Project title: Future-Ready DOST: Upscaling and Integrating Geospatial Analytics and AI in Planning and Decision-Making – GGRDD: GATES Project 3

 

Division/Section: Geology Geophysics Research and Development Division (GGRDD) – Geom&HAS

 

Implementing Agency:

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

 

Employment status:

Contract of Services under PHIVOLCS locally-funded project

 

Contract Duration: April 2026 to June 2026 (may be renewed if performance is satisfactory)

 

One (1) Project Technical Specialist I

Monthly Salary: PhP 54,833.00

 

Job Description

  1. Support the maintenance and operational efficiency of Project 3’s systems and platforms, ensuring reliability and optimal performance;
  2. Develop and implement quality assurance (QA) plans, test cases, and validation protocols for geospatial systems, decision-support tools, and chatbot platforms;
  3. Conduct comprehensive functional, usability, and performance testing across system components during development, integration, and deployment phases;
  4. Monitor and evaluate compliance of system outputs with defined project specifications, user requirements, and data quality standards;
  5. Facilitate and document User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including the collection, synthesis, and analysis of user feedback to support continuous system refinement;
  6. Identify, log, and track software bugs or system issues; collaborate with developers and cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution;
  7. Verify the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of datasets used in system tools and models to maintain data integrity and decision-making reliability;
  8. Review system documentation to ensure alignment with actual system functions and operational behaviors;
  9. Participate in system deployment and roll-out activities to validate system functionality and support post-launch improvements;
  10. Contribute to the formulation and enhancement of QA guidelines, testing procedures, and continuous improvement strategies aligned with industrial engineering practices;
  11. Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Project Leader and senior project staff.

 

Educational Background

Preferably Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, or Geospatial-related courses (Geology, Geography; Geodetic Engineering). Other courses: BS Fine Arts, BS Multimedia Arts

 

Experience/Training/Competency

Critical thinker; Analytical; Knowledgeable and skilled in processes and systems evaluation and management;

 

Requirements:

a. Application letter addressed to:

Dr. Teresito C. Bacolcol

Director, PHIVOLCS

PHIVOLCS Bldg., C.P. Garcia Ave., U.P. Campus, Diliman, Quezon City

b. Fully accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS) with recent passport-size picture (CS Form No. 212, Revised 2017) which can be downloaded at csc.gov.ph;

c. Curriculum Vitae

d. Transcript of Records

e. Copy of Diploma

 

APPLICATIONS WITH INCOMPLETE DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

 

Submit on or before 5:00PM April 26,2026

Send to Send to hrmds@phivolcs.dost.gov.ph, cc: gatesplansmart@gmail.com

(NOTE: Please indicate the complete position title, section and division in your application letter)