Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program
Research Opportunities
Overview: Open Research Opportunities will be filled depending on the availability of funds. All application materials must be submitted through USAJobs by 11:59 pm, US Eastern Standard Time, on the closing date.
Role of Research Advisors: Research Advisors direct project work and are those scientists with whom the Mendenhall Fellows will work most closely. One of the first steps in the preparation of an application package is establishing contact with the Research Advisor(s) to coordinate the development of a research proposal. Research Advisors also answer questions about a Research Opportunity and review application materials.
Role of Human Resources Office Contacts: The Human Resources Office receives and screens application materials, provides application materials for technical review and selection, reviews the backgrounds of the final candidates to make sure they are qualified for the opportunities, and makes the official job offers. The Human Resources Office is also available to provide information regarding the recruitment process and the status of applications.
| RO # | Research Opportunity Title | Proposed Duty Station | Research Advisor(s) | Closing Date | Apply Here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-1 | Application of machine learning to ground motion forecasting for earthquake early warning | Pasadena, CA or Moffett Field, CA | Elizabeth Cochran, Sarah Minson, Stephen Wu, Zach Ross | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-2 | Earthquake ground motions and seismic hazard in the Pacific Northwest | Seattle, WA | Erin Wirth Moriarty, Art Frankel, Alex Grant, Morgan Moschette, William Stephenson | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-3 | Improving estimates of coseismic ground failure from recent earthquakes | Moffett Field, CA | Alex Grant, Jonathan Perkins, Randall Jibson | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-4 | Physics of earthquake ruptures in the shallow subsurface and the hazards they pose | Moffett Field, CA or Pasadena, CA | Sarah Minson, Ben Brooks, Elizabeth Cochran, Josie Nevitt | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-5 | Investigation of the variation of structural modal properties with vibration amplitude – utilizing recorded data from monitored buildings | Moffett Field, CA | Mehmet Celebi, Ertugrul Taciroglu | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-6 | Using converted wave imaging to probe the Cascadia and Alaska megathrusts | Moffett Field, CA | Jeffrey McGuire, Fred Pollitz | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-7 | Static vs. dynamic stress drops to characterize broadband earthquake rupture physics | Moffett Field, CA | Annemarie Baltay, Nick Beeler, Tom Hanks, Brian Kilgore, Ben Brooks | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-8 | Novel crustal deformation models for characterizing deformation rates with application to the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast | Moffett Field, CA | Fred Pollitz, Jessica Murray, Sarah Minson, Yuehua Zeng | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-9 | New techniques for debris flow monitoring and model validation | Golden, CO | Kate Allstadt, Francis Rengers, Joel Smith, Weston Thelen, David George, Maciej Obryk | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-10 | Leveraging machine learning for next-generation global earthquake monitoring | Golden, CO | William Yeck, Paul Earle, Harley Benz, David Shelly, Gavin Hayes, Michelle Guy, Zachary Ross | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-11 | Towards non-ergodic ground motion models in the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model | Golden, CO | Morgan Moschetti, Eric Thompson, Mark Petersen, Peter Powers, Brad Aagaard, Robert Graves | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-12 | Improved regional-scale assessment of rainfall-triggered and earthquake-induced landsliding by developing geomechanical transfer functions | Golden, CO | Ben Mirus, Rex Baum | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-13 | The role of US coral reefs and reef restoration in reducing coastal risk | Santa Cruz, CA | Curt Storlazzi, Li Erikson, Shay Viehman, Borja Reguero, Ap van Dongeren | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-14 | Geology and global context of deep-ocean marine minerals | Santa Cruz, CA | Amy Gartman, Sarah Hayes | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-15 | Remote sensing and data assimilation advances for modeling coastal change | Santa Cruz, CA | Sean Vitousek | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-16 | Investigating geomorphic evolution of salt marshes using coupled biophysical models | Santa Cruz, CA or Woods Hole, MA | Jesica Lacy, Neil Ganju | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-17 | Developing coral-based reconstructions of natural environmental variability in south Florida to better predict future impacts to ecosystems and coastal communities | St. Petersburg, FL | Lauren Toth, Julie Richey | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-18 | Geophysical investigation of the 