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Marine Biologist

Employer

Shared Value Solutions Ltd

Date Posted

March 18, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Work from home
  • Earnings $72,100.00 to $92,700.00 annually (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 37.5 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Apr 26, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Shared Value Solutions Ltd

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Environmental science
  • Water, wetlands and marine resources management
  • Fishing and fisheries sciences and management
  • Aquatic biology/limnology
  • Environmental biology
  • or equivalent experience

Asset languages

  • Cree
  • Inuktitut
  • Ojibwa
  • Chipewyan; Dene Suline

Tasks

  • Conduct ecological and environmental impact studies
  • Prepare environmental impact reports for industries, governments or the general public
  • Conduct biostatistical data analysis using computer modelling techniques
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Conduct experiments in plant or animal growth, heredity and breeding
  • Plan and conduct studies of the environment, and of the population, distribution, structure and functional characteristics and behaviour of plants and animals
  • Produce reports
  • Study, identify and classify animal specimens
  • Present the views of an association or organization to members, the media and the general public
  • Organize conferences and meetings
  • Prepare research papers, educational texts or articles
  • Provide consulting services to government and other organizations
  • Conduct interviews
  • Conduct literature reviews
  • Co-ordinate workshops
  • Co-ordinate multidisciplinary projects
  • Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
  • Monitor and compile research results
  • Offer mentoring
  • Monitor and evaluate
  • Write technical reports
  • Assist in developing programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards
  • Plan, direct and participate in sampling and analysis of seawater, plankton, fish, sediments and rocks
  • Liaise with community agencies or partners, and identify additional or alternative services and provide referrals
  • Review documents, briefs and reports

Type of materials

Technical reports

Resource usage and environmental studies

  • Environmental assessment and monitoring
  • Site remediation
  • Toxicology studies

Functional expertise

  • Professional or technical accreditation
  • Regulation or legislation policy interpretation and implementation

Technical or specialized writing

Analysis

Industrial processes and products experience

Quality assurance and control

Area of work experience

  • Fisheries
  • Mineral resources and/or mining
  • Environmental consulting company
  • Specification or technical writing
  • Scientific data processing
  • Field sampling and data acquisition
  • Ecology

Area of specialization

  • Project management
  • Wildlife ecology and management
  • Biology

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the necessary equipment for remote work (i.e. internet, home office, etc.)?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

Remote

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Travel insurance

Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
  • Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Marine Biologist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Biologists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in synthesizing information to conduct ecological and environmental impact studies and to prepare reports, and to develop new practices in biological research

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working with instruments and equipment to conduct experiments in plant and animal growth, heredity and breeding

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting to advise on issues related to biological processes and research and the development of new products; may supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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Interest Codes

Microbiologists and Cell and Molecular Biologists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in synthesizing information to study the effects and control of human, plant and animal pathogens and toxins

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working with instruments to conduct clinical and laboratory studies to test, evaluate and screen drugs and pharmaceuticals, and to conduct molecular and biochemical studies and experiments into genetic expression, gene manipulation and recombinant DNA technology

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting to advise on issues related to the development of new practices and products at the cellular and molecular level; may supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Learn More
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