GIS Technician (Cultural Resources)
Job Code: 2017-RAP-064
Location: Elko
State: Nevada
Program: Research Associate Program
Contract Length: Over 12 Months
Job Description:
The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the BLM (NV) Elko District Office (EKDO) is recruiting A GIS Technician to support to support the District’s cultural resource program. The Technician will use analog records and GIS to insure that cultural resource data from approximately 4,000 records have the correct geospatial data to be stored in the SHPO database. This archaeological archiving and records management project will provide the successful applicant with exposure to federal data, records and database systems, provide insight about how a federal land management agency operates under a multiple use mission, and will offer the opportunity to develop, hone and sharpen skills related to GIS and data management.
Contract Timeline:
o Annual appointment, with potential for extension pending funding and favorable performance, beginning upon November 2017 or upon applicant availability and completion of a DOI Background Investigation
o Full-time, up to 40 hours per week
Location:
The BLM Elko District Office encompasses 12.3 million acres in northeastern Nevada within the Basin and Range Province. Recreation opportunities, including hiking, camping, visiting cultural resource sites, and wildlife viewing, abound in this region. The town of Elko (pop. 18,000) is located along the I-80 corridor and is approximately 230 miles west of Salt Lake City, UT and 290 miles east of Reno, NV. Elko proudly honors its history and culture with events through the year, including the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering and National Basque Festival.
Compensation and Benefits:
o Rate of Pay: $18.00/hour
o Benefits: Paid personal leave (sick and vacation) and holidays; no-cost Affordable Car Act-compliant health care
Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in GIS or Computer Science with coursework in anthropology, history or archaeology; OR Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, History, or allied discipline;
• Educational and field experiences related to archaeology (e.g., mapping, data recording, site photography, routing access to survey sites, and drawing artifacts, structures, and sketch maps as needed); familiarity with historic and prehistoric Great Basin archaeology preferred;
• Proficiency using ArcGIS 10.x and operating hand-held GPS units for navigation and electronic field data collection (previous experience operating Trimble units a plus);
• Experience reviewing and interpreting cultural resource data in reports, maps, photographs, etc.;
• Ability to develop, edit, organize, and manage digital files using databases;
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate BLM land management (multiple-use) principles and cultural resource management concepts;
• Experience conducting research and literature reviews, reviewing and drafting technical reports, and document editing; and
• Previous experience working with the BLM and/or working in the Central Great Basin region highly desirable.

Additional requirements:

• Ability to work independently and in a team setting to accomplish project goals;
• Possess strong organizational skills with ability to meet deadlines and produce professional deliverables including draft documents for team review;
• Flexibility and capability to meet the demands of rapidly changing plans and schedules;
• Possess a valid, state-issued driver’s license and clean driving record with experience safely operating 4WD trucks on and off paved roads, including narrow and steep forest roads, and conducting routine vehicle maintenance;
• Ability to work in harsh and rapidly changing environments, work in all types of weather conditions, traverse uneven terrain, carry upwards of 40 pounds in a backpack, and otherwise maintain good physical condition; and
• Complete a Department of Interior (DOI) Background Investigation (BI). Applicants who already possess a fully adjudicated BI will be strongly considered
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