Role Description

Skills required

You’ll need:

• scientific and technical skills
• observational skills
• a methodical approach, including problem solving
• the ability to work with statistical and graphical information

What you'll do

You’ll use a range of investigation methods, including drilling, seismic surveying, satellite and aerial imagery, and electromagnetic measurement.
 
Geoscience is a broad subject. You could specialise in an area like geophysics, environmental geology, natural hazards, energy resources, or mining and extraction.

You’ll use your knowledge and expertise in a number of ways, like:

• assessing the ground for building suitability on engineering projects like dam or tunnel building
• advising on suitable sites for landfill or storage of nuclear waste
• searching for energy resources and minerals, like gas and oil
• designing projects to search for new water supplies
• studying volcanic and seismic activity to develop early warning systems for communities living close to earthquake zones