| Public Land Name: | Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve | | Position Title: | Education Specialist / Resource Specialist | | Position ID Number: | 20 | | Location: | Arco, ID | | Position Description: | The GeoCorps participant’s duties will involve a combination of geology education, research, inventory, and monitoring activities. After two weeks of training, the participant will spend half of the remaining weeks interpreting the geology and other natural resources to the visiting public by giving guided walks, informal presentations, and working the visitor information desk. The remaining time will be spent working independently, as a team, or in conjunction/consultation with the park geologist producing a 1/12,000 Geologic Map of the Tree Molds Trail area with accompanying map sheets on geologic points of interest, with text and photographs. Position may also involve inventory and monitoring of geologic resources. Prior to starting this position a government security background clearance will be required. This position is offered through the Geological Society of America's GeoCorps America Program in partnership with the National Park Service’s Geoscientists-in-the-Parks Program. | | Qualifications: | Applicants should have or be pursuing an undergraduate degree in geology or earth science education; applicants with advanced degrees in geology are welcome to apply. Experience presenting resource education to the public is a plus. Familiarity with ArcGIS and GPS mapping skills will make the applicant more competitive. Applicants must be capable of hiking at least 5 miles in hot and arid conditions over rough ground and be comfortable speaking before a group of people. Applicants must have a valid driver's license. | | Position Dates: | May 26 - Aug 15; 12 weeks | | Payment: | $2750; housing provided | | Housing Available: | The park will provide, at no cost to the participant, a furnished studio apartment shared with one other person or a furnished 3 bedroom, 2-bath house shared with up to 6 people (must be flexible with co-ed dorm sharing if necessary). All cooking and dining equipment provided. Laundry facility available on site. Applicants need to bring their own towels and bedding. Personal transportation will be needed to buy groceries, etc. | Physical/Natural
Environment: | The Craters of the Moon Lava Field is a composite field made up of about 60 lava flows and 25 cones. It is the largest and most complex of the Late Pleistocene and Holocene basaltic lava fields on the eastern Snake River Plain, and is the largest dominantly Holocene basaltic lava field in the lower 48 States. It has nearly every type of feature associated with basaltic volcanism. The monument covers 1,100 square miles and has more than 400 miles of unpaved roads. | | Work Environment: | The park is high desert (approx 6,000 ft) - the average summer temperature is between 50 and 90 degrees. Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve is located 18 miles from Arco, a small town of 1,000. Idaho Falls and Twin Falls are both about 90 miles away, but have all major shopping. Yellowstone and Grand Teton parks are less than 4 hours away. Sun Valley is only about 65 miles away. | | # of current Applicants: | 9 |
If you have questions about the application and selection process, please contact Anny Jones. If you have questions about any aspect of the position — description, qualifications, housing, dates — please contact the primary or secondary contact below:
| | PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION | | Contact Name: | Doug Owen | | Title: | Park Ranger, Lead Interpreter/Park Geologist | | Street Address: | Craters of the Moon NM and Preserve
18 miles SW of Arco on HWY 20/26/93
P.O. Box 29 | | City/State/Zip: | Arco, ID 83213 | | Phone: | 208-527-1331 | | Email: | doug_owen@nps.gov | | Website: | http://www.nps.gov/crmo |
| | SECONDARY CONTACT INFORMATION | | Contact Name: | Ted Stout | | Title: | Chief of Interpretation | | Street Address: | Craters of the Moon NM and Preserve
18 miles SW of Arco on HWY 20/26/93
P.O. Box 29 | | City/State/Zip: | Arco, ID 83213 | | Phone: | 208-527-1330 | | Email: | ted_stout@nps.gov | | Website: | http://www.nps.gov/crmo |
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