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APPLY NOW   Public Land Name: Mammoth Cave National Park Position Title: Karst Geoscience Research Assistant Agency: NPS Position Type: GeoCorps Position ID Number: 2015039 Location: Mammoth Cave, KY Accepting Applications? # of current Applicants: 0 Position Description: The primary duty of the GeoCorps participant will be to assist the park in updating and expanding its inventory of caves and karst features in the park. Field work will include locating previously unknown caves, checking recorded locations to determine if caves are present, and recording vital data (GPS locations, hydrology, geologic data, etc.) on entrances to caves. It will also include placing permanent brass markers at cave locations. Office work will include combing records for caves that have not been field checked and entering data concerning caves into park databases and GIS. The selected individual will also have the opportunity to assist with other cave-related and karst hydrology research and education in the park, including water sampling and water quality projects. The exact nature of additional opportunities will depend on when the individual is available and what researchers will be in the field. Individual may also assist with Karst Field Studies, Geoscience-Teachers-in-the-Park and other geology education classes that occur in the park. The individual will work under the supervision of the park’s GIS Specialist. 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. If you have questions about the application and selection process, please contact GSA's GeoCorps managers.  If you have questions about any aspect of the position — description, qualifications, housing, dates — please direct them to the contact(s) listed in the project description. Remember, application materials can only be submitted online. The project contact(s) will not accept application materials sent to them via e-mail, mail, fax, etc. See the full program details at the GeoCorps homepage.