Natural Resource Scientist 2

Natural Resources Scientist 2: NRS 2 PWDF

NRS2 Responsibilities:

• Interpret lidar derivatives and orthoimagery in ArcPro for digitizing landslide landforms.
• Participate in the Wildfire-Associated Landslide Emergency Response Team for assessing geologic hazards post-wildfire.
• Assist in conducting post-fire hazard assessments, including reconnaissance evaluations and installing/maintaining monitoring equipment.
• Contribute to reports about post-fire geological hazards.
• Perform field validation of landslides and alluvial fans.
• Update and create landslide inventories, susceptibility modeling, and hazard/risk maps, and verify these maps in the field.
• Manage and populate spatial geodatabases related to landslide data.
• Provide scientific consultation to state and local agencies and engage with stakeholders to promote and educate on landslide hazard assessments, as part of a team.
• Work well as part of a team to complete program objectives.