Post Doctoral Fellow - Petroleum Engineering - (496898 )

piece of research equipment. 4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel. 5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control. 6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action. 7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations. 8. Performs other job-related duties as required. Additional Posting Information: In the Postdoctoral Fellow position offered, the successful candidate will have strong academic preparation and experience in both experimental and modeling research work documented by corresponding journal publications, and is expected to perform the following tasks/duties for the research group: • Conduct Research in Plasma Stimulation, both experimentally and numerically • Use simulation models to design and/or analyze observed lab experimental results. • Explore the exploitation of geothermal resources. • Coordinate the work of PhD students involved with the project(s) in the research team. • Participate in internal and external weekly meetings. • Help in preparing quarterly, yearly, and final reports. • Help to meet project(s) deliverables. • Help in writing research proposals soliciting funds from funding agencies such as DOE, NSF, etc. • Help in writing and presenting technical articles on the research being developed and results obtained. • Help in filing patents on research efforts. • Perform other job-related duties as assigned. The minimum requirement for the position is a Doctor of Philosophy in a directly related Engineering or Science field with specialization directly related to the type of work briefly described above and planned to be performed. Please submit the following documents as part of your application: • Detailed curriculum vitae. • Unofficial transcripts. • Three letters of recommendation from faculty directly related to the applicant's graduate studies research work. • Up to one (1) page summary that lists the applicant’s research work experience and how it is related to the above-described work duties. • A short plan describing the applicant's future research plans related to the described research work. The position is open to recent PhD candidates. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

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