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Philosopher

Employer

Alberta Health Services

Date Posted

August 21, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Lethbridge, AB
  • Earnings $54.11 to $95.19 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 38.75 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Sep 20, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Alberta Health Services

Languages

English

Education

Earned doctorate degree

Tasks

  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Design and develop programs
  • Provide consulting services to government and other organizations
  • Resolve conflict situations

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Team player
  • Analytical

Government programs

Recognized employer

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

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

Interest Codes

Anthropologists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to gather and analyze data on social and cultural behaviour, artifacts, language and human biology, and to undertake comparative studies of societies and cultures, or of selected aspects of cultures, of living people and of peoples no longer in existence

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting to report on data; may teach anthropology at advanced educational levels

METHODICAL

Interest in reconstructing records of extinct cultures by studying remains obtained from archaeological excavations

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Archaeologists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to interpret the significance of archaeological finds by determining the importance of the history conveyed by artifacts and the extent to which they reflect the lives of the peoples who produced them

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with authorities to provide advice concerning the search for the remains of buildings and the collection, identification and preservation of artifacts; and in selecting site locations and overseeing excavations

METHODICAL

Interest in handling artifacts to examine and classify them, and to determine authenticity and identity

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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Interest Codes

Geographers
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to analyze data, and to incorporate in studies knowledge from related fields such as geology, biology, meteorology, economics, demography, political science, sociology and history

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with governments and international, educational, industrial and other organizations on how to determine administrative and political boundaries, how to measure, evaluate and control environmental pollution, and how to assess actual and potential land uses, remote sensing applications and census design; and in compiling and designing maps and atlases

METHODICAL

Interest in handling equipment to collect, observe and measure data and remote sensing information

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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Interest Codes

Historians
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to organize, authenticate and evaluate historical data

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with other historians on research findings, and in advising individuals, institutions and commercial organizations on historical information; may teach history at advanced educational levels

METHODICAL

Interest in consulting various sources of information such as archives, libraries, diaries and newspaper files, and in documenting findings

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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Interest Codes

Linguists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to reconstruct and decipher ancient languages and to investigate computer applications in language studies and communications

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with other linguists and related professionals concerning research activities; and to advise government on language programs

METHODICAL

Interest in identifying and classifying ancient and modern languages according to their families and origins, and in recording previously written languages in standardized written form

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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Interest Codes

Political Scientists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to analyze, synthesize and interpret surveys and other research data relating to political institutions and practices

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with other political scientists and related researchers; and in planning and directing public opinion surveys

METHODICAL

Interest in assembling research data by studying literature and the works of other researchers and in observing the workings of contemporary political institutions and organizations

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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Sociologists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to devise methods of collecting and analyzing data; and to interpret data and correlate findings with other research in the field of sociology and related fields

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with governments and other organizations to report findings and bring forward recommendations; may teach sociology at advanced educational levels

METHODICAL

Interest in organizing data into forms suitable for application by governments and other organizations

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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Interest Codes

Other Social Science Professionals
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to devise methods of collecting and analyzing data and to interpret data and correlate findings with other research in the same and related fields

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting with governments and other organizations to report findings and bring forward recommendations; may teach at advanced educational levels

METHODICAL

Interest in organizing data into forms suitable for application by governments and other organizations

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

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