EVENT IS IN EASTERN TIME

Andrew Davidson, a scientist with the Canadian Government, will talk about his experiences negotiating the minefield that can be the Government hiring process, and the things you need to do when applying for that Government job. Have you ever applied for a job with the Government of Canada and wondered why you weren't considered for future selection? Applying for Government jobs is tricky, and rarely, if ever, does a rejected candidate receive feedback on why their application was rejected. However, if you understand how selection processes work, and what hiring managers are looking for in an application, you stand a much better chance of finding success.

We will also explore future competencies and geomatics skills that you should acquire for the those future jobs.

Please register using on of our GoGeomatics online Meetup groups or using Eventbrite.  This is a free event but space is limited.

Speaker: Dr Andrew Davidson, A/Associate Director - Research, Development and Technology; AgroClimate, Geomatics and Earth Observation Division

I am the A/Associate Director - Research, Development and Technology for Agriculture Canada's AgroClimate, Geomatics and Earth Observation.

I am also an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University, where I have taught and supervised students since 2003. I recently expanded my role at the University to also include the position of Associate Scientist with the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory.

My academic training is in Physical Geography. I earned a B.Sc from the Institute of Geography at the University of Edinburgh (1993), and an M.Sc and a Ph.D. from the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto (1995, 2002). I completed my post-doctoral studies in Ottawa at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (2002-2006), the Government of Canada's centre of excellence for remote sensing and geodesy.

I have worked for two Federal Government Departments since 2006. At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2006-2009), I led the development of a prototype National Crop Monitoring System, a set of tools for acquiring and processing satellite data for near-real-time agricultural assessment from space. At Health Canada (2009-2011), I developed geomatics-based approaches for characterizing human exposure to air pollution. I moved back to Agriculture Canada in a management capacity in 2011.

In November 2013, I was elected to the College of Fellows of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. The RCGS is dedicated to imparting a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada, its people and places, its natural and cultural heritage and its environmental, social and economic challenges.

My research interests are generally aligned to my past and present research activities at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Health Canada and Agriculture Canada.