Employment Opportunities

  • Geologic Records Curator
    Deadline: June 30th, 2023
    The Kentucky Geological Survey is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated individual to work on a two-year grant funded project. The project’s goals include organization and cataloging of the publications and documents at the Earth Analysis Research Library in a facility off-campus. The position is eligible for healthcare benefits.

    What you’ll do:
    • Catalog research documents, including publications, theses and maps
    • Perform condition assessments and item repair if necessary
    • Identify and match physical samples to existing resources and assign unique identifiers
    • Learning established KGS naming conventions for files and other resources
    • Develop a storage plan for a specific, climate-controlled space
    • Use established criteria for deaccessioning and scanning needs
    • Recording metadata and description of physical and digital representations of items
    • Work closely with KGS staff to ensure data conformity and collection management systems
    You’ll be a great fit if:
    • You have high attention to detail and can spot minute differences between data
    • You have an interest in geology or earth sciences
    • You care about findability and preservation of research data
    • Your written and verbal communication skills are clear (including handwriting)
    • You enjoy working on a small team
    • You are skilled at organizing things by topic, type, and/or identifying relationships between items/collections
    • You have (or desire) training with archival preservation techniques and library systems
    • You have reliable transportation to access the facility on a daily basis
    Where you’ll work:
    EARL is a rock, mineral and soil analysis and storage facility located off UK’s campus. Your primary place of work is inside the Records Room at EARL, adjacent to the storage facility.
    Learn more and apply here

  • Geologic Archive Technician
    Deadline: June 30th, 2023
    The Kentucky Geological Survey is seeking a safety-conscious and self-motivated employee to contribute to a grant-funded project preserving rock cores for use in research. The position will last until Nov 30, 2024, and is eligible for healthcare benefits.

    What you’ll do:
    • Use a pallet jack to maneuver rock cores through the storage facility for analysis
    • Preserve and document rock cores for research
    • Identify, label and re-house rock cores with a team
    • Use a rock hammer and rock saw to resize core pieces for storage
    • Write or transcribe notes by hand and/or in a database
    • Compose and maintain project notes for analysis
    • Follow best practices for preservation and storage of geologic samples
    You’ll be a great fit if:
    • You have high attention to detail and can spot minute differences between data
    • You’ve got a geology or earth science background
    • You care about findability and preservation of research data
    • Your written and verbal communication skills are clear (including handwriting)
    • You enjoy working on a small team
    • You have (or desire) training with pallet jacks, rock saws or tile saws
    • You are familiar with rock cores and desire to learn more about core description
    Where you’ll work:
    EARL is a rock, mineral and soil analysis and storage facility located off UK’s campus. Your primary place of work is inside the Records Room at EARL, adjacent to the storage facility.
    Learn more and apply here

  • Geologic Core Technician
    Deadline: June 30th, 2023
    The Kentucky Geological Survey is seeking a safety-conscious and self-motivated employee to contribute to a grant-funded project describing and analyzing geologic core samples. The position will last six months, and is eligible for healthcare benefits.

    What you’ll do:
    • Preserve, document and describe rock cores for research purposes pertaining to critical mineral projects
    • Pull rock cores from the storage facility to be analyzed
    • Compose descriptions using correct geologic nomenclature
    • Re-house rock cores in the storage facility using a pallet jack
    • Prepare samples for analysis with a rock saw
    • Perform quality assurance and quality control checks to ensure data accuracy and discoverability
    • Write notes by hand and enter data into the KGS Database
    You’ll be a great fit if:
    • You have high attention to detail and can spot minute differences between data
    • You’ve got a geology or earth science background
    • You care about findability and preservation of research data
    • Your written and verbal communication skills are clear (including handwriting)
    • You enjoy working on a small team
    • You have (or desire) training with pallet jacks, rock saws or tile saws
    Where you’ll work:
    EARL is a rock, mineral and soil analysis and storage facility located off UK’s campus. Your primary place of work is inside the Records Room at EARL, adjacent to the storage facility.
    Learn more and apply here

KGS Mission: The Kentucky Geological Survey is a state supported research center and public resource within the University of Kentucky. Our mission is to support sustainable prosperity of the Commonwealth, the vitality of its flagship university, and the welfare of its people. We do this by conducting research and providing unbiased information about geologic resources, environmental issues, and natural hazards affecting Kentucky.

  • KGS Strategic Plan

    • The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

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