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Seven announcements from the SCEC Community

Date: 12/12/2022

Dear SCEC Community,

An SSA session announcement, a PhD program announcement, several post-doctoral opportunities, and an AGU event happening TOMORROW make up the seven announcements we received in the last few days, listed below:

  • AGU event that you won't want to miss! (happens December 13)
  • SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program Accepting Applications (deadline December 15)
  • Session Announcement for SSA 2023
  • POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY: Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH) Catalyst
  • Post-Doc Positions at NSF-supported NHERI SimCenter
  • Caltech Earthquake Hazards Research – Post Doc
  • Caltech Seismological Laboratory Director’s Postdoctoral Scholar

 

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On behalf of Marin Clark, Michigan

AGU event that you won't want to miss!

Exciting developments in geomorphology and geohazards are being supported by a new initiative at NSF. This opportunity provides fresh ground for innovative science that can have immediate impact on communities at risk of a broad range of land-surface hazards. 

  • Are you interested in studying land surface hazards like landslides and post-fire debris flow? And understanding how these processes relate to triggers like earthquakes and storms?
  • Is our scientific community prepared to anticipate and respond to these events in order to help communities living in affected regions?
  • Can we better integrate geomorphic models, high-resolution datasets, and field observations to advance our understanding and translate our work to meet societal needs? 
  • What new ideas will emerge from study of extreme events that transform our understanding of how geomorphic systems work?

If these questions speak to you… please join us over the next year as we discuss and develop a framework for a NSF-funded Center in Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH). Explore and network with us at geoclash.org

We are starting with an event at AGU this year, come see us in Chicago for a Town Hall on this theme:

AGU Town Hall – 2022 Fall Meeting Chicago, IL
Center for Land-Surface Hazards – Community Discussion 
Tuesday, 13 December 2022: 12:45 - 13:45 
McCormick Place, Room: S104a 

 

 

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On behalf of Kim Olsen, SDSU

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program Accepting Applications

San Diego State University and University of California San Diego are accepting applications for the Joint Doctoral Program in Geophysics. The SDSU/UCSD Joint Program (https://geology.sdsu.edu/jdp/opportunity/) provides full access to the Geophysics curriculum of UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with additional specialized courses and research opportunities offered by SDSU faculty. Assistantships for Fall 2023 are available for research in earthquake physics, wave propagation and strong motion, fault zone structure and dynamics, induced seismicity, subsurface imaging, and computational seismology. A competitive financial support package is offered to successful applicants, who must meet doctoral admissions requirements of both universities. Apply by December 15, 2022. For application procedure and further information, see https://geology.sdsu.edu/jdp/, or send inquiries to Professor Kim Olsen (kbolsen@sdsu.edu).

 

 

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On behalf of Leila Mizrahi, ETH Zürich

Session Announcement for SSA 2023

Dear colleagues,

We would like to draw your attention and invite you consider submitting an abstract to the "New Methods and Models for More Informative Earthquake Forecasting" session of the Seismological Society America Annual Meeting 2023 to be held in person in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 17 to 20 April 2023.

Abstract submission guidelines: https://meetings.seismosoc.org/submit/

Abstract submission deadline: 11 January 2022 at 5:00 Pacific time.

New Methods and Models for More Informative Earthquake Forecasting:

Session details (https://meetings.seismosoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-Sessions.pdf)
The increasing availability and quality of geophysical datasets, including high-resolution earthquake catalogs, fault information, and interseismic strain data, has enabled the creation of statistical and physics-based seismicity models that underpin probabilistic seismic hazard analyses (PSHA). Beyond PSHA, new methods developed by the statistical and machine learning (ML) communities have been shown to add predictive skill for forecasting large earthquake and aftershock activity. These new methods, hypotheses, and models can be prospectively tested and compared within the framework of the Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP). We invite contributions that develop novel methodology or applications in analyzing and modeling seismicity datasets. In particular, we encourage contributions from researchers who are developing and testing models for long-term earthquake forecasting, Operational Earthquake Forecasting (OEF), and Operational Aftershock Forecasting (OAF). Example submissions may include models based on ML-derived catalogs, new hypotheses explaining what controls earthquake probabilities, quantitative analyses evaluating the predictive abilities of seismicity models or new approaches to evaluating probabilistic earthquake forecasts.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and thank you for your attention.

Sincerely yours, Session Conveners,

José A. Bayona, University of Bristol, jose.bayona@bristol.ac.uk; Leila Mizrahi, ETH Zürich, leila.mizrahi@sed.ethz.ch; Max Schneider, United States Geological Survey, mschneider@usgs.gov; Nicholas J. van der Elst, United States Geological Survey, nvanderelst@usgs.gov; and William H. Savran, Southern California Earthquake Center, wsavran@usc.edu.

 

 

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On behalf of Marin Clark, Michigan

POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY: Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH) Catalyst

Postdoctoral research scientist in landslide and/or sediment hazards

Employer: University of Michigan, Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Required education: PhD in geological sciences, environmental sciences, hydrology, civil engineering, or similar field. 

