EMSCOPE JOBS:

The EMScope project is the magnetotelluric component of the NSF/Earthscope Program, which is managed by Oregon State University on behalf of the IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) consortium. Each summer field season (approximately mid-May through end-September) Oregon State University (OSU) arranges for acquisition of approximately 50 long-period, transportable array (TA) magnetotelluric (MT) stations at various locations within the continental United States.

Each summer up to six graduate or senior undergrad students are required to assist in the project for all or part of the field season. The effort involves final site selection, permitting with landowners and public agencies, and site installation and operation. Typically 2 teams of 3 field technicians are needed for the installation of long-period magnetotelluric equipment provided by the Oregon State University MT instrument center. Student field technicians will be paid a generous daily stipend, transportation costs from their home or home institution to the field sites, transportation between field costs, as well as a per diem for living expenses.

MT site locations are spaced approximately ~70 km apart in a roughly uniform grid of locations. Each MT station will be deployed for ~3 weeks to obtain MT time series and transfer functions in the 20-20000 s period range. The field crew will use 4x4 pickup trucks, there is considerable driving and housing in motels. Students should have a clean driving license, be physically fit as installation involves carrying gear off road, and digging the site in with hand tools for stability and reduced visibility. Students will become trained as magnetotelluric field technicians over the season, and they will also become more familiar with MT theory and application.

Please contact Dr. Adam Schultz (adam <<at sign>> coas.oregonstate.edu), Professor at Oregon State University for more information if you (or your students) are potentially interested for the 2010 summer field season.

EMScope Project Information: www.emscope.org