Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Full-time

Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

Hiring Department: Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

General Notes

As a top-10 engineering school with the No. 1 program in Texas, the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) has been a global leader in technology innovation and engineering education for over a century. With 11 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs, over 20 research centers and a faculty community that boasts one of the highest number of National Academy of Engineering members among U.S. universities, Texas Engineering has launched some of the nation's most accomplished leaders and pioneered world-changing solutions in virtually every industry, from space exploration to energy to health care. Situated in the heart of Austin — named “America's Coolest City” by Expedia and “The Best Place to Live in the U.S.” by U.S. News and World Report — the Cockrell School embodies the city's innovative spirit. Major companies with Austin campuses, such as Dell, National Instruments, Apple, IBM, Samsung, Google and many others, continue to recruit Cockrell School students at a remarkable rate, launching thousands of successful careers and developing Texas Engineers into industry leaders.

Purpose

Advance computational methods and research software for quantitative formation evaluation, emphasizing multidimensional borehole electromagnetic modeling and resistivity inversion. Develop reliable, efficient tools that translate research advances into practical subsurface interpretation workflows and support consortium research and technology transfer.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate electromagnetic forward models and inversion methods for formation evaluation.
• Improve numerical solvers and performance through parallel and high-performance computing.
• Integrate modeling, inversion, and visualization capabilities into consortium software, including 3D UTAPWeLS.
• Analyze subsurface data and assess model sensitivity and uncertainty.
• Collaborate with researchers and sponsors; prepare documentation, publications, presentations, and user support.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus eight (8) years of related experience.
• Research experience in borehole electromagnetic modeling and inversion.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python; experience with Fortran or a comparable compiled language.
• Experience in numerical methods, scientific data analysis, parallel computing, and collaborative software development.
• Strong technical communication and teamwork skills.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in petroleum engineering