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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">Dear Colleagues, </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">The next cycle of the USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program provides a research opportunity to study postfire debris-flow hazards.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">RO 22-15</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919">:
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Advancing the operational capacity of postfire debris-flow hazard assessments through better understanding of debris-flow processes<span style="color:#191919"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#171717;background:white">For postfire debris flows, the USGS performs hazard assessments using operational models to estimate the likelihood of debris-flow initiation and the magnitude
of debris-flow volume. This opportunity is aimed at research to inform several emerging priorities related to postfire debris-flow hazards that will refine or result in new operational products.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#171717;background:white">More information about the research opportunity can be found at this link:
</span><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/22-25-advancing-operational-capacity-postfire-debris"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/22-25-advancing-operational-capacity-postfire-debris</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919">Advisors: Francis Rengers, Katy Barnhart, Matt Thomas, Jason Kean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">Contact: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919">Francis Rengers,
<a href="mailto:frengers@usgs.gov">frengers@usgs.gov</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">About the Mendenhall Program<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">More details on the program including other opportunities, qualifications, application procedures, pay and benefits, and a complete list of </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919">research
opportunities </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">can be found at </span><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B61CD">https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">To be considered for this fellowship, candidates must have successfully completed a Ph.D. in an area described in the Research Opportunity before employment
begins. The U.S. Federal Government gives *strong priority to U.S. citizens and nationals*, but for these two-year positions, noncitizens may be considered under certain circumstances. See further information on Qualifications at </span><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall/qualifications"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B61CD">https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall/qualifications</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">The research proposal is the most important part of the application package, and applicants are <u>strongly urged to coordinate the development of the
proposal with the Research Advisors</u>. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919">Research opportunities will open on USAJobs (</span><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B61CD">https://www.usajobs.gov/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919">)
on September 5, and applicants may apply after that date. </span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1, 2023.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B"> If interested, it
is recommended that you contact the research advisors of the opportunities listed below immediately.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#174E86;mso-ligatures:none">U.S. Geological Survey | Research Geologist </span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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