"FWS Fall 2025, KY Geological Survey Student Employee"

Job Details

Job Title: FWS Fall 2025, KY Geological Survey Student Employee

Requisition Number: DU13856

Department Name: 1B531:Federal Work Study

Work Location: 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg Lexington, KY, 40506

Salary Range: $15.00 - $16.00

Type of Position: Student

Position Time Status: Part-Time

Required Education: High school education.

Required Related Experience: N/A

Required License/Registration/Certification: N/A

Physical Requirements: Ability to lift 25 lbs. boxes, push wheeled carts, and move stacks of publications from one storage location to another. Ability to handle materials above head to shelve/store. Typing, sitting for long periods of time, operating scanning equipment.

Shift: Weekdays between 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Job Summary: The Kentucky Geological Survey is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated individual for a federal work study student position. The position will include organization and cataloging of the publications and documents at the Mining and Mineral Resources Building. What you’ll do: Catalog research documents, including publications, theses and maps; Learning established KGS naming conventions for files and other resources; Use established criteria for 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.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities: Attention to detail, organizational skills, excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills, teamwork, must have legible handwriting, data entry, filing and scanning experience.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?: No

Preferred Education/Experience: Experience with data management, Excel or similar spreadsheet tools; entering item-level metadata; experience organizing and cataloging collections of physical items; interest in preservation and archival storage a plus. Library Science majors preferred.

Deadline to Apply: 09/16/2025