Job Posting Title:
Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
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Hiring Department:
Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
PurposeAdvance computational methods and research software for quantitative formation evaluation, emphasizing multidimensional borehole electromagnetic modeling and resistivity inversion. Develop reliable, efficient tools that translate research advances into practical subsurface interpretation workflows and support consortium research and technology transfer.
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; prepare documentation, publications, presentations, and user support.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree plus eight (8) years of related experience.
- Research experience in borehole electromagnetic modeling and inversion.
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Python; experience with Fortran or a comparable compiled language.
- Experience in numerical methods, scientific data analysis, parallel computing, and collaborative software development.
- Strong technical communication and teamwork skills.
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications- Ph.D. in petroleum engineering, energy resources engineering, earth science and engineering, or a related field; postdoctoral research experience.
- Experience with gradient-based and stochastic inversion, UDAR interpretation, 3D anisotropic electromagnetic solvers, and OpenMP, MPI, or GPU computing.
- Experience with UTAPWeLS or comparable software, reservoir simulation, production forecasting, or large well datasets.
- Scientific publications or conference contributions.
Salary Range$80,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions- Work is performed in a standard office environment
- Repetitive use of keyboard at workstation.
Work Shift- Standard business hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Work outside of normal business hours may be required on an occasional basis during peak times
Required Materials- Resume/CV
- Letter of interest
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
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