United States Geological Survey (USGS) open position: Computer Scientist / Geophysicist for Earthquake Early Warning
Yoon, Clara
Job opportunity with the USGS!
Applications are due 1/4/2019!
Job
location: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Department of Interior,
Earthquake Science Center, Pasadena, CA
US
Geological Survey is seeking IT professionals to join the team developing and
operating the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning (EEW) system (https://www.shakealert.org/).
It is a mission-critical, distributed system that rapidly detects earthquakes
and generates and issues alerts 24/7 to institutional users and the public before the
severe shaking in an impending damaging earthquake happens on
the West Coast of the U.S. The mission is to have far reaching
impacts including reducing injuries and property damage. Examples of
ShakeAlert customers are emergency planners and responders, scientists, utility
and transportation organizations, private companies, and the public.
These positions are at the main testing and monitoring center in
Pasadena, CA, which operates a comprehensive code management, testing and
certification platform in a Linux environment. Applicants who have experience
in scientific software development and operations projects in a real-time Linux
environment will receive consideration for this opportunity. Development
environment includes Java, C, C++, Python, Puppet, ActiveMQ, Git,
and Perl. Please, apply only if you have experience that is
relevant to this opportunity.
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Appointment is Permanent, Full-Time
* Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
* Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
* Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period.
* More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.
* Read the https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/519078200#overview for Main
Duties, and Qualifications
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER
You must apply online at USAJOBS [open to all US citizens]:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/519078200#overview
Announcement
number: SAC-2019-0003
Closing date is January 4, 2019. Be sure to apply as soon as possible. Please carefully follow the instructions and resume guidelines when applying. The resumes MUST include detailed information for current and past positions: job title, name of company/agency, month/yr to month/yr, (e.g., March 2012 – June 2013), number of hours worked per week, salary, supervisor’s name and # (can include statement, “can call/do not call/contact me before calling,”) and narrative (not bullet list) of duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Please submit all the requested materials, including transcripts as early as possible to meet the 01/04/2019 due date.
If you have questions about the application process, please contact Earl Emerson at pac...@usgs.gov.