Research Associate Program at National Research Council Canada

Research Associate Program at National Research Council Canada
Overview

The Research Associate Program provides promising scientists and engineers with the opportunity to work in a challenging research environment during the early stages of their career. Applicants will be selected competitively and must demonstrate the ability to perform original, high-quality research in their chosen field.

Research Associates will be offered appointments to the staff of the National Research Council on a term basis and will be offered salaries and benefits currently available to Research Officers. Salaries commensurate with experience are taxable and subject to other deductions. As a guide, the current annual Ph.D. recruiting rate is $52,157 (plus allowance of $8,000).

Who is eligible?

You are eligible for the Research Associate Program if you possess a Ph.D. in natural science or engineering or a Master’s degree in an engineering field earned within the last five years, or you expect to obtain the degree within six months. You must have a demonstrated ability to perform original high-quality research in your chosen field. This will be the main criterion used in selecting candidates and in considering extensions of their term.

Although preference will be given to Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents, Associateships are open to nationals of all countries. The offer of an Associateship does not ensure foreign nationals Permanent Residency in Canada. Non-Canadian candidates should apply for non-immigrant status (i.e. temporary status) and an employment visa. For further information, please contact the closest Canadian High Commission, Embassy or Consulate in your area.

Remuneration

Research Associates will be offered appointments to the staff of the National Research Council on a term basis and will be offered salaries and benefits currently available to Research Officers. Salaries commensurate with experience are taxable and subject to other deductions. As a guide, the current annual Ph.D. recruiting rate is $52,157 (plus allowance of $8,000) CAN.

The salary is payable from the day the Associate reports to the laboratory until his/her last working day. The first salary cheque is usually available two to four weeks after arrival. Thereafter, further salary cheques are issued every two weeks. Certain obligatory deductions are made from the salary of all members of NRC’s scientific staff. Such deductions from your salary will be made for income tax, hospital, medical and other forms of insurance (Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance, Disability Insurance) as well as for Union dues. Research Associates are also required to contribute to the Public Service Superannuation Plan, but these contributions are refunded following completion of the Associateship unless the individual undertakes further employment in the Canadian Public Service. Please note, however, that such refunds generally take several weeks. None of the other deductions or premiums are refundable.

Any employee who has two or more years of pensionable employment to their credit will be locked-in as of June 20, 1998. The options available to those employees at that time will be the Transfer Value Option, Deferred Annuity, or an Annual Allowance. The employee will not be entitled to a return of contributions as of June 20, 1998.

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Length of Term

The initial appointment will normally be for a two-year term, subject to the Associate’s performance and subject to the requirements of NRC, appointments may be extended. The maximum period of employment as an Associate is five (5) years.

Instructions to Apply Online

Sections of the Application Form

Complete all sections as the application form will be the basis for computerized retrieval. Incomplete applications cannot be considered further.

Education and Experience

Have a close look at NRC’s list of fields. You will have to select a field for your education and experience in the application form.

Résumé

Here are some suggestions on what to include in your résumé:

•Details of education.
•Complete details of your work experience or research experience including part-time experience as a research or teaching assistant. For example, the dates (year/months) – institution – job title – subject – supervisor.
•Publications: theses by degree and all publications (refereed publications, in-press and submitted; reports; review of articles). Indicate main author, others, title, year, journal and page references.
•Conferences at which you presented your work; please specify if the presentation was refereed.
•Patents: title, patent number, date, country.
•Honours and awards (title and dollar value).
Letters of Recommendation

Please attach two letters of recommendation to your online application. It is your responsibility to inform the referees that, under the Canadian Privacy Act, all information, assessments, etc. provided to the National Research Council of Canada in connection with this application may be accessed by yourself provided you are a resident of Canada. These letters should address your strengths and weaknesses as well as the challenges you encountered in carrying out your research.

If you cannot attach your letters of recommendation letters directly to the application form, kindly ask your referees to send the recommendation letters via email to the following address : RACoordinator.HRB@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

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