Research Associate, Performance-based Codes - Ottawa, Canada - National Research Council Canada

National Research Council Canada

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

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.

NRC Construction is implementing the "Platform to Decarbonize the Construction Sector at Scale" to accelerate and scale up new technologies to help transition the Canadian construction sector towards decarbonization and contribute to the emerging low-carbon economy.

It will also establish new codes, standards, specifications, and guidelines to position the sector to achieve its 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon reduction targets.

These investments will help spur the growth of Canada's clean technology sector and help achieve Canada's international commitments to reduce GHG emissions.

As a Research Associate, Performance-based Codes, Fire, you will work as a member of the Fire Safety Unit with researchers and technical experts in world-class facilities, and will collaborate internally with others as well as externally with stakeholders in the construction industry.

Responsibilities include:
Developing proposals for new research initiatives, performance criteria, compliance paths, design guidelines, regulatory requirements, probabilistic and reliability based models, prevention measures, and innovative technologies and protocols to minimize the impact of fire occurrence on life safety, the environment and the economy.
Supporting the transition of the National Model Codes to performancebased codes.
Providing scientific evidence for the development of technical standards and regulations.
Providing input into the overall direction and research priorities of the Fire Safety Unit within the context of the Research Centre business plan.

Screening Criteria:

Education:

As part of the RA Program you must have received your PhD in engineering, science, architecture or a relevant area of expertise within the last five years, or you expect to receive the degree within the next six months.

A Master's degree in engineering, science, architecture or a relevant area of expertise (received within the last five years or expected to receive within the next six months), combined with significant relevant experience may be considered.

An equivalent combination of a related PhD or Master's degree and related work experience may be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience:

Experience in fire science and engineering, including experience in evaluating structural fire behaviour and developing or optimizing solutions to fire and life safety challenges.
Experience in the full spectrum of research activities including identification of research needs, proposal writing, project management, data production and analysis, and reporting through written documentation, presentations and publishing.
Experience in experimental design and analysis, including data collection and analysis, overseeing data production, and ensuring data quality.

The following assets will be considered:

Experience working with Canadian building and fire codes.
Experience in fire risk assessment and fire risk mitigation.
Experience in structural/seismic engineering.
Experience in business development, marketing activities, and/or the development of partnerships and collaborations.
Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams

Condition of Employment:

Reliability Status

Language Requirements:

English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment Criteria:

Technical Competencies:

Knowledge of fire safety engineering, fire science, fire protection and mitigation systems.
Knowledge of numerical fire modelling and life hazard prediction techniques.
Knowledge of experimental techniques in evaluation of fire behaviour from small to full scale, design and conduct of such experiments and data analysis.
Knowledge of project management principles and practices.

Behavioural Competencies:

Research

Communication (Level 2)

Research

Teamwork (Level 2)

Research

Creative thinking (Level 2)

Research

Results orientation (Level 2)

Competency Profile(s):

Relocation:

Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.

Compensation:

From $57,220 to $161,754

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

Notes:

A prequalified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
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 to:

Telephone:

Closing Date:14 March :59 Eastern Time.