Scientist (f_m_x) - Seismology

In the context of the Czech‑German INTERREG cross‑border project “Sustainable Trans‑Border Geothermal Development and Geohazards Monitoring” – “TransGeo”, we are looking for a research scientist with experience in seismic data acquisition, automatic processing of large waveform datasets, and waveform‑based analysis of earthquake sources towards geological structural analysis for deep geothermal prospection.

Responsibilities

• Contribution to the maintenance, installation and processing of a Large‑N seismic network, including data and metadata quality control
• Participation in regular consortium and working group meetings
• Preparation, co‑coordination and participation in public science events to inform the locals about the geology and the project, including the preparation of information materials
• Participation in active and passive seismic field experiments
• Development and testing of a real‑time local seismic catalogue for the Czech‑German border region, and integration of the seismicity results with geophysical imaging results from partners
• Publishing results as a joint effort in the team in a peer‑reviewed journal
• Presenting results at conferences and preparing draft versions of interim and final reports

Essential Qualifications

• A MSc and a PhD in Earth Science, with a focus on seismology and geophysics
• Solid geophysical and seismological background
• Experiences with local earthquake analysis
• Documented experience in research and a convincing and strong publication record
• Experience in working and conducting third‑party projects
• Experience with seismological fieldwork and fieldwork coordination
• Good knowledge of multi‑language programming, including Python
• Documented experiences in continuous multichannel waveform data processing
• Familiar with seismology toolboxes (e.g. Pyrocko, ObsPy) and visualisation tools (e.g. GMT, paraview, QGIS)
• Good written and oral skills in English

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with Grond and Fomosto (Pyrocko)

Benefits

• Ambitious and varied tasks in a dynamic and international research environment
• Public service benefits
• Extensive training opportunities
• Professional career advice offered by our in‑house Career‑Centre
• Flexible working hours and conditions
• Support with finding a good work‑life balance is offered by benefit@work

Application Information

Application deadline: 16th August 2026.

Required documents: motivation letter, CV, copy of certificates/grades.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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“Diversity in perspectives” is one of GFZ's core values. As an integral part of supporting diversity at our centre, we actively promote women in science and in leadership positions. We, among others, do this through our gender equality plan and the cascade model measures, which we actively implement to enable sustainable equal opportunities in academic career paths. The GFZ thus committedly strives for gender equality in science, including in leadership positions, and strongly encourages women to apply.