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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">U.S. Geological Survey </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Research Civil Engineer</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Central Region Geologic Hazards Team</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) invites
applications for a research position for a geotechnical engineer within
the Central Region’s Geologic Hazards Team located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Team members conduct research in geology, geophysics, seismology,
engineering seismology, civil engineering, and geomagnetism in order to
assess seismic, landslide, and geomagnetic hazards and risk on regional,
national, and international scales.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The purpose of this position is to conduct
basic and applied research in geological and geotechnical engineering in
order to understand and predict earthquake ground motions in the Central
and Eastern portions of the United States (CEUS). This research effort
is carried out in direct support of the principal objectives of the National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The successful applicant will be expected
to: (1) collect and analyze data on near-surface geologic materials to
determine their engineering properties, especially as they relate to strong
ground motion and ground failure; (2) develop methods to integrate sparse
geological and geotechnical data across urban areas in the CEUS in order
to estimate the distribution of material properties such as shear-wave
velocity, density, damping, and other factors that bear on strong ground
shaking; (3) research the causes and consequences of earthquake-induced
ground failure, with particular emphasis on soils found in abundance in
the CEUS and the implications of prehistoric liquefaction deposits on the
locations and magnitudes of prehistoric earthquakes; (4) integrate near-surface
geological and geotechnical data into hazard assessments and other products.
Applicants must have published scientific results in peer-reviewed
journals, and have strong communication skills. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">This is a permanent full-time position
with an annual salary ranging from $63,417 to $82,446 depending on the
qualifications of the selected candidate. U.S. citizenship is required.
This position may be filled as a Research Civil Engineer, GS-0810-12, AS-DEU
(vacancy announcement #ER-2008-0014). Application must be received on-line
via the USGS Online Automated Recruitment System (OARS) BEFORE midnight
Eastern Time, January 10, 2008. OARS can be accessed at www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">__________________________________________________________________<br>
Eugene Schweig<br>
Central and Eastern U.S. Coordinator<br>
Earthquake Hazards Program Office<br>
U.S. Geological Survey<br>
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address:
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U.S. Geological Survey
(901) 678-4974<br>
3876 Central Ave., Ste. 2
Fax: (901) 678-4897<br>
MEMPHIS, TN 38152-3050<br>
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