1) Operational Seismologist – Alaska Volcano Observatory
2) Associate Professor (Disaster and Remote Sensing) – NTU Singapore
3) Information Specialist – U.S. Coastal Research Program, USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, FL
4) Tenure-track Position in Chemistry – The Department of Chemistry, Berea College
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1) Operational Seismologist – Alaska Volcano Observatory
The USGS Volcano Science Center is hiring an Operational Seismologist (Geophysicist) to join the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) in Anchorage, AK. The incumbent will be responsible for monitoring data quality, managing station calibration information, and curating the earthquake catalog for AVO’s monitoring network, which includes over 225 individual stations mainly in the vicinity of volcanoes along the Aleutian-Alaska subduction zone (http://www.fdsn.org/networks/detail/AV/). Please note that applicants must be U.S. citizens.
The application period is currently open and is scheduled to close on Friday, September 11, 2020. It may be extended for another week depending on how many applications have been received by Thursday, September 10, 2020.
This is a permanent position with full benefits and is being advertised at either a grade of GS9 or GS11. For details on the vacancy announcement, including specific qualification requirements and application procedures, please see
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/577490200 (for all US Citizens) and
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/577504900 (for current Federal Employees).
Feel free to contact Matt Haney (mhaney@usgs.gov) or John Power (jpower@usgs.gov) for more information about the position.
Please carefully follow the instructions and resume guidelines when applying. The resumes MUST include detailed information for current and past positions: job title, name of company/agency, month/yr to month/yr, (e.g., March 2012 – June 2013), number of hours worked per week, supervisor’s name and number (and you may specify: “can call/do not call/contact me before calling”), and narrative (not bullet list) of duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Applicants should submit all copies of their unofficial transcripts. For applicants who have completed their degree requirements, but their transcripts have not yet been updated, they may submit a letter from the school indicating that they have completed their degree requirements along with a copy of their most recent unofficial transcripts.
The U.S. Geological Survey is an equal employment opportunity employer.
AVO is a cooperative program with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, both in Fairbanks. In addition, AVO is part of the USGS Volcano Science Center, which is home to the five US volcano observatories.
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2) Associate Professor (Disaster and Remote Sensing) – NTU Singapore
The Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Asian School of the Environment (ASE) and School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is seeking to fill a dual-role position comprising (1) director of a new laboratory at EOS focused on natural hazards monitoring and disaster response using remote sensing and (2) a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor (without tenure) in the area of radar/optical remote sensing and geophysics.
Please apply as soon as possible. More information and the link to the application submission ca be found here
https://earthobservatory.sg/careers/associate-professor-disaster-and-remote-sensing
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3) Information Specialist – U.S. Coastal Research Program, USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, FL
Do you have a passion for coastal research? Do you enjoy communicating and working with stakeholders? Then check out this Information Specialist position with the U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP) based at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center. This position will help build collaborative research efforts between federal agencies, academics, NGOs, and stakeholders that address societally relevant needs along our nation’s coastline.
Full job announcement and application instructions can be found here: http://ow.ly/nH4m50BdE9k.
As an Information Specialist within the St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:
Assisting USGS Coastal Change Hazards and US Coastal Research Program (USCRP) to improve communication through development of journal papers, briefing documents, web pages, social media content, and press releases.
Organizing and leading stakeholder meetings designed to identify user needs and share USGS and USCRP activities, products, and opportunities.
Creating and managing database to organize information associated with the USCRP funding opportunities and other program activities.
Organizing program meetings, science seminars, and other internal activities for staff and leadership within federal agencies, universities, and NGOs.
Developing and implementing communication plan and evaluating the effectiveness of communication efforts.
Operating a government owned or leased vehicle as an incidental driver.
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4) Tenure-track Position in Chemistry – The Department of Chemistry, Berea College
The Department of Chemistry at Berea College invites candidates for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in the area of Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, or a related field, to begin August 2021. The successful candidate is expected to teach general chemistry and analytical chemistry, contribute to the upper division advanced laboratory sequence, and teach one to two courses per year in Environmental Science and/or Geology. The new faculty member will also be expected to contribute regularly to the general education curriculum at Berea College. Post-doctoral research and teaching experience are highly desirable. As with all tenure-track faculty at Berea College, there is an expectation of excellent teaching and of conducting research (securing both internal and external funding) with students as well as advising and other college activities. The Chemistry Department is seeking an individual with experience working within a community of diverse students and colleagues, who is familiar with evidence-based, student-centered teaching and is committed to creating an inclusive classroom environment. Successful candidates will, by their teaching, research, or service, demonstrate that they can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our community.
The Chemistry Department includes five full-time faculty members and graduates an average of 10-15 majors per year. The faculty at Berea College are dedicated to excellent undergraduate teaching and robust research, particularly with students. Facilities include a 500 MHz NMR, FT-IR, luminescence spectrometer, UV/Vis spectrometer, electrospray mass spec, GCs with mass spec detector and TCD detector, HPLC, flame atomic absorption spectrometer, and a CHNS/O elemental analyzer.
The ideal faculty member will continue our close collaboration with Geology and Sustainability and Environmental Studies (SENS). The position will contribute up to two courses per year in SENS and/or GEO, as needed.
Applicants must submit a cover letter, CV, a teaching philosophy statement, a research statement, transcripts, and three recommendation letters to apply. Review of applications will begin on October 1 and continue until the position is filled.
Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education, and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,650 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and 76 countries. Berea College only admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000 over four years. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to graduate college. As one of eight federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students hold a position in which they work 10-12 hours weekly. Washington Monthly ranked Berea College No. 1 as the Best National Liberal Arts College in 2016, 2017, 2018, and the No. 1 College in the country in terms of affordability from 2016 to 2019. Berea’s recognition comes from success in educating and graduating academically talented, low-income students who become service-oriented leaders in their professions and communities.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
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