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Employment opportunities

State Geologic Surveys often have excellent employment opportunities around the nation for Geoscientists and Non-geoscientists alike.

Download and review any of the documents below for current job descriptions and contact information. Questions about a listing? Please contact the individual State Survey that is advertizing the position.

If you are a State Geologist and would like to post a listing for a vacant position in your state's Geological Survey, contact Bob Swenson for instructions.

  • Hydrologist I opening - New Hampshire GS - The New Hampshire Geological Survey, a unit of the Department of Environmental Services, has an immediate opening for a hydrogeologist with expertise in geographic information systems (GIS). This position is a temporary position funded for eighteen (18) months, with the potential for continued funding and an opportunity for career growth.
  • Research Assistant Professor, Economic Geology and Geothermal Systems - The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG), a research and public service unit of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and the state geological survey, seeks a geoscientist for a tenure-track faculty position beginning on or after July 1, 2011. Managed as part of the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering within the College of Science at UNR, NBMG functions as an academic unit, and its principal scientists are tenure-track faculty members. The University of Nevada, Reno seeks applicants with interests in research on both mineral deposits and geothermal systems. Applicants must have a doctorate in geology or a related geoscience field by the time of hire and a demonstrated record of research as indicated by dissertation research or peer-reviewed publications.