Geologist

The TERM position will be funded with project funds for the life of major infrastructure projects in Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA), including the Trans Canyon Water Line Project (TCWL), the North Rim Infrastructure Project, the South Rim Wastewater Treatment Plant, and others.

Work under these projects during preparation, compliance, construction, and post-construction monitoring will including inventory, monitoring, and protection of sensitive paleontological resources, evaluation of borehole data, evaluation, and interpretation of extensive amounts of geophysical and LiDAR data, and the identification and evaluation and potential mitigation of geohazards (e.g., rockfalls, debris flows).

Threats and vulnerabilities to resources, infrastructure, personnel, and visitors will be identified and evaluated.

Critical geological, geophysical, and paleontological data and reports will be provided during planning, compliance, and construction phases for these infrastructure projects.

GRCA requires this position to lead these efforts, plan studies, lead and assist field crews, conduct field studies, and collect geological data to ensure that collected data will inform TCWL and other major infrastructure projects planning and construction.

Major Duties:
Plans, coordinates, manages, and leads comprehensive geologic projects and studies.
Collects, manages, analyzes, and interprets geologic data using standard and novel methods and procedures.

Develops, modifies, and utilizes spatial and relational databases and related applications to maintain and synthesize geologic data for planning and analysis.

Develops proposals for scientific investigations related to the geological sciences, including scopes of work, expected benefits and work products, timelines, and budgets.

Writes, communicates, and publishes reports of geologic findings in internal or external reports, presentations, recommendations to resource managers, or scientific journal publications.

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of ten (10) years.

Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service.

The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last.

This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension.

No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action.

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