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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">Vacancy Announcement for Geophysicists Positions at USGS</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">The U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Hazards Science Center has several vacancies open for the position of Geophysicist as part of the Geomagnetism Group.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">The mission of the USGS Geomagnetism Program is to monitor geomagnetic field variation through operation of a network of observatories across the U.S. and territories, and to pursue scientific research
needed to estimate and assess geomagnetic and geoelectric hazards.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">The advertised vacancies will focus on operations and data handling for the USGS magnetic observatory network.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">As a Geophysicist within the Geologic Hazards Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<li style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Performing data acquisition, processing, archiving and retrieval activities for a conventional monitoring network with channels of continuous geomagnetic, geodetic, or other geophysical data</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></o:p></li><li style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Creating new and/or modifying existing software or applications to assist and automate geophysical operations processes and real-time processing, submittal, and archival of geophysical data</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></o:p></li><li style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Applying geophysical approaches to use, maintain, and design/develop scientific instrumentation, particularly magnetometers and related magnetic equipment; and,</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></o:p></li><li style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working as part of a team of scientists, engineers, and technical support personnel to maintain near real-time operation of a network of magnetic observatories and provide data to program stakeholders.</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">For additional information or to apply, please refer to:</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal;">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/620151400</span><o:p style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p></p>
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