Norway: Postdoctoral position in experimental reservoir technology

Deadline: 24th July 2012
Nationality: Any

A two years postdoctoral position in experimental reservoir technology with a focus on fundamental effects of CO₂ on rock properties is available at the Department of Petroleum

Engineering and Applied Geophysics at NTNU.

Key topics to be studied are rock sealing characteristics of geological formations in order to under­stand how CO₂ behaves when reaching partly sealing barriers. Experiments should be performed to investigate how rock/fluid interactions will influence the sealing properties. Laboratory measure­ments of CO₂ behaviour in partly sealing rocks will include permeability of low permeable rocks, capillary entry pressure measure­ments, rock fluid wet ability investigations including studies of geochemical processes. New experimental techniques will be investigated to give more reliable results on CO₂ flow behaviour. These results can be used to calibrate reaction-transport modelling aimed at predicting long term behaviour of CO₂ storage.

Candidates with a PhD in experimental reservoir technology and with knowledge in experimental techniques for rock-fluid studies like X-ray tomography, NMR spectroscopy, SEM, XRD, etc. will be preferred. Suitable background can be a PhD in reservoir engineering, physics or chemistry.

For more detailed project information please contact Professor Ole Torsæter (ole.torsater@ntnu.no) or Adjunct Professor Jan Åge Stensen (jan.aage.stensen@sintef.no).

Candidates should provide a short motivation for their application, a description of their research interests and why they consider being well suited for the position. A complete publication list must be attached and in the case of multi-authored publications a brief description of the applicant’s contribution should be given. Three publications considered by the candidate to be the most important for the position should be highlighted. Unpublished work that the candidate would like to be taken into consideration must be attached.

Salaries

Post doctors are remunerated in code 1352, in the State salary scale 57-76, grossNOK468 100 toNOK672 200 per annum (before tax). The salary is adjusted to recent wage negotiations, and is given subject to final approval of the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament). Post doctors are normally remunerated at wage level 57. There will be a 2 % deduction to The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from gross salary.

Applications with CV, certified copies of diplomas, certificates of education and other relevant documents, and the names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of three references should be submitted electronically through www.jobbnorge.no. Mark the application with ref.no. IVT – 57/12. The attachments to the application should preferably be gathered in one single file. Application deadline: 24th July, 2012.

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