USGS Mendenhall Postdoc Opportunity

A Mendenhall Postdoc Opportunity from the U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Team

Title: Dynamic Rupture, Ground Motion and High-Speed Fault Strength

We wish to draw your attention to a Postdoctoral opportunity that is currently being offered by the USGS Earthquake Hazards Team. Recently graduated or soon-to-be graduating PhD students are encouraged to develop a focused research program that fits broadly within the topic of the physics of dynamic earthquake rupture. Candidates with backgrounds in areas such as seismology, earthquake engineering, computer modeling, applied mathematics or laboratory rock mechanics would be most appropriate.

The application deadline is November 9, 2009. Candidates must have completed their PhD between November 9, 2004 and the starting date (October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011).

Details of the USGS Mendenhall Postdoc Research Program can be found at the USGS website: http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc

Note that this is Research Opportunity #31 out of a total of 62 being offered for fiscal year 2011.

For more information, and to discuss how to proceed with preparing an application, please contact any of the following research advisors:

David Lockner, (650) 329-4826, dlockner@usgs.gov
Brad Aagaard, (650) 329-4789, baagaard@usgs.gov
Joe Andrews, (650) 329-5606, jandrews@usgs.gov
Nick Beeler, (650) 329-4863, nbeeler@usgs.gov
William Ellsworth, (650) 329-4784, ellsworth@usgs.gov
Ruth Harris, (650) 329-4842, harris@usgs.gov