Research Assistant Professor – Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Machine Learning

The Department of Geosciences at Penn State is seeking a Research Assistant Professor to support a project focused on developing machine-learning methods for seismic source characterization using distributed acoustic sensing. The role involves conducting physics-based wavefield simulations, generating synthetic datasets, and developing deep-learning models for seismic event detection and analysis. This position also includes contributing to publications, mentoring students, and collaborating with university and national-laboratory partners.