PhD Research Fellow in reservoir physics (CCS) : Sealing properties of CO2 hydrate in sediments

About the project / work tasks :

CO2 hydrates may form a secondary seal during deep CO2 storage in saline aquifers or depleted oil / gas fields. This may happen as escaped, buoyant CO2 migrates upward through a migration pathway (e.g., permeable pore space, along the well bore, faults), and eventually migrates into the CO2 gas hydrate stability zone. Hydrate-based sealing may be a significant factor in the de-risking of many potential storage sites, where the reservoir and caprock are situated below or in the CO2 gas hydrate stability zone. The CoolSeal project´s overall objective is to provide an experimental and numerical framework to predict CO2 gas hydrate self-sealing in geological formations. Our multi-scale approach is cross-disciplinary and aims to identify criteria and quantify the risk mitigating potential of CO2 gas hydrate sealing.

The PhD candidate will work in an interdisciplinary research group with both experimental activities and numerical modelling. The PhD candidate’s tasks will primarily be to model and simulate CO2 hydrate sealing in sediments but also to take part in analysing and interpreting physical experiments. The PhD candidate will collaborate with industry partners and take active part in a larger professional environment in applied research.

Qualifications and personal qualities :

• Applicants must hold a master's degree or equivalent education in reservoir physics, applied mathematics, chemical engineering, geoscience, applied petroleum technology, or a related field, or must have submitted his / her master's thesis for assessment prior to the application deadline. It is a condition of employment that the master's degree has been awarded.
• Experience from or competence in flow and transport processes in porous media is a requirement.
• Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and demonstrate good collaborative skills.
• Applicants must be proficient in both written and oral English.

Experience from one or both of the following areas is an advantage :

Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Motivation, ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates.

Special requirements for the position

The University of Bergen is subjected to the regulation for export control system. The regulation will be applied in the processing of the applications.

About the PhD position :

About the PhD Research Fellow

The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with the possibility for a 4th year contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department and will be decided by the Head of department upon appointment. If a 4th year is granted, one year of career-promoting work associated with teaching, dissemination or research infrastructure / services, will be distributed over the full employment period and thus corresponding to 25 per cent of the time each year.

The employment period may be reduced if you have previously been employed in a qualifying post (e.g. research fellow, research assistant).

About the research training

As a PhD Research Fellow, you must participate in an approved educational programme for a PhD degree within a period of 3 years. The deadline for applying for admission to the PhD programme at The Faculty of Science and Technology is 2 months after you start your position or after the start of the research project that will lead to the PhD degree. It is a condition that you satisfy the enrolment requirements for the PhD programme at the University of Bergen.

We can offer :

Your application must include :

The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at Jobbnorge.

General information :

For further details about the position, please contact Prof. Geir Ersland, Department of Physics and Technology, e-mail : Geir.Ersland@uib.no or Prof. Kundan Kumar, Department of Mathematics, e-mail : Kundan.Kumar@uib.no.

For HR related questions contact HR adviser Thea Thingnes, thea.thingnes@uib.no

Diversity is a strength that enables us to solve our tasks even better. UiB therefore needs qualified employees regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, worldview, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and age.

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Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.

The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at all times.

We encourage applicants with disabilities, immigrant backgrounds, or gaps in their CV to apply. By indicating such circumstances in your application, you may receive favourable consideration. We ensure that at least one qualified applicant from each of these groups is invited for an interview as part of our commitment to inclusivity and equal opportunity. For further information about the recruitment process, click here.

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Life as a PhD candidate at UiB

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About UiB

The University of Bergen is a renowned educational and research institution, organised into seven faculties and approximately 54 institutes and academic centres. Campus is located in the centre of Bergen with university areas at Nygårdshøyden, Haukeland, Marineholmen, Møllendalsveien and Årstad.