About the job
The Radioecologist leads field and lab research at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories on how radionuclides travel through ecosystems and what effects they have. The work includes building detection methods for low levels of radioactivity, assessing environmental risk and directing technologists and students.
The position is on site on a 37.5 hour week of five 7.5 hour days and is part of the CRPEG bargaining unit under its collective agreement. It mixes office and lab work with demanding field work in remote places, sometimes with heavy lifting. Applicants must be eligible for Reliability Status, which needs 3 to 5 years of history that can be checked in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.
What you’ll do
- Plan and lead environmental research projects in the field and lab
- Write research proposals, schedules and budgets
- Develop methods to detect low-level radioisotopes in environmental samples
- Characterize radionuclides in the environment and assess risk
- Direct lab and field technologists and students
- Peer review technical reports and project plans
- Work with government agencies, Indigenous communities and universities
- Publish papers and present findings to scientific and local audiences
What we’re looking for
- M.Sc. in earth or environmental science with a focus on radioecology, toxicology or geochemistry; Ph.D. is an asset
- At least 3 to 5 years of experience in radioecology
- Experience measuring radionuclides such as Sr-90, Cs-137 and Po-210 in environmental samples
- Hands-on use of gamma and alpha spectrometers and liquid scintillation counters
- Skill with R, SYSTAT or ArcGIS and dose models such as ERICA or RESRAD-BIOTA
- Experience obtaining research permits and collecting environmental samples
- Record of peer-reviewed publications and plain-language reporting
- Eligible for Reliability Status security clearance
Benefits
- Group RRSP or pension
- Paid sick days
- Benefits from day one, tuition support
Details
- Pay
- Job type
- Full-time
- Where
- 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Chalk River
- Kind of work
- Professional & technical
- Listed until
- Nov 27, 2026
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