Dr. Ken Wisian, Principal Investigator for HotRock, discusses possible areas of focus for future research. (source: Bureau of Economic Geology)
The Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin is advertising several post-doc positions on geothermal reservoir engineering and modeling.
The Bureau of Economic Geology (Bureau) at The University of Texas at Austin is hiring researchers and post-docs for geothermal reservoir engineering and techno-economics. The successful candidates will contribute to various projects under the HotRock industrial affiliates program and other geothermal- related funded projects at the Bureau.
The open positions are listed below with the relevant links to the job responsibilities and application processes.
Geothermal Postdoctoral Fellow
Geothermal Reservoir Modeler / Engineer
Research Assistant Professor – Geothermal Reservoir Modeler / Engineer
Research Associate Professor – Geothermal Reservoir Modeler / Engineer
For questions or further details, please reach out to Ken Wisian (ken.wisian@beg.utexas.edu) or Shuvajit Bhattacharya (shuvajit.bhattacharya@beg.utexas.edu) for more details.
About Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
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