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Finding Jobs

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Source

You’ll find job advertisements in local newspapers, and electronic sources, as well as through professional associations’ publications.

Local Newspapers

You can look at the Vancouver Sun & The Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the careers section in the Vancouver Sun on Wednesdays and Saturdays and in The Province on Sundays.

 

Online Job Postings
Career opportunities across Canada with the National Research Council
Can search by province and category (physics)
Job openings across Canada and the United States.

Professional Associations’ Career Resources
Employment opportunities for physicists across Canada
Job opportunities for medical physicists across Canada

Identifying the Right Position

When you browse job advertisements you’ll find a range of different job titles that are relevant.

For physicists, look for these related job titles (from NOC):

  • Aerodynamicist
  • Biophysicist
  • Cosmologist
  • Medical Physicist
  • Research Scientist, Aerospace
  • Research Scientist, Electronics
  • Research Scientist, Remote Sensing

Source : NOC

Creating a List of Potential Employers

You can use directories to produce lists of companies who employ physicists in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland. Contact them directly to find out if they’re hiring.