Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Geoscientist, Natural Resource Scientist 2 (NRSci2)

Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Geoscientist, Natural Resource Scientist 2 (NRSci2)
Recruitment #2024-10-A404
Full-time, Permanent, Represented position
Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WAWork Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $4,632.00 – $6,227.00 Monthly 

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 10/16/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

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Responsibilities:

• Interpret lidar derivatives and orthoimagery in ArcPro for digitizing landslide landforms.
• Participate in the Wildfire-Associated Landslide Emergency Response Team for assessing geologic hazards post-wildfire.
• Assist in conducting post-fire hazard assessments, including reconnaissance evaluations and installing/maintaining monitoring equipment.
• Contribute to reports about post-fire geological hazards.
• Perform field validation of landslides and alluvial fans.
• Update and create landslide inventories, susceptibility modeling, and hazard/risk maps, and verify these maps in the field.
• Manage and populate spatial geodatabases related to landslide data.
• Provide scientific consultation to state and local agencies and engage with stakeholders to promote and educate on landslide hazard assessments, as part of a team.
• Work well as part of a team to complete program objectives.

Required Qualifications: 

• A Bachelor of Science degree in an earth science field AND three years of professional experience in geology assessing and identifying landslide hazards from remote sensing and field assessments
  OR A Master of Science AND one year of professional experience in geology assessing and identifying landslide hazards from remote sensing and field assessments
  OR a PhD if the field of study is like the scope of work performed in this position.
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. 
• Experience in collecting, compiling, managing, and digitizing geospatial and tabular data in the interpretation of lidar and aerial imagery.
• Experience in GIS, demonstrated by experience and (or) coursework.
• Experience completing field investigations in a variety of topographic and environmental settings including rugged, uneven terrain.
• Excellent verbal communication skills particularly regarding difficult topics, and with members of the public