[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] Career Opportunity for Sr. Seismologist and Sr. Earthquake Research Scientist

[Jennifer Carter]

Hi all,

 

I am writing this list in hopes of locating the right individuals for a
couple of opportunities I currently have available.  My client has requested
I locate some new candidates for the positions described below which are
located in the Massachusetts.  If you or anyone you know may have an
interest please feel free to contact me directly at 401-837-0554 or via
email at j.carter.hr at gmail.com and I will gladly share all of the details of
the specific company with you.  Thanks for taking the time to review my
email.

 

Sincerely,

Jennifer Carter

 

SENIOR SEISMOLOGIST 

 

Responsibilities:  

As a Senior Seismologist you will be responsible for the following:

 

Collecting and analyze earthquake related data for constructing regional
seismicity models

Developing regional probabilistic seismic hazard models

Developing local ground motion site amplification models

Technical presentations

Developing computer codes to simulate complex physical systems

Conducting probabilistic hazard assessment and modeling

Communicating with all of the internal R and D department, clients, and
external scientific agencies

 

Qualifications:  

You should have a solid comprehension of at least two of the following: 

 

Seismicity studies and seismotectonics analysis

Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis

Ground motion attenuation studies

Local site/soil effects

Near source effects

Geodetic studies

Knowledge of probabilistic analysis techniques

Proficiency in scientific programming languages, including FORTRAN, 3+ years
experience

Risk modeling experience and GIS knowledge is a plus

You should have at least 5+ years of practical experience and a Ph.D. in
Seismology or related field

Strong communication and presentation skills are a must

 

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING - ANALYSIS/SHAKE TABLE

Responsibilities: The person in this position will be responsible for
planning and conducting research regarding structural hazards induced by
natural catastrophes such as earthquakes, the resulting response of
structures, and subsequent property losses. He or she will be responsible
for the implementation, evaluation and development of techniques, computer
models and shake table experiments to predict structural response as it
relates to property loss.  Other responsibilities involve analyzing data,
including the development of new techniques to identify trends in intensity,
frequency and other

relevant attributes; preparing reports and presentations that describe the
results of studies completed or in progress, the relevance of the results
for loss prevention and risk management, and development and implementation
of prevention and mitigation techniques; development of plans for strategic
research that will lead to measurable, significant improvements in the
ability to predict future property loss.

 

Qualifications: This position requires someone with a PhD degree.
Qualifications include research record in earthquake engineering, structural
response to dynamic and static loading and resulting property loss;
Experience with shake table tests, solid background in structural mechanics
and finite element modeling of structural/mechanical systems, probability
and statistics; knowledge of model verification and validation principles
and practices; familiarity with databases and data integration issues. This
person must have demonstrated project management skills and excellent
written and verbal communication skills.

 

 

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING - HAZARD  

Responsibilities: The person in this position will be responsible for
planning and conducting research regarding structural hazards induced by
natural catastrophes such as earthquakes. He or she will be responsible for
the implementation, evaluation and development of techniques and models to
estimate the hazard as it relates to property loss.  Other responsibilities
involve analyzing data, including the development of

new techniques to identify trends in intensity, frequency and other relevant
attributes; preparing reports and presentations that describe the results of
studies completed or in progress, the relevance of the results for loss
prevention and risk management; development of plans for strategic research
that will lead to measurable, significant improvements in the ability to
predict future property loss.

 

Qualifications: This position requires someone with a PhD degree.
Qualifications include research record in earthquake engineering,
seismology, geophysics; solid background in earthquake ground motion and
development of earthquake hazard/risk maps worldwide, probability and
statistics; knowledge of model verification and validation principles and
practices; familiarity with databases and data integration issues. This
person must have demonstrated project management skills and excellent
written and verbal communication skills.

 

 

 

EXPLOSIONS/TERRORISM

Responsibilities: The person in this position will be responsible for
planning and conducting research regarding damage to structures and
equipment induced by explosions, and subsequent property losses. He or she
will be responsible for implementation, evaluation and development of
techniques, computer models and experiments; analyzing data, including the
development of new techniques to identify trends in intensity, frequency and
other relevant attributes. Other responsibilities include preparing reports
and presentations that describe the results of studies completed or in
progress, the relevance of the results for loss prevention and risk
management; development of plans for strategic research that will lead to
measurable, significant improvements in the ability to predict future
property loss.

 

Qualifications: This position requires someone with a Ph.D. degree.
Qualifications include research record in structural response and damage
resulting from explosions/blast, solid background in structural mechanics
and dynamic analysis methods ranging from simplified methods based on
semi-empirical PI relationships to high fidelity dynamic finite element
analyses of structural systems, experience in finite element modeling of
mechanical systems, probability and statistics; knowledge of model
verification and validation principles and practices; familiarity with
databases and data integration issues. This person must have demonstrated
project management skills and excellent written and verbal communication
skills.  

 

Thanks,

 

Jennifer Carter

cell 401-837-0554

fax 401-619-2955

j.carter.hr at gmail.com

 

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