Geoscience Data Associate

The job overview for the Geoscience Data Associate position is that the candidate will be responsible for digitizing information from paper records and building a comprehensive and organized digital archive of Zambian geoscience data. They will work closely with software engineers, data scientists, and geologists to create a high-quality, searchable, and permanent digital record. The candidate will also contribute to the digitization approach, track scanned documents, and ensure the quality and success of the data upload pipeline.

• Work closely with software engineers, data scientists, and geologists to build a high-quality, searchable, permanent digital record of Zambian geoscience data
• Contribute to the approach to digitization and provide feedback to improve operational efficiency
• Scan paper reports, maps, and photographs and input corresponding metadata
• Track which documents have been scanned and maintain a backlog of documents to be scanned
• Confirm the quality of scans and the success of the data upload pipeline

• Highly motivated and experienced Geoscience Data Associate
• Familiarity with digitizing information from paper records
• Ability to scan reports, photographs, and large format maps
• Proficient in annotating and adding metadata to scanned files
• Experience in building a comprehensive and organized digital archive of geoscience data
• Strong collaboration skills with software engineers, data scientists, and geologists
• Knowledge of approaches to digitization and ability to provide feedback for operational efficiency
• Proficient in tracking scanned documents and backlog
• Attention to detail in confirming the quality of scans and success of data upload pipeline

• Permanent digital record of Zambian geoscience data
• Contribution to digitization approach and feedback to improve operational efficiency
• Hands-on work with paper reports, maps, and photographs
• Digitally scanning and typing in corresponding metadata
• Tracking scanned documents and backlog
• Confirming quality of scans and success of data upload pipeline
• Opportunity to learn about geologic fundamentals, airborne imagery, and mineral exploration
• Extreme attention to detail
• Good computer skills, including working knowledge of Excel
• Preferred experience with Python or other programming languages
• Preferred experience troubleshooting and fixing basic computer and networking problems
• Equal employment opportunity for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or veteran status
• Full-time contract role with potential to convert to permanent position within the first year
• Location: All candidates must be legally eligible to work in Zambia and have a valid Driver's license