It explains the recruiting and hiring practices followed by the Ontario Geological Survey. It is recommended that you become familiar with the information in this pamphlet before making an application for field work. Assistants are responsible for the collection and preparation of samples in the field, digital data plotting, and may be required to take field notes. Conditions under which field crews live and work vary widely with location and the nature of the project. Some crews are housed in cottages or motels, while others live in tents for all or part of the field season.
Many crews operate near roads and much of their work and logistical support involves truck travel.
A few crews, however, operate in remote areas and are regularly supplied by float-equipped aircraft and use motorised boats and canoes for transportation. Because of climatic conditions, the length of the field season will vary with location. Most field projects are conducted between May 15 and September 1. Senior Assistants are responsible for independently recording geological information in the field and share some responsibility for planning, supervision and geological interpretation with the project leader. Successful applicants for these positions are generally recent graduates or graduate students in geology who have a minimum of two summers mapping experience.