[Cig-jobpostings] Research Position in Crustal Deformation Research at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park or Pasadena

[Minson, Sarah]

Research Position in Crustal Deformation Research at the U.S. Geological
Survey

The U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Science Center (ESC) seeks to fill a
research position within the broad areas of conducting basic research into
crustal deformation processes. This is a permanent position classified as a
Research Geophysicist in Pasadena, CA or Menlo Park, CA at the GS-13 or
GS-14 level with promotion potential to the GS-15 level.

Successful applicants will be expected to make significant contributions to
a vigorous program of crustal deformation research, especially as
pertaining to development of new approaches for estimating long-term slip
rates on Western US faults using geodetic data and devising methods for
practically implementing this information in the National Seismic Hazard
Model.  Research results should have direct impacts on:  better quantifying
long-term fault slip rates in southern California and other regions
pertinent to the Earthquake Hazards Program mission, resolving outstanding
geologic/geodetic slip rate discrepancies, developing deformation models
that can inform time-dependent earthquake hazard assessments, and
quantifying errors in model parameters.  Additional areas for collaboration
with fellow ESC research scientists may include resolving the spatial and
temporal partitioning of coseismic and aseismic fault slip within and over
multiple earthquake cycles, connecting geodet!
 ic observations with fault constitutive or bulk rheological properties,
further development of geodetic approaches for improved earthquake early
warning and rapid response, and understanding transient deformation and its
relationship to tremor in the San Andreas fault system and/or the Cascadia
subduction zone.

Successful applicants will utilize applied mathematics, statistics,
geodesy, geophysics, and/or seismology to conduct original research that
characterizes crustal deformation with quantitative error analysis for
earthquake hazard assessment applications.  Research studies will utilize
GNSS, InSAR, and other geodetic data and will address the mechanics of
crustal deformation, for example by developing models grounded in elastic
or quasi-static dislocation theory; resolving the spatial and temporal
partitioning of coseismic and aseismic deformation; and characterizing how
physical properties of faults and/or the crust affect interseismic and
postseismic deformation rates.  Research products will feed directly into
short-term and long-term earthquake forecasting for probabilistic seismic
hazard assessment; additional applications may include EEW and rapid
earthquake response.

Applications (resume and responses to application questions) for this
vacancy must be received online via USAJOBS before Friday September 21, 2018.
Resumes MUST adhere to the format prescribed on USAJOBS, including full
narrative descriptions of “Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills” for
past work experience.  Resumes should include detailed information for
current and past positions: job title; name of company/agency; dates of
employment (including month and year of start and end); number of hours
worked per week; salary; a narrative (not bullet list) of duties,
responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities; and supervisor’s name
and contact information (along with a statement indicating “can call/do not
call/contact me before calling” if desired).  Typical resume length is a
minimum of two pages with half a page per position.

Transcripts, SF-50s, licenses, and other documents as appropriate MUST be
attached as required by the Vacancy Announcement. A full description of the
job opening, qualifications and instructions on how to apply can be found
at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/508893500
The Job Announcement Number is SAC-2018-0328. The salary range is $98,747
to $161,817 per year in Pasadena, CA or Menlo Park, CA.  U.S. citizenship
is required.

Contact Yvonne Jacobs with questions about the application process
(phone: 916 278-9386, email: yjacobs at usgs.gov .)
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