. SQL, Python, R).

**Significant experience: 2 – 6 years of related experience

Condition of Employment

Reliability Status

Language Requirements

English

Assessment Criteria

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

Technical Competencies

• Solid ability to conduct life cycle assessment (LCA) including gathering data, creating models, interpreting results, and using LCA software.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure systems and components.
• Solid ability to develop and execute research and/or LCA projects.
• Familiarity with LCI databases and solid ability to develop Life cycle inventory (LCI) datasets.
• Knowledge of infrastructure design, construction and management would be an asset.
• Knowledge of Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) of building and infrastructure would be an asset.

Behavioural Competencies

• Research – Creative thinking (Level 2)
• Research – Communication (Level 2)
• Research – Networking (Level 2)
• Research – Teamwork (Level 1)
• Research – Initiative (Level 2)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile(s):

Compensation

The intent of this hiring action is to staff through the Research Associate (RA) Program at the RCO-2/AsRO level, which is an early-career level position with a salary range of $74,230 to $103,093 annually.

NOTE: Salary determination will be based on a review of the candidate’s expertise, outcomes and impacts of their previous work experience relative to the requirements of the level. As a guide, the current annual PhD recruiting rate is $74,230.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of including comprehensive health and dental plans, vacation, sick, and other leave entitlements, disability insurance and pension plans.

The NRC Advantage

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada’s largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding to over 8000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) each year.

We bring together the brightest minds to deliver tangible impacts on the lives of Canadians and people around the world. And now, we want to partner with you. Let your expertise and inspirations make an impact by joining the NRC.

At the NRC Employee wellness matters. We offer flexible work schedules as well as part-time work to help employees maintain work-life balance. We are one of the few federal organizations that close our offices during the December holiday season. We offer professional learning and development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and a suite of mentorship, award and recognition programs. Diversity enables creativity and innovation. Fostering a diverse, inclusive, welcoming and supportive workplace is important to us, and contributes to a more inclusive Canadian innovation system. We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to complete the employment equity self-declaration questions during the job application process. Please let us know of any accommodation measures required to help you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Please note that the information you provide will be treated confidentially.

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Notes

Application Requirements:

In order to be considered for the Research Associate program please include the following in your application. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from searches.

• Resume
• Transcript
• Two letters of recommendation

When submitting your application you can include the required documents in any attachment field such as «Second language evaluation results» or «Other attachments».

• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (20796) to:

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Closing Date: 20 December 2023 – 23:59 Eastern Time

*If you are currently a term or continuing employee at NRC, please apply through the SuccessFactors Careers module from your NRC computer.

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