Research Associate Program for Scientists and Engineers - National Research Council Canada

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).

Eligibility
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.

Eligible Countries
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.

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

Steps for Applying
In order to activate your application, the following documents are required and must be attached:
Résumé
Two letters of recommendation. (Note: An original signed letter may be requested.)
Most recent transcript (Academic Record / Grades). Please note that unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however if you are offered a position, you may be required to provide an official transcript.
Copy of your Ph.D. degree or your Masters degree (unless you are expecting to graduate within the next 6 months - in this case, please refer to the instructions on the online application).
Special Notes
Your application will remain active in our database for one year. If you would like to still be considered for this Program after the one year activation period, you can re-apply.

Please see Terms and Conditions of the Program for more information.
Click here for further Instructions to Apply Online


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