Seasonal Physical Scientist: Field Data & Geospatial Tech

National Park Service; California; On-site; USD 33,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service in the United States is seeking a GIS field data technician to support natural and cultural resources inventory and monitoring within a park unit in California.

Responsibilities include collecting field data, operating GPS/GNSS equipment and data loggers, troubleshooting field devices, and helping develop geospatial outputs such as maps and reports for management and research purposes.

Qualifications

• Must be able to collect field data for resources inventories and monitoring.
• Experience operating GPS/GNSS equipment and related data collection apps.

Responsibilities

• Collect field data contributing to natural/cultural resources inventory or monitoring.
• Operate and troubleshoot field monitoring installations (power, dataloggers, sensors).
• Assist with preparation of management/scientific reports from results of protection and monitoring activities.
• Use mapping-grade GPS/GNSS and apps like Collector for ArcGIS to collect and record field data.
• Design and develop geospatial outputs such as maps, graphics, and reports.

Skills

Field data collection

GPS/GNSS

Geospatial data analysis

Tools

Trimble

Collector for ArcGIS

Job description

The National Park Service in the United States is seeking a GIS field data technician to support natural and cultural resources inventory and monitoring within a park unit in California.

Responsibilities include collecting field data, operating GPS/GNSS equipment and data loggers, troubleshooting field devices, and helping develop geospatial outputs such as maps and reports for management and research purposes.