[ES_JOBS_NET] Employment Opportunity at IRIS PASSCAL: Magnetotellurics Specialist

[Andy Frassetto]

The IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center at New Mexico Institute of Mining and 
Technology (NMT), located in Socorro, is seeking applicants to fill the 
full-time position of Magnetotelluric (MT) Specialist. The 
Magnetotelluric Specialist will provide equipment and experiment support 
for our pool of wide-band and long-period magnetotelluric systems.

This is an exciting time for MT within the NSF-funded SAGE facility, 
which IRIS operates in conjunction with NMT. Newly purchased wide band 
and long period MT instrumentation are going out to support Principal 
Investigator-led experiments in the U.S. and abroad. This presentation 
at the 2021 Fall AGU meeting provides a status report on this growing 
research community resource. https://youtu.be/RMRs5FziRGo

Position Open Until: 2022-12-31

JOB DUTIES: Core responsibility is to support magnetotelluric equipment 
pool at IRIS PASSCAL (https://www.passcal.nmt.edu). Support will 
include: equipment testing and maintenance; coordinating equipment use; 
data archiving support; user training; and fieldwork. The 
Magnetotelluric Specialist will also be responsible for developing 
training and use documentation emphasizing best practices.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree - Area of study: Geophysics 
or related science and 3 years directly applicable. Or, Master's degree 
- Area of study: Geophysics or related science required. UNIX/Linux 
systems required. Scripting language desired. Time-series data formats 
required. Familiarity with MT instrumentation and/or MT field experience 
required. Familiarity with MT theory and response functions required. 
miniSEED data format desired.

Competitive candidates will already be legally permitted to work in the 
United States.

Additional info: 
https://nmt.edu/hr/docs/hr/jobs/StaffSciMagnetoSpec22-015ro98.pdf

Apply to: nmtjobapps at npe.nmt.edu OR NMT/ HR 801 Leroy Place Box 015, 
Socorro, NM 87801

-- 
Andy Frassetto, PhD, Seismologist
Program Manager (Instrumentation Services)
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology