ShakeAlert Geophysicist
Thomas, Valerie I
The USGS Earthquake Science Center seeks a Geophysicist to join the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning team.
Bring your professional scientific and technical skills to lead the operation, performance monitoring, and ongoing improvement of the dynamic and evolving ShakeAlert System!
This permanent position is offered at the GS-13 level (salary range $120,246 - $167,336 per year) and can be in any of three locations: Pasadena, California; Moffett Field, California; or Seattle, Washington. The incumbent will work directly with the ShakeAlert team and generally be responsible for:
- Leading and overseeing the scientific aspects of the operation and performance of the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning production system.
- Directing both internal and external staff and coordinate a wide range of cooperative work among geographically distributed technical and scientific partners, end users, and other external stakeholders.
- Analyzing seismic, geodetic, and other geophysical data, system logs, and test results to assess system performance considering system design goals. This includes proposing improvement and evaluating changes.
- Overseeing the geophysical data acquisition, quality analysis, processing, and product publication activities for complex, multi-state collections of geophysical monitoring networks.
- Providing scientific input to establish and apply performance standards and metrics for the ShakeAlert system, and for its individual sub-components. This includes participating in the design, documentation, and development of the system.
Application Process:
Apply online at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/790823600
The advertisement for this permanent, full-time position posted on USAJOBS on May 13, 2024 and will close on May 29, 2024 (please don’t wait to apply as there is a cap on the number of allowed applicants and the opportunity may close early).
There is a single Job Announcement for the general public and current federal employees:
USGS-SAC-24-12398327-DE-ML
Contact Michelle Liu (ml...@usgs.gov) with questions about the application process or Valerie Thomas (vth...@usgs.gov) with questions about the anticipated role.
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The U.S. Geological Survey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Valerie Thomas | Earthquake Early Warning Project Manager, Geophysicist
U.S. Geological Survey | cell: (626) 646-3898
Caltech Seismological Lab | Working remotely; please call my cell rather than my office
525 So. Wilson Ave | val...@caltech.edu or
Pasadena, CA 91106 | vth...@usgs.gov