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Job Description
Geologist 2 Geohazards - Avalanche database (PCN 10-N25003) State of Alaska - 3.9 Anchorage, AK Job Details Full-time $32.78 an hour 1 day ago Qualifications Stakeholder relationship building Stakeholder management Full Job Description JOB The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, is recruiting for a Geologist 2 in Anchorage. This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
What You Will Be Doing:
The Climate & Cryosphere Hazards Program (CCHP) within the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) Geohazards Section is seeking a long-term non-permanent staff member to synthesize disparate analog and digital historical snow avalanche data into a centralized database that will be used to validate snow avalanche models. The successful candidate will design and implement a sustainable database framework to support data collection, management, and analysis, ensuring that data is well-organized, accessible, and available for future use. The successful candidate will identify and evaluate sources of historical avalanche information across Alaska, engage with stakeholders, collect and compile relevant data, and integrate these records into the database. We expect this task to take about four months.
Mission and Values/Culture:
The division-wide mission of DGGS is to determine the potential of Alaska land for the production of metals, minerals, fuels, and geothermal resources, the locations and supplies of groundwater and construction materials, and the potential geologic hazards to buildings, roads, bridges, and other installations and structures (AS 41.08.020). The Climate & Cryosphere Hazards Program (CCHP) within the Geohazards Section uses a combination of field-based observations, remote sensing, and modeling to assess, monitor, and predict the impacts of a changing cryosphere on communities, infrastructure, and resources in Alaska. The current research focus is on snow avalanches, snow variability and distribution, glacier change, and unstable slopes.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
The incumbent will work closely with CCHP team members to develop a high-impact avalanche database that will be widely used by the team, partner organizations, and the public to access and utilize historical avalanche information for the State of Alaska. The successful candidate will bring expertise in snow avalanche science, forecasting networks, data collection and management, and stakeholder engagement. Additional training and support will be provided to ensure success in the role and fulfillment of the position's responsibilities.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This Geologist 2 position is based in the Anchorage DGGS office and offers hybrid telework (with supervisory approval, up to half-time within the state of Alaska) and flexible scheduling options. The position is primarily research-oriented, involving database development, data compilation and analysis, and frequent coordination with team members and stakeholders via telecommunications. Occasional in-person visits to partner organizations and repositories may be necessary to collect historical avalanche records and other non-digital information. We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.
Information Management:
Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Stakeholder Management:
Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
Manages and Organizes Information:
Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
Oral and Written Communication:
Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Click here to learn more about working for the Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES A
bachelor's degree from an accredited college in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geological engineering, engineering geology, or any of their subdivisions, including mining engineering. AND One year of entry professional level experience in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geological engineering, engineering geology, or any of their subdivisions, including mining engineering. This experience is met by service as a Geologist 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.
Substitution:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in any science major, which includes the completion of 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in the above geoscience fields and 24 additional semester hours (36 quarter hours) of course work in natural sciences, may substitute for the education requirement. Equivalent combinations of professional experience and graduate level education in the geoscience fields described above are acceptable and will be considered as follows: 24 graduate semester hours=one full year of graduate education=one full year of professional experience.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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