Reservoir Engineer

Job Posting Title:

Reservoir Engineer

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Hiring Department:

Bureau of Economic Geology

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Oct 15, 2025

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Location:

PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes
Our team is currently in need of a Reservoir Engineer with strong understanding of fluid flow in porous media to join us in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, integrated research team. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge or some familiarity with prominent workflows in reservoir engineering, various commercial and open source fluid flow simulation packages (including but not limited to CMG, Eclipse, etc.) and be able to contribute to the codes/algorithm development (Python, MATLAB, etc.) in a group of Engineers, Data Scientists, and Geologists. Candidate will be required to upgrade our current CO2 storage capacity estimation tool (EASITOOL) and add new features as needed.

Purpose
GCCC team has developed a CO2 storage capacity tool (last updated in 2023) that has been vastly used by internal and external researchers and needs oversight. This position is designed to find an appropriate candidate that can update our software platform designed for CO2 storage capacity estimation and make this tool useful to current needs of the industry. Candidate will contribute to other reservoir engineering and modeling needs of the GCCC team as needed, this may include working on topics related to reservoir simulation, data analytics, and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Research and development in reservoir engineering and code development with focus on application to carbon capture, utilization and storage.

• Fundraising from state, federal and industry to carry out fundamental and applied research in relevant topics.

• Public outreach and communication of the results of the research including attending conferences and meetings.

Required Qualifications

The candidate must have:

• Familiarity with fluid flow modeling

• Strong understanding of two-phase flow systems

• Ability to develop professional codes in Python

• GUI development

• Proven capacity for innovative, creative scientific analysis

• PhD in petroleum engineering or related field

• Proven publication skills and verbal communication skills with a variety of audiences

• Ability to work both independently and effectively in a group

• Ability to work effectively with multiple disciplines, including engineers, data scientists, and geologists

PhD must have been received within 3 years from date of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing software packages

• Familiarity with fractional flow theory

• Knowledge of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

• Broad skills base with deep expertise in certain areas, such as geomechanics, and/or experimental studies, use of HPC

• Familiarity with AWS services

Salary Range

$65,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions

• Occasional weekend, overtime, and evening work to meet deadlines

• Fieldwork as necessary

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information

• Letter of interest

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Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

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