Postdoctoral Scholar in Multi-Hazard, Multi-Sensor Monitoring at Mt Rainier Geohazard Initiative – University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW) Geophysics Group invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to lead high-impact research in multi-hazard multi-sensor monitoring of geological hazards at Mt Rainier supported by the UW College of the Environments Geohazard Initiative. Generous support from Jerry and Linda Paros enables bold interdisciplinary science to advance our understanding of geological hazards and Earth processes in one of North Americas most complex and geologically active regions.

Summary:
The postdoc will collaborate closely with Dr. Marine Denolle and Dr. Paul Bodin and researchers across UW eScience Institute Civil Environmental Engineering Atmospheric Sciences Applied Mathematics and engage with partners such as the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. The person in this position will have access to many resources including:

• Access to petascale computing and cloud-based infrastructure.
• A state-of-the-art UW Fiber Lab for DAS data and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network specialists in multi-sensor networks
• An working environment with a commitment to open science peer and student mentoring reproducible workflows and collaborative tools.

The projects scope includes event detection and classification (earthquakes landslides lahars glacier motion atmospheric signals) data fusion across sensing modalities and development of scalable machine learning pipelines. Work will be entirely computational and based in Seattle with no field deployment responsibilities.

Responsibilities:
The postdoc will work on integrating multiple observational data streams for real-time and retrospective analysis of geophysical and environmental hazards. This includes:

• Tiltmeter and rotational sensor data near volcanic edifices.
• Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) on buried and surface-deployed fiber.
• Regional seismic and infrasound networks.
• Hydrological and weather data relevant to understanding processes such as debris flows and glacial melt.
• Volcanic Tectonic Hydrologic and Geotechnical framework of hazards particularly in urban settings.

Compensation:
This is a full-time appointment. The base salary for this position will be $6681 per month commensurate with experience and qualifications or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Employee benefits will be provided. The position initially runs for one year subject to renewal after 12 months based on satisfactory progress. The position is available immediately but the exact start date for the position is negotiable. A start date as soon as possible is highly desirable.

Support is available for computing publication and travel to conferences. This position does not involve fieldwork.

Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website at of Washington postdoctoral scholar appointments are for a temporary defined period not to exceed five years/60 months including any previous postdoctoral experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The candidate must have a PhD in a related field such as seismology geophysics or computer science by the start date of the appointment.
• Demonstrated experience with deep learning methods or sophisticated mathematical frameworks applied to large-scale or scientific datasets.
• Experience working with observational seismology data (e.g. DAS broadband networks).
• Proficiency in open-source version-controlled environments (Python git conda).
• Comfort with cloud/HPC workflows in a Unix-based environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideally the candidate Familiarity with infrasound tilt or rotational seismic data.
• Interest in hydrology meteorological or environmental sensor integration.
• Experience building scalable ML pipelines or deploying ML in real-time contexts.

We seek a candidate who is enthusiastic and comfortable with computational challenges curious about Earth system processes eager to work across disciplinary boundaries and committed to reproducibility collaboration and open science practices.