Job Overview:
The Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory is looking to hire Laboratory Liaison Technical Officers to work on-site in Nunavut.
Working in the North offers unique professional development opportunities and a beautiful place to live and work. As a public health laboratory professional, you will have the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and community partners, experience a vibrant culture, and explore a vast northern environment. Northern cities need dedicated, passionate and bold professionals interested in contributing to community wellness in partnership with others.
What you’ll have:
- Experience in coordinating or managing scientific projects or teams
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in a biological science (Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Genetics, Molecular biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biology or another related discipline);
- Experience in the analysis or interpretation of experimental data
- Experience in performing or examining methodologies in one or more of the following biological disciplines; microbiology (virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology), cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, structural biology, genomics, proteomics, or bioinformatics (depending on the needs of the position)
- Knowledge of theories, current principles, techniques and procedures used in one or more of the following areas, dependent on the needs of the position being staffed; microbiology (virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology), cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, structural biology, genomics, proteomics, or bioinformatics.
- Experience in planning, organizing, designing and delivery of scientific projects or programs
- Current active registration with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a general Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT), or documentation of equivalent standing in the relevant Territorial jurisdiction to support the duties of the position.