Students
WATC’s Analysis Team (A-Team) seeks a highly-motivated undergraduate to fill an intern position that will allow you to build your resume while helping enhance WATC’s capabilities in a front-line scientific context. As a member of the A-Team, you will work closely with scientists to build critical computational infrastructure related to quality control of seismic, infrasound, and environmental data. Depending on interest, you will learn highly marketable skills such as digital signal processing, python programming, web design, data mining, seismology and acoustics, as well as collaborative tools such as GitHub. You should have a good quantitative background with at least some coding experience, but most importantly, you should have a strong desire to learn Python and develop a practical background in geophysics.
To apply, please send a resume to Ken Macpherson (kamacpherson@alaska.edu) and Juliann Coffey (jrcoffey@alaska.edu).
Careers
WATC is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to lead a machine learning (ML) focused project. The successful applicant will help develop and implement novel ML algorithms to detect, locate, and estimate the yield from explosive sources using infrasound data. Recent progress has been made by utilizing existing infrasound datasets and supplementing them with synthetic data from physics-based models. We envision this project will continue this synthesis and utilize ML algorithms and experiences from seismology and other fields. We encourage applicants who will facilitate and encourage diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Funding is available for two years, including regular travel to scientific meetings. The successful applicant will be encouraged to collaborate on related research projects at WATC and with internal and external partners. *U.S. citizenship is required for this position. Please list your current citizenship status in your cover letter or resume.* Go to the UA Careers page to apply: careers.alaska.edu/en-us/job/523998/post-doctoral-fellow-wilson-alaska-technical-center-watc.
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