GEOSCIENTIST – MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY

Post Designation: GEOSCIENTIST (MUSEUM) GRADE 8

1 X Post: Windhoek

Salary Scale: N$227 453 – 271 828

Benefits: Transport Allowance: N$8 760 p.a

Housing Allowance: N$14 520 p.a

Minimum Requirements: An appropriate B.Sc. (Honours) Degree in Geology or equivalent degree in the fields of Earth Sciences, Palaeontology, Mineralogy, at NQF L8.

Additional Requirements:

• Valid Driver’s license and;
•  Computer literacy

Key Responsibilities:

•  Assist Chief Geoscientist in conducting activities of the Museum Subdivision;
•  Identifying maintenance issues in the museum and liaising with maintenance section for rectification;
•  Compile information leaflets and write articles for promoting the museum;
•  Prepare material for outreach activities and participate in outreach events;
• © Produce photographic work for geological documentation and lecture presentations;
• © Conduct Geoscientific Research: – researching collections with a view to produce scientific publications;
• © Conduct Palaeontological and Geological Survey in accordance with organizational strategy;
• Participate in field expeditions, visit important sites, collect fossils and minerals;
•  Keep record of mineral, rock, meteorite, and fossil specimens in accordance with museum curation standard operational procedures;
•  Maintain digital catalogue of the Museum; and Present and exhibit work at local, national, and international conferences, workshops, and other public forums.