Thread: SEISMOLOGISTS / ANALYSTS

Institution: International Seismological centre
Open Until: 2018-01-21

Job reference number: SA-2018

Application deadline: January 21, 2018

Expertise: earthquake monitoring, global and regional seismicity, seismological bulletins

Start Date: February-March 2018

Benefits: £30,000 per annum gross

Location: Thatcham, Berkshire, U.K.

Term: 3 years with a possibility of continuation.

Employer description: International Seismological Centre (ISC) is a non-profit organization, collecting and analysing earthquake bulletin data for distribution worldwide.

Job description: Analysing and revising the earthquake observation parameters in the ISC Bulletin collated from reports by 150 seismic networks around the world, and taking part in planning, development and testing of additional advanced seismological data products to be used in broad seismological studies of the Earth’s structure, earthquake occurrence patterns and earthquake source and hazard modelling.

Job requirements: We are looking for two PhD-level or experienced university graduates with solid experience in observational seismology at a local, regional and global scale; knowledge of world seismicity patterns and general tectonics; application of earthquake location algorithms and earth models; dedicated meticulous attitude to data; an ability to work as part of a friendly international team and a good command of English.

To apply: please send your CV and a covering letter focussed on your experience relevant to the job requirements and the names and e-mail addresses of two referees to admin<at>isc.ac.uk quoting the job reference number and indicating where you saw our advertisement. Applications failing to address these requests will not be considered.