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Company Name: Insurance Services Offices, Inc.
Job Title: Seismologist
Location: Boston, MA
Profession: Geophysics

Job Description:

Seismologist
Job ID:      2008-18656     # of Openings Remaining:      1
Location:      US-MA-Boston     Experience (Years):      2
Posted Date:      08/11/2009     Category:      Research/All Openings


 
Position Overview:
Become a member of AIR's growing Earthquake team in the Research & Modeling department. As a Seismologist, you will join a team of seismologists, civil and structural engineers, and other professionals to develop seismic risk analysis models used to estimate losses from natural catastrophes.

Responsibilities:

    As a Seismologist you will be responsible for the following:

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          Collecting and analyze earthquake related data for constructing regional seismicity models
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          Developing regional probabilistic seismic hazard models
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          Developing local ground motion site amplification models
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          Technical presentations
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          Developing computer codes to simulate complex physical systems
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          Conducting probabilistic hazard assessment and modeling



Qualifications:

You should have a solid comprehension of at least two of the following:

    * Seismicity studies and seismotectonics analysis
    * Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
    * Ground motion attenuation studies
    * Local site/soil effects
    * Near source effects
    * Geodetic studies
    * Knowledge of probabilistic analysis techniques
    * Proficiency in scientific programming languages, including FORTRAN, 3+ years experience
    * Risk modeling experience and GIS knowledge is a plus

You should have at least 2+ years of practical experience and a Ph.D. in Seismology or related field




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