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The following job announcement
for a position in the Smithsonian Institution’s Department of Mineral
Sciences was distributed earlier through Volcano Listserv. However, I want to
put in an additional unsolicited plug for the opportunity it represents. I
serve on the Board of Directors for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of
Natural History (NMNH), parent organization of the Global Volcanism Program (GVP).
I also headed a team that reviewed the GVP a few years ago. And Volcano
Listserv, which I started in the early days of email, has had a communication partnership
with the GVP for over 20 years. As the main clearing house for
information about eruptions around the world, the GVP plays a unique role in
volcanology. As part of the NMNH, the GVP also has access to one of the largest
and best-inventoried collections of volcanic rocks, and a tremendous archive of
volcano photographs and films. Although there may be a tendency to think of the
Smithsonian, or any museum, as stodgy, dusty anachronisms, that is not at all
the case. The GVP and NMNH work with technology companies like Google, federal
agencies like NASA, NOAA, USGS, DOE and the State Department, and
representatives from nearly all of the world’s volcanically-active countries.
In addition to carrying on their own research, the new hire in the Department
of Mineral Sciences will be part of one of the largest K-12 and public outreach
operations in the world, and will have the chance to work with officials from
private and public sector organizations concerned with natural hazards. The
experience gained will be richer in many ways than what is available to
tenure-track faculty members at universities. The new hire will be part of a
team that has the unusual chance to redefine how comprehensive observational
and geochemical datasets get used to mitigate volcanic dangers. The closing date is August 17. Jonathan Fink Note: The following position is the government equivalent of
"tenure track" with potential to
convert to a permanent position at the end of the four year term. This is a full-time, 4-year term appointment with full
Government benefits; US citizenship
required. The position is at the GS-1350-12 level ($74872-77368 per annum depending on qualifications). For complete
requirements and application procedures go
to www.sihr.si.edu and refer to Announcement 10A-MR-296088-DEU-NMNH
or contact Madalyn Robinson, 202-633-6339 robinsonm@xxxxxx. The announcement opens July 6, 2010.
Applications must be received by August 17,
2010 and must reference the announcement number. All
applications will be notified by email when their application is
received. The Smithsonian Institution is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxx. Please do not send attachments. ============================================================== |
