The University of Texas at Austin · 2 days ago

Geothermal Reservoir Modeler/Engineer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

2+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Conduct research on geothermal reservoir engineering and techno-economics aligned with the HotRock group at the Bureau of Economic Geology.

Publicly present and publish project results and reports in peer-reviewed journals.

Plan and propose research activities to external funders.

Mentor students, post-doctoral scholars, and other personnel on projects.

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Data ManagementPublication SkillsResearch FundingGeologyGeophysicsProblem-SolvingCreativityCommunicationLeadershipInterdisciplinary CollaborationReservoir EngineeringDynamic SimulationHistory MatchingTechno-EconomicsMachine Learning ModelsPythonJuliaReservoir SimulatorsGeothermal Field Project Experience

Required

Hold a Ph.D. or Masters in earth sciences or engineering with at least two years of relevant experience in geothermal energy

Proven capacity for innovative, creative scientific analysis

Excellent data management skills

Proven publication skills and verbal communication skills

Proven ability to fund and lead research

Ability to work effectively with multiple disciplines, including geology, geophysics, and engineering

Preferred

Broad expertise in geothermal systems, specific expertise in reservoir engineering, dynamic simulation, history matching, techno-economics, and/or developing various machine learning models

Experience in coding in Python/Julia, or similar languages and industry-standard reservoir simulators

Geothermal field project experience, either in industry or academia