Earthquake Engineer

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature surveys of geohazards related to earthquakes and building vulnerability to earthquakes, implementing new studies for loss modeling applications
• Collect and analyze loss data regarding earthquakes, liquefaction, etc.
• Perform validation tests on model loss estimates
• Contribute to preparing technical documents, presentations related to scientific models
• Conduct post-event damage surveys for natural disasters around the world

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Structural or Geotechnical Engineering required, PhD a plus
• Knowledge on ground motion; ability to understand and implement ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) is required
• Experience with QGIS or ArcGIS software is a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, keen orientation to detail, an eye for professional presentation, and recognized organizational abilities
• Knowledge and experience in statistics and probability is a plus
• Ability to travel within the US or internationally with little advance notice
• Experience in catastrophe modeling a plus
• Knowledge of C# programming language a plus