Research Technician – Food Chemical Safety

Employment and Social Development Canada; Harrow; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A Research Technician position at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada focuses on food chemical safety in the Science and Technology Branch. The role involves preparing media and reagents, performing plant material extractions, and analysing samples with HPLC, GC, and related equipment.

The successful candidate will work in a lab environment, support experimental workflows and contribute to high-quality analytical results for safety assessments.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor degree in food chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, chemistry, biological sciences, animal science or food science.
• Experience: Planning and conducting research projects in a lab environment; software like Word and Excel.
• Knowledge: Lab equipment and methods for sample preparation, calibration, analysis; food chemical safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare media and reagents for experiments.
• Extract components from plant materials.
• Analyse samples using HPLC, GC and other analytical equipment.

Skills

Research planning

Laboratory skills

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor degree (food chemistry)

Bachelor degree (analytical chemistry)

Bachelor degree (biochemistry)

Bachelor degree (chemistry)

Bachelor degree (biological sciences)

Bachelor degree (food science)

Tools

HPLC

UV-Vis spectrophotometry

ELISA

Job description

Research Technician – Food Chemical Safety

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada- Science and Technology Branch

Selection process number
26-AGR-ON-EA-STB-69936

Salary
$71,741 to $90,184-Salary under review

Level
EG-04

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

Duties
The successful candidate will prepare media and reagents for experiments; extract components from plant materials; perform analysis on samples using HPLC, GC and other analytical equipment.

Intent of the process
The immediate need is to staff one position for a 1-year full time term appointment. A pool of qualified and partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various employment tenures.

Positions to be filled
1

Important messages
As one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives. We are dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic background or lived experience. By embracing diversity and inclusion, our department ensures broader discussions, better decisions, and a more positive workplace. We also have various employee diversity networks dedicated to ensuring that our department continues to grow as an inclusive employer.

Possession of a valid, class G, Ontario driver’s license, or other provincial/territorial equivalency.

Operational Requirements

- Ability and willingness to work overtime.
- Known allergies must be controlled through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication and must not impinge upon the duties to be performed.
- With appropriate safety precautions in place, able and willing to work in laboratory, greenhouse, field and/or animal rearing facility environments for extended periods at a time; able and willing to work outdoors under various weather conditions and under normal safety precautions able and willing to work with hazardous materials.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

Education:
Bachelor degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in food chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, chemistry, biological sciences, animal science or food science.At a later stage in the selection process, you will be required to provide documentation verifying your educational credentials.If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Click on the link below to contact the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials(CICIC).

Experience:
Experience in planning and conducting research projects in a research or laboratory environment.
Experience in the use of word processing software such as Word, and database software such as Excel.
Experience in the use of equipment used for analytical chemistry research such as: High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), UV–Vis spectrophotometry and ELISA.

Applied / assessed at a later date

Knowledge:
Knowledge of laboratory equipment and associated methodologies, tools, theories and practices such as: sample preparation and extraction methods, solution and standard preparation, calibration curve development.
Knowledge of food chemical safety and chemical analysis of foods.
Knowledge of basic microbiological and mycological techniques, protein and biochemical techniques.
Knowledge of statistical analysis.

Abilities:
Ability to set up laboratory equipment.
Ability to make observations, collect and record data accurately and interpret and analyze results.
Ability to write reports and posters and to assist in drafting scientific papers.

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential - You are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of your choice.

We're committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. We are committed to achieving employment equity and developing a highly capable workforce that is representative of Canadian Society. We encourage women (especially in non-traditional occupations), Indigenous peoples (Aboriginal peoples), persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and declare themselves as part of one or more of the Employment Equity groups, as selection may be limited to candidates belonging to one or more of the groups.

Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.