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Post-doc opportunities at the USGS

Twenty-five post-doctoral opportunities are available at the USGS through the Mendenhall program. These positions are throughout the US and start between October 1, 2001 and April 1, 2002 and last for two years. However, applications are due by May 18, 2001 so do not delay if you might be interested. For more information on these positions please visit http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc

Earthquake, seismology, and geodesy and related opportunities include:

Estimating Future Strong Ground Motions in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Areas
Location: Menlo Park, CA or Pasadena, CA
Scientists: Susan Hough, David Wald, John Boatwright, Andrew Michael, and/or Paul Spudich.

Crustal Deformation Data Analysis and Modeling of Earthquake Processes in California - Preparing for the Plate Boundary Observatory
Location: Menlo Park, CA or Pasadena, CA
Scientists: Kenneth Hudnut, Malcolm Johnston, and/or William Prescott.

Quantifying Slip Rates Through Time
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Scientists: David Schwartz, Wayne Thatcher, and R.J. Ryerson (LLNL).

High-resolution Studies of the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Scientist: William Ellsworth.

Ground Deformation and Magmatic Processes in Long Valley Caldera, California
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Scientists: David Hill, John Langbein, and Malcolm Johnston.

Sedimentary Architecture Related to Seismic Shaking, Ground Water Flow, and 3-D
Geologic Maps, Santa Clara Valley, California,
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Scientists: Donald Gautier and Robert Jachens.



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