Full vacancy announcement follows. Please indicate on your application the discipline for which you are applying. Employees at this level identify and define the nature and scope of fundamental, but obscure problems for which they establish hypotheses and experimental criteria from inconclusive or variable data. Incumbent conducts basic and applied research in the area of seismic and acoustic wave propagation modeling and numerical analyses supporting modeling research. Work requires detailed knowledge of wave propagation including modal phenomena, conversion, attenuation, scattering, and transmission across boundaries.
Research includes complex source phenomenology associated with military targets, including tanks.
Conducts systematic research investigations directed toward developing new and fuller scientific knowledge. Write numerical models that include the effects of complex geology, complex atmospheric conditions, and topography. Performs numerical analysis of code performance on massively parallel computational systems and resolves issues associated with long duration calculations. Develops and codes seismic and acoustic propagation models to support battlefield systems. Conducts exhaustive literature reviews to evaluate existing precedent works.