Position description: The Center for Land Surface Hazards Catalyst team (geoclash.org) invites applications for a postdoctoral research position. Appointment start date is flexible between January 1, 2023, and March 31, 2023, and the appointment is for 1 year. Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD in geological sciences, environmental sciences, hydrology, civil engineering, or similar field. A successful candidate will have an emerging record of scholarly excellence and will be expected to work independently on research objectives outlined in a recent NSF award. 

Exciting developments in geomorphology and geohazards are being supported by a new initiative at NSF focused on Solid Earth Geohazards. This opportunity provides fresh ground for innovative science that can have immediate impact on communities at risk of a broad range of land-surface hazards. The postdoc will integrate into an exciting team of researchers from several academic institutions and government agencies funded for a Center Catalyst award through this program. The Catalyst award supports several research-community based activities in preparation for a Center proposal in March 2023. The future Center will focus on addressing fundamental science challenges to understanding the land-surface hazard cascade. Innovation will require transdisciplinary research to predict how landsliding, debris flows, sediment transport and river flooding hazards intersect and are amplified by consecutive triggering events such as earthquakes, wildfire, and extreme storms.   

The postdoc will lead two major efforts of the Catalyst project: (1) a research gap analysis and preparation of a community white paper, and (2) a pilot event-based scenario exercise with project partners. The postdoc will engage in a research-based gap analysis and evaluation of data relevant to center research themes, which is foundational to the preparation of the Center strategic plan. Community input to the gap analysis and resource planning will come from workshops, conference sessions, town hall meetings and an online scientific community discussion document. The postdoc will also envision and lead coordination of a pilot scenario exercise with project partners. The scenario exercise will explore the physical processes associated with a particular hazard chain, such as the cascading effects of wildfire and storms that follow earthquakes. We will assess how past event data can be used for model calibration, and how the probabilistic inputs from single hazard models can be integrated to inform the hazard cascade. The goal of the exercise is to identify and prioritize critical data gaps, assess model scalability, and to design research protocols for response to future disasters that incorporate ethical engagement and community input. 

Applicants should have familiarity with scientific literature on land surface hazards. Priority will be given to applicants with experience in any one, or a combination of, the following topics: expert knowledge of landsliding processes, sediment transport, wildfire, extreme precipitation, or earthquakes; modeling of surface processes with geomorphic transport laws; statistical analysis of geospatial data for hazard assessment; modeling slope stability or sediment transport; field-based data collection for extreme events; predictive models of geomorphic hazards; and application or development of remote sensing data and processing for hazard applications. 

How to apply: Please contact Dr. Marin Clark (marinkc@umich.edu) with POSTDOC APPLICATION in the subject line. Include a cover letter, CV, and a 1-2 pg research statement summarizing research experience. Application review will begin immediately and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

 

 

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On behalf of Greg Deierlein, Stanford

Post-Doc Positions at NSF-supported NHERI SimCenter

The NSF-supported Computational Modeling and Simulation Center (SimCenter) invites applications for four full-time Postdoctoral Scholar positions to support software development and computational simulation in the following focus areas of natural hazards research:

  • Coastal Engineering and Hydrodynamics
  • Machine Learning and Data Science
  • Multi-hazard Regional Risk Assessment
  • Socioeconomic Models and Recovery Simulation

Please see the following link for further information: https://simcenter.designsafe-ci.org/media/filer_public/1c/46/1c46645a-f27a-490f-adbe-b26854346ba5/2022_simcenter_postdoctoral_positions.pdf

 

 

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On behalf of Mike Gurnis, Caltech

Caltech Earthquake Hazards Research – Post Doc

The Seismological Laboratory within the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in Earthquake Hazards Research.  We invite applications for a post-doctoral position in geology, geophysics, computer science & engineering, physics, or earthquake engineering

that specifically links to earthquake hazards. We are especially interested in individuals whose research naturally links with any of the research programs within the Seismo Lab, GPS Division, other parts of Caltech, or the broader earthquake hazards science community. A Ph.D. is required and initial appointment will be for one year. Starting date is flexible. Applicants should send a CV, a one-page description of research interests and experience, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent electronically to Jennifer Shechet at shechet@caltech.edu.

All applications and references are due by Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

https://www.gps.caltech.edu/about/positions-available/postdoctoral-positions/earthquake-hazards-postdoctoral-scholar

 

 

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On behalf of Mike Gurnis, Caltech

Caltech Seismological Laboratory Director’s Postdoctoral Scholar

The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) invites applications for the Seismological Laboratory Director’s Postdoctoral Scholar position.  We invite applications for a post doctoral position in any research area covered by the Seismological Laboratory, including, but not limited to: Observational seismology, earth structure, earthquake physics, earthquake early warning, computational geophysics, mineral physics, geodesy, geodynamics, and tectonics. We are especially interested in individuals whose research naturally links with any of the research programs within the Seismo Lab, GPS Division, or other parts of Caltech. A Ph.D. is required and initial appointment will be for one year. Starting date is flexible. Applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of research interests and experience, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent electronically to Jennifer Shechet at shechet@caltech.edu.

All applications and references are due by Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Fellowship candidates will automatically be considered for other available postdoctoral positions at Caltech in geophysics.

https://www.gps.caltech.edu/about/positions-available/postdoctoral-positions/seismological-laboratory-directors-postdoctoral-scholar

 

 

 

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