Subsurface Materials Geoscientist

Subsurface Materials Geoscientist, Natural Resource Scientist 3 (NRSci3)
Full-time, Project, Represented position (WFSE)
Anticipated Project is October 2026 through June 2027

Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered 
Salary: $6,229.00 - $8,374.00 monthly 

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 8/6/2026. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.
 

Responsibilities:
 

• Develops and maintains a comprehensive inventory database system to track archived materials, including linking materials to relevant publications. 
• Facilitates future public access to sample information. 
• Locates Washington sample materials held by external partners and determines if materials are suitable for consideration of requesting materials for permanent storage within WGS. 
• Receives new materials from WGS staff and external donors, and updates the inventory accordingly. 
• Thoroughly checks sample inventory and gathers sample information to enhance metadata.
• Creates archival-quality labels and a storage system. 
• Identifies samples at risk of degradation from improper boxing or storage and re-boxes samples as appropriate. 
• Upon request, arranges sample viewing or check-out. 
• Once accurate inventory is finalized, assists in creating public-facing inventory and webpage. 
• Determines appropriate analyses and performs sampling as needed, including determining whether destructive sampling is permissible. 
• Designs and maintains database structure for analytical results and compiles results from literature. 
• Manages physical materials warehouse safety and maintenance. 

Required Qualifications: 
You must meet all the Required Qualifications and Competencies to be considered for this position. There are multiple pathways to meet qualifications, such as education, volunteer work, life skills, and experience.  It is important that you clearly communicate in your application material that your skills align with the position and qualifications. 
 

• A bachelor’s degree with major study in geology or closely related field AND (4) four years of professional geoscience or closely related work experience 
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• GIS experience, focused on editing, attribution, and metadata writing for vector-based spatial geodatasets.

These qualifications are not required. However, it can help you stand out as a candidate and should be highlighted in your application material.

• Master's degree in geology or a closely related field. 
• Experience creating or managing inventories in a warehouse setting. 
• Experience in laboratory sampling and analytical techniques. 
• Forklift experience.