Six Announcements from the SCEC Community

Dear SCEC Community,

See the following announcements:

• The USGS Earthquake Science Center seeks a Geophysicist to join the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning team.
• Seismological Instrument Technician position with the Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey
• Pre-registration opened for the 4th Cargese school on earthquakes (Corsica, France), Oct 14-18
• Assistant Researcher position - Berkeley Seismology Lab
• Abstract Deadline Extended for SSA Photonic Seismology Topical Meeting
• BSSA Call for Papers: Special Issue on Improving Measurements of Earthquake Source Parameters

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On behalf of Valerie L. Thomas, USGS

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).

Contact Michelle Liu (mliu@usgs.gov) with questions about the application process or Valerie Thomas (vthomas@usgs.gov) with questions about the anticipated role.

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On behalf of DarylAnne Gomez, California Geological Survey

Seismological Instrument Technician position with the Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey 

The California Geological Survey has an opening for the position of Seismological Instrument Technician I. Under the general supervision and work direction of the Senior Precision Electronic Specialist, the Seismological Instrument Technician I is responsible for performing as a member of a team installing and maintaining complex accelerographic and data communication systems in buildings or other structures and at remote sites throughout the state, in support of the Earthquake Engineering Program (EEP) in the Department of Conservation’s California Geological Survey (CGS).

More details and application link: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=430775

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On behalf of Yihe Huang, University of Michigan

Pre-registration opened for the 4th Cargese school on earthquakes (Corsica, France), Oct 14-18

The training school on ‘Earthquakes: nucleation, triggering, rupture, and relationships with aseismic processes’ will be held in Cargèse, Corsica, France, from October 14th to October 18th 2024. This school will be a follow-up of similar ones held in 2014,  2017, and 2021(see e.g. earthquakes3.sciencesconf.org). We expect attendance of about 60 early career researchers (including PhD students and post-docs) and about 15 mid-career and senior researchers from all around the world.

The program comprises four sessions including lectures, tutorials and discussion sections:

• the complete slip spectrum
• earthquake nucleation and triggering
• the earthquake cycle
• natural and induced hazards

Pre-registration is open until June 10th. Priority will be given to Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral researchers, early career researchers, and new participants. Participants will have the opportunity to give oral (10 to 15 minutes long) or poster presentations.

For more complete information, see the school website at earthquakes4.sciencesconf.org

Please be sure to share this information widely amongst your students, colleagues, and others who may be interested in attending.

Best regards,

Anthony Sladen, Mathilde Radiguet, Thea Ragon, Jean-Paul Ampuero, Alice Gabriel, Aitaro Kato, and Yihe Huang

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On behalf of Christina M Valen, UCSD

Assistant Researcher - Berkeley Seismology Lab

The Berkeley Seismological Lab (BSL) is seeking a highly motivated individual to conduct research on earthquake early warning (EEW) and geodetic monitoring. This includes the development and improvement of EEW algorithms as well as contribution to the development, operations and maintenance of the Bay Area Regional Deformation (BARD) network. The primary responsibilities for this position are:

• Assess the performance of current EEW algorithms with particular emphasis on the EPIC algorithm used as part of the ShakeAlert EEW system;
• Propose, test and validate innovative solutions to improve the efficiency and accuracy of EEW algorithms;
• Develop open-source high-level tools in collaboration with national and international partners for monitoring the performance of geodetic networks (and in particular of the BARD network) and identify early signs of equipment failures;
• Contribute to improving data availability and quality of the BARD network. Lead the development, testing, and deployment of novel geodetic instrumentation;
• Participate in project meetings with staff and graduate student researchers;
• Mentor, oversee and train graduate and undergraduate student researchers, postdocs and research associates, as well as visiting scientists and students;
• Perform independent research in the field of earthquake early warning and geodetic monitoring, write research reports and publish peer-reviewed journal articles;
• Lead the preparation of proposals to seek additional research funding. Write progress and final reports related to research grants.

Learn More and Apply Here:  Berkeley Academic Personnel Recruit: Assistant Researcher - Berkeley Seismological Lab

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On behalf of Becky Ham, Seismological Society of America

Abstract Deadline Extended for SSA Photonic Seismology Topical Meeting

The deadline for abstracts for Photonic Seismology, the 2024 topical meeting from the Seismological Society of America, has been extended to 6 June.

All abstracts submitted after the original deadline and by 6 June will be considered for poster presentations only. 

SUBMIT HERE

The meeting will be held 8-10 October 2024 in Vancouver, BC.

This conference invites researchers in seismology, volcanology, hydrology, earthquake engineering and oceanography to discuss the latest research in DAS and other fiber-sensing technologies with applications in geosciences. For more information on specific topics and invited keynote speakers, visit the meeting website.

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On behalf of Becky Ham, Seismological Society of America

BSSA Call for Papers: Special Issue on Improving Measurements of Earthquake Source Parameters

Deadline for Submission: 15 June 2024

The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA) is soliciting papers for a Special Issue on Improving Measurements of Earthquake Source Parameters. Earthquake source parameters such as magnitude, seismic moment, source dimension, stress drop, and radiated energy are fundamental to understanding earthquake physics, and also key ingredients in earthquake ground motion modeling, rupture simulation and statistical seismology. However, the uncertainties in these parameters estimated from the radiated seismic wavefield are large due to variability in approaches, including site and attenuation characterization, and estimates for an individual earthquake made by different studies can vary greatly. The international SCEC/USGS Community Stress Drop Validation Study was designed to distinguish between estimates of source parameter variation resulting from real physical controls and from methodological artifacts, by inviting researchers to use a common dataset to independently estimate comparable measurements using a variety of methods.

BSSA welcomes contributions to the Special Issue that focus on source parameter estimation, including methods, uncertainties, and underlying physical mechanisms. In addition to work that is part of the ongoing community study, we solicit papers on methodological improvements to spectral and time-domain methods and novel approaches to infer source parameters including, but not limited to, seismic moments, source dimension and stress drop, directivity and finite-fault models. Collaborative comparisons of multiple techniques are especially encouraged.

Deadline for Submission: 15 June 2024

Articles accepted to this BSSA Special Issue will be published online soon after acceptance and collectively in print in the February 2025 issue. Papers will be reviewed as they are received and published online prior to the print issue.

Papers must be submitted via the BSSA online submission system (www.edmgr.com/bssa) under the category “Improving Measurements of Earthquake Source Parameters.”

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