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano | Moffett Field, CA | Kyle Anderson, Emily Montgomery-Brown, Ingrid Johanson, Paul Okubo | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-19 | The hazards and dynamics associated with deglaciation of the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field: tectonics, magmatism, hydrothermal activity and landscape evolution | Menlo Park, CA | Shaul Hurwitz, Michael Poland, Mark Stelten, Joe Licciardi | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-20 | Magma-physics based models of unrest at California’s volcanoes | Moffett Field, CA | Emily Montgomery-Brown, Kyle Anderson, Maurizio Battaglia, Michael Clynne, Steven Ingebritsen | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-21 | Machine learning for the detection, identification, and location of volcanic seismicity | Moffett Field, CA | Phillip Dawson, Alicia J Hotovec-Ellis, Matt Haney, Aaron Wech, Seth Moran, Weston Thelen, Brian Shiro | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-22 | Geophysical characterization of the Clear Lake Volcanic Field, California | Menlo Park, CA | Seth Burgess, Jared Peacock | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-23 | Predicting responses to sea level rise and restoration in diked salt marshes | Woods Hole, MA | Kevin Kroeger, Meagan Gonneea | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-24 | Using ocean bottom seismograph (OBS) data for natural hazard studies | Woods Hole, MA | Uri ten Brink, Nathan Miller | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-25 | Revitalization of hydraulically fractured shale oil and gas wells through enhanced microbial natural gas production | Reston, VA or Helena, MT | William Orem, Elliott Barnhart, Leslie Ruppert, Jenna Shelton, Matthew Varonka | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-26 | Reuse and treatment of high-salinity waters produced from hydrocarbon wells | Reston, VA | Jenna Shelton, Madalyn Blondes, Tanya Gallegos | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-27 | Evaluating mineral resources on Mars for exploration and colonization | Lakewood, CO | Gregg Swayze | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-28 | Integrated hyperspectral, geological, and geochemical approaches to characterizing epithermal mineralization and hydrothermal systems | Lakewood, CO | Raymond Kokaly, JoAnn Holloway | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-29 | Geophysical characterization of critical mineral and geothermal resources in the western U.S. | Moffett Field, CA | Jared Peacock | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-30 | Application of high spatial resolution airborne and UAS image sources for hyperspectral studies of critical minerals, geologic mapping, and/or characterization of abandoned mine lands | Reston, VA | Bernard Hubbard, John Mars | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-31 | Geochronology and isotopic mapping of Alaska’s geologic and metallogenic domains | Anchorage, AK | Jamey Jones, Doug Kreiner, Chris Holm-Denoma, Kate Souders | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| 18-32 | Integrating energy, mineral, and other natural resource assessments | Denver, CO or Reston, VA | Karen Jenni, Emily Pindilli, Seth Haines, Darius Semmens, Jay Diffendorfer | 1/06/2020 | Opening Soon |
| S45 | Applying radiogenic isotope geochemistry to enhance geologic framework models | Lakewood, CO | James Paces, Joseph Colgan | 11/01/2019 | Apply Here |
| S44 | Modeling post-wildfire debris-flow inundation | Golden, CO | Jason Kean, Dennis Staley, Francis Rengers | 11/01/2019 | Apply Here |
| S43 | Post-wildfire watershed recovery and the persistence of debris-flow hazard | Golden, CO | Dennis Staley, Francis Rengers, Jason Kean | 11/01/2019 | Apply Here |
| S42 | Improving regional earthquake-triggered landslide and liquefaction models for southeast Alaska and beyond | Golden, CO | Eric Thompson, Kate Allstadt, Randall Jibson, Alex Grant, Rob Witter | 11/01/2019 | Apply Here |
| S39 | Research computing for the advancement of Earth science | Lakewood, CO | Jeff Falgout | 09/20/2019 | Apply Here |
| S38 | Improved understanding of seismic hazard in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region | Menlo Park, CA | Stephen DeLong, Belle Philibosian, Kate Scharer, Keith Knudsen |
09/27/2019 | Apply Here |
| S36 | Analysis of injection-induced seismicity for improved hazard mitigation | Moffett Field, CA | Justin Rubinstein, Elizabeth Cochran | 09/25/2019 | Apply Here |
| S41 | Geochronology of mineralizing systems | Lakewood, CO | Michael Cosca, Leah Morgan | 09/06/2019 | Closed |
| S40 | Geologic mapping investigation of southeasternmost coastal plain basement rocks in and near Florida | Reston, VA | Wright Horton, Ryan McAleer | 09/06/2019 | Closed |
| S37 | Understanding the regional 3D structural evolution of the Intermountain West through time | Lakewood, CO | Joseph Colgan | 09/06/2019 | Closed |
| S35 | Ecology and conservation of rare bumblebees | Fort Collins, CO |
Ian Pearce | 07/01/2019 | Closed |
| S34 | Research and development of innovative land change science techniques and applications | Sioux Falls, SD | Jesslyn Brown, Kristi Sayler | 05/28/2019 | Closed |