[iris-bulk] (Job) Product Specialist - IRIS

[knight at iris.washington.edu]

Those interested in this position that are also attending the 2008 Fall
AGU conference are encouraged to visit the IRIS booth, we'd be happy to
discuss this opportunity.


Product Specialist -- IRIS

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) seeks a
Product Specialist to assist in the production of scientific products at
the IRIS Data Management Center (DMC) in Seattle. This is an excellent
opportunity for a motivated individual to be a part of an international
seismological data center and participate in the EarthScope project.  The
products handled could potentially span all of the research fields
supported by EarthScope and involve interaction with IRIS and related
academic communities.  Data products are divided into levels according to
their community acceptance and degree of complexity with raw time-series
and metadata representing level 0 products. Examples of higher-level
products that the DMC might produce are ground motion animations,
tomographic model displays and other results from the scientific
community.

In collaboration with DMC staff and the user community, the selected
applicant will perform the following duties:

* Identification and definition of new data products to be produced by the
DMC including, to a limited degree, the software implementation to
generate the products.

* Routine monitoring of the data product production and archiving systems.

* Assist with generation of reports that highlight activities as they
relate to the DMC.

Successful applicants should have an understanding of modern seismological
practices and data methods, ideally, experience in time series analysis. 
A Masters degree or higher in geophysics would be a distinct advantage. 
Applicants should have experience with a Unix/Solaris/Mac OSX operating
environment and have at least basic Unix shell programming capability;
experience with Perl, or other programming languages would be
advantageous.  Familiarity with relational database systems and
operational experience with large amounts of data are also desirable.

IRIS is a university consortium with more than 100 institutional members. 
IRIS is funded by the National Science Foundation to support facilities
for research in seismology and the Earth Sciences. IRIS offers competitive
compensation and an excellent benefits package.  This position is related
to data from the EarthScope project.  For more information on IRIS and
EarthScope consult http://www.iris.edu and http://www.EarthScope.org

Candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume highlighting
pertinent work experience and the names and contact information for at
least two references by January 31, 2009 to job at iris.washington.edu with
the subject line "Product Specialist Search".  IRIS is an equal
opportunity employer.