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University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate 5 - Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

Environmental SciencesPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeAustin, TX, USA$80k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and eight years of related experience are required; relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
  • Research experience in borehole electromagnetic modeling and inversion is required.
  • Proficiency in MATLAB and Python, and experience with Fortran or a comparable compiled language, are required.
  • Experience in numerical methods, scientific data analysis, parallel computing, and collaborative software development is required.
  • Strong technical communication and teamwork skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and validate electromagnetic forward models and inversion methods for formation evaluation.
  • Improve numerical solvers and performance through parallel and high-performance computing.
  • Integrate modeling, inversion, and visualization capabilities into consortium software, including 3D UTAPWeLS.
  • Analyze subsurface data and assess model sensitivity and uncertainty.
  • Collaborate with researchers and sponsors, and prepare documentation, publications, presentations, and user support.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Ph.D. in petroleum engineering, energy resources engineering, earth science and engineering, or a related field, and postdoctoral research experience are preferred.
  • Experience with gradient-based and stochastic inversion, UDAR interpretation, 3D anisotropic electromagnetic solvers, and OpenMP, MPI, or GPU computing is preferred.
  • Experience with UTAPWeLS or comparable software, reservoir simulation, production forecasting, or large well datasets is preferred.
  • Scientific publications or conference contributions are preferred.

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University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across a broad range of fields.

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