Monday, October 28, 2024
Dear SCEC Community,

See the following announcements:
  • The Washington Geological Survey is hiring an Earthquake Hazards and Geophysics Program Manager
  • SRL Call for Papers: Earthquake-Induced Ground Deformation
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On behalf of Alexander Steely, DNR WA

The Washington Geological Survey is hiring an Earthquake Hazards and Geophysics Program Manager

Are you passionate about geology, geophysics, and making a significant impact on earthquake hazard assessment and research? Join us as the Lead Scientist and Program Manager for the Earthquake Hazards and Geophysics Program, where you’ll play a vital role in reducing earthquake risk in Washington State. You will lead a dedicated team in conducting high-level research, managing multi-year projects, and mentoring scientists of diverse backgrounds. Your expertise will directly contribute to the creation of comprehensive seismic hazard maps and enhance public awareness and preparedness for earthquakes.

You will oversee multiple concurrent research projects and collaborate with various partners across local, state, and federal levels. Your strategic thinking will guide project development, budgeting, and logistics while ensuring that all products meet our high standards. We are looking for someone who is not only knowledgeable in geologic hazards assessments and geophysics, but also possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire others. Your leadership will foster a culture of collaboration and innovation, allowing your team to thrive while making meaningful contributions to emergency management and land-use decision-making.

You will manage both the Earthquake Hazards and Geophysics programs at the Washington Geological Survey. The Earthquake Program mission is to
Reduce loss from earthquakes through understanding seismic hazard and risk and will:
  • Build a comprehensive and complete suite of seismic hazard maps for the state that complement and (or) build on efforts by other seismic hazard partners
  • Strengthen the community of practitioners and researchers through outreach, collaboration, and information sharing
  • Grow public awareness and preparation for earthquakes
  • Provide scientific expertise to decision makers at all levels, including during/after earthquakes
  • Lead post-earthquake data collection efforts
  • Advocate and facilitate the dissemination of understandable products and information to the public and other partners
The Geophysics Program mission is to Use geophysical techniques and expertise to elevate DNR science and will:
  • Deploy available tools, people, and resources to assist, train, mentor, or complete studies that support DNR programs, with an emphasis on WGS efforts
  • Grow group expertise, collaboration, and knowledge around existing methods and new techniques that benefit DNR programs and project partners
  • Ensure equipment is maintained and ready to deploy
  • Assist with post-earthquake data collection
If you are ready to take on the challenge of leading research that safeguards our communities, we want to hear from you! Apply today and help us build a safer tomorrow for everyone in Washington State!

Apply here:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4680762/earthquake-hazards-and-geophysics-program-manager-natural-resource-scientist-4

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On behalf of Becky Ham, SSA

SRL Call for Papers: Earthquake-Induced Ground Deformation

Ground failure due to earthquake-induced liquefaction and landsliding has caused substantial damage in the past and continues to pose substantial risks to critical infrastructure. The consideration of ground failure is central to engineering analysis and design, ranging from site-specific engineering assessments of ground failure potential to broader regional-scale ground failure assessments of near-real time earthquake impacts or longer-term portfolio risk. The prediction of earthquake-induced ground failure is complicated by uncertainties in all aspects of the problem, including (1) the identification of hazard-susceptible geomaterials and characterizing their spatial extent and engineering properties, (2) spatio-temporal variability in groundwater conditions, (3) characterization of earthquake ground motions, (4) assessing ground failure severity, and (5) linking ground failure severity to infrastructure damage and loss.

In this focus section we seek manuscripts related to co-seismic ground failure and its impacts. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, methods for predicting earthquake-induced ground failure or its impacts on infrastructure, development of new methodologies for regional-scale ground failure hazards and impacts, assessment of alternative ground motion metrics for ground motion models, interpretation and analysis of ground failure inventories (both modern or from the geologic record), and physics-based simulations of ground failure-related phenomena.

Deadline for Submission: 5 May 2025

Articles accepted to this SRL Focus Section on Earthquake-Induced Ground Deformation will be published online soon after acceptance and collectively in print in the November 2025 issue. Papers will be reviewed as they are received and published online prior to the print issue.

In preparing manuscripts, authors must follow the
SRL author guidelines at www.seismosoc.org/publications/srl-authorsinfo/. Papers must be submitted via the SRL online submission system (www.editorialmanager.com/srl/) under the category “Focus Section – Ground Deformation.”

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