The Berkeley Seismological Lab (BSL) is seeking a highly motivated individual to conduct research on earthquake early warning (EEW) and geodetic monitoring. This includes the development and improvement of EEW algorithms as well as contribution to the development, operations and maintenance of the Bay Area Regional Deformation (BARD) network.
The primary responsibilities for this position are:
● Assess the performance of current EEW algorithms with particular emphasis on the EPIC algorithm used as part of the ShakeAlert EEW system;
● Propose, test and validate innovative solutions to improve the efficiency and accuracy of EEW algorithms;
● Develop open-source high-level tools in collaboration with national and international partners for monitoring the performance of geodetic networks (and in particular of the BARD network) and identify early signs of equipment failures;
● Contribute to improving data availability and quality of the BARD network. Lead the development, testing, and deployment of novel geodetic instrumentation;
● Participate in project meetings with staff and graduate student researchers;
● Mentor, oversee and train graduate and undergraduate student researchers, postdocs and research associates, as well as visiting scientists and students;
● Perform independent research in the field of earthquake early warning and geodetic monitoring, write research reports and publish peer-reviewed journal articles;
● Lead the preparation of proposals to seek additional research funding. Write progress and final reports related to research grants.