Geologist 2 Geohazards - Avalanche database

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.