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</div><font size="2">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.<br></font></div><div><font size="2"> <br></font></div><div><font size="2">----------<br></font><div>
<p><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Opportunity to Lead the Southern California Seismic Monitoring Project at the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena, CA </span></b><span></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">The U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Science Center (ESC) is hiring a
<b>Supervisory Geophysicist</b> to lead our Southern California Seismic Monitoring Project. This important and influential permanent position is offered at the GS-14 level (salary range </span><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">$128,230 to $166,697</span><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">). The mission of the ESC is to reduce seismic
hazard by conducting basic and applied research on earthquakes. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Roles and Responsibilities: </span></b><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif">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. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></font></li><li style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif">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. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></font></li><li style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif">Collaborates with Caltech, the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) and other monitoring and products projects within the USGS. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></font></li><li style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif">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. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></font></li><li style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif">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. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></font></li><li style="color:#212121;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in">
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif">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. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></font></li></ul>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">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. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Application Process: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Apply online at <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/657376200" target="_blank">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/657376200</a></span>
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<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">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<span> </span><span>Tuesday, June 5, 2022 at 9pm PST
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<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Contact Paj Shua Cha with questions about the application process (phone: 650-439-2455, email:
<a href="mailto:pcha@usgs.gov" target="_blank">pcha@usgs.gov</a>), or Keith Knudsen with questions about the anticipated role (cell phone: 510-506-2834, email:
<a href="mailto:kknudsen@usgs.gov" target="_blank">kknudsen@usgs.gov</a>). </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">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
<b><i>all</i></b> transcripts (undergraduate <i><u>and</u></i> graduate, unofficial is fine), SF-50s, professional licenses, and other requested documents. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The U.S. Geological Survey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</span><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"></span></font></p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>For more information and to apply: <a href="https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CALTECH&cws=37&rid=8477">https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CALTECH&cws=37&rid=8477</a></p><p><font size="2"><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="color:black"><br></span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="color:black"> <br></span></font></p>
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