[ES_JOBS_NET] Fwd: Southern California Earthquake Monitoring Project Leader

[Gabrielle Tepp]

The Southern California Seismic Network, a collaboration between the USGS
and Caltech, is looking for a network/project manager for the USGS side of
network operations and a systems administrator on the Caltech side. More
details below.

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*Opportunity to Lead the Southern California Seismic Monitoring Project at
the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena, CA *

The U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Science Center (ESC) is hiring a
*Supervisory
Geophysicist* to lead our Southern California Seismic Monitoring Project.
This important and influential permanent position is offered at the GS-14
level (salary range  $128,230 to $166,697).  The mission of the ESC is to
reduce seismic hazard by conducting basic and applied research on
earthquakes.

This position serves as Project Leader of the Southern California
Earthquake Monitoring Project, which operates the Southern California
Seismic Network (SCSN), Station Information System (SIS) and Earthquake
Notification System (ENS). It also provides oversight for components of
ShakeAlert support and the ANSS Quake Management System (AQMS). The SCSN is
operated jointly by USGS and Caltech and operates an array of more than 350
seismic stations throughout southern California, the region with the
highest earthquake risk in the United States and a population of more than
20 million. The SCSN is part of the California Integrated Seismic Network
(CISN), which is one of seven regions of the Advanced National Seismic
System (ANSS). This position provides an opportunity for a leader
interested in public service, and having a strong scientific and seismic
network background, to guide the USGS’s earthquake monitoring efforts and
lead advancements in the field.



*Roles and Responsibilities: *

   - Ensures the Southern California Seismic Network (SCSN) meets its
   operational goals to monitor earthquake activity, collect data, and
   generate accurate products related to earthquakes in southern California.
   - Coordinates and collaborates with other network managers, operators of
   related projects (e.g. ShakeAlert), and emergency response organizations
   for successful and consistent earthquake monitoring in California and the
   West.
   - Collaborates with Caltech, the National Earthquake Information Center
   (NEIC) and other monitoring and products projects within the USGS.
   - Participates on committees and offers recommendations to Earthquake
   Science Center and Earthquake Hazards Program leadership to ensure
   successful operation, growth and improvement of USGS seismic networks.
   - Leads the development, improvement, and maintenance of the Advanced
   National Seismic System (ANSS) Quake Management System (AQMS) Jiggle,
   Earthquake Notification System (ENS), and other software systems for
   earthquake monitoring and the generation of earthquake products.
   - Provides administrative direction over project goals, activities, and
   functions, including managing budgets, personnel supervision, purchasing
   property, and permitting. Oversees a group of 15-20 scientists, engineers,
   technicians, IT professionals, computer scientists, and supervises 4-8
   direct reports.

As part of the online application process, you will need to respond to a
series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following
knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies: teamwork, customer
service, program/project management, interpersonal communication,
scientific knowledge, compute/analyze data, information management,
financial management.



*Application Process: *

Apply online at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/657376200

The advertisement for this permanent, full-time position will be posted on
USAJOBS on Sunday June 6, 2022.  The advertisement is scheduled to
close on Tuesday,
June 5, 2022 at 9pm PST .

Contact Paj Shua Cha with questions about the application process (phone:
650-439-2455, email: pcha at usgs.gov), or Keith Knudsen with questions about
the anticipated role (cell phone: 510-506-2834, email: kknudsen at usgs.gov).



Please be sure to follow all steps outlined on the USAJobs web site in
submitting your application.  For example, include a resume with detailed
information about current and past positions, including precise dates of
employment.  Please also be sure to include copies of *all* transcripts
(undergraduate *and* graduate, unofficial is fine), SF-50s, professional
licenses, and other requested documents. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.



The U.S. Geological Survey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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*Systems Administrator*

*Job Summary*

The Southern California Seismic Network (SCSN) seeks a Systems
Administrator to provide mission critical support for our computer systems.
You will have the opportunity to administer the computers running Caltech’s
earthquake early warning algorithms that run continuously and emit alarms
to apps and other tools that could potentially save lives in the event of a
large earthquake anywhere across the entire west coast of the U.S. and
further as ShakeAlert expands. We seek enthusiastic individuals who would
like to apply their information technology skills to administer and improve
state-of-the-art high-availability LINUX based systems. Detailed tasking
includes LINUX system level support and supervising hardware maintenance;
maintenance and troubleshooting of data processing applications. The
successful applicant will lead development to implement new hardware and
software, IP networking, improve data availability, and operational
reliability and efficiency of the Southern California Seismic Network
(SCSN) and ShakeAlert. The successful applicant will also architect new
system designs, future acquisition and real-time data analytics, and
cloud-based computing. Caltech is continuously innovating, and your voice
is important to keep cutting edge ideas reliable and workable.

For more information and to apply:
https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CALTECH&cws=37&rid=8477
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