NEWS BULLETIN
September 2017
Opportunities of Interest
Postdoctoral Research Assistant(Boulder, USA)This position will assist in the development of two new platforms and corresponding networks designed to help
researchers respond to and overcome long-standing challenges to rapid research. Duties include identifying and mapping
researchers engaged in hazards and disaster research, coordinating researchers in the event of a major disaster, anddeveloping research frameworks and ethical guidance for social science and interdisciplinary disaster research. A PhD insocial science, engineering, or a related interdisciplinary area of study; quantitative and qualitative methodological skills;
and data visualization expertise are required.
https://hazards.colorado.edu/announcement/postdocposition

Research Manager, GS-15(Washington, USA)This position will lead the Federalism and Emergency Management Section covering public policy research related toemergency management and intergovernmental relations. Duties include supervising policy analysts, establishing
relationships with congressional committees and clients, developing analytic approaches with other managers to address
policy problems, and managing congressional requests in relevant policy areas. One year specialized experience at theGS-14 level and specialized knowledge of federalism or emergency management public policy, and research management
experience are required.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/477602000/

Upcoming Conferences
IHRR/ Dealing with Disasters Conference 2017
Theme: The Impact of Hazard, Risk and Disasters on Societies(Durham University, UK)
19–22 September 2017https://www.dur.ac.uk/ihrr/10th-anniversary/ihrr10/dwd-conference2017/

National Roundtable on Disaster Risk Reduction(October 23-24, 2017)23-24 October 2017
This roundtable will explore and further conversations about disaster preparedness and response, with an emphasis on
recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. Topics include climate change adaptation, improving disaster risk reduction
dialogues, Canadian opportunities for building back better, and examining the significance of the 100th anniversary of
the Halifax Explosion. A joint meeting with the Canadian Climate Change Adaptation Forum will follow.
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/dsstr-prvntn-mtgtn/pltfrm-dsstr-rsk-rdctn/rndtbl-reg-en.aspx

Other News
Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promiseBy listening to the acoustic signal emitted by a laboratory-created earthquake, a computerscience approach using machine learning can predict the time remaining before the fault
fails. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a two-dimensional
tabletop simulator that models the buildup and release of stress along an artificial fault. In
this image, the simulator …
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170830122545.htm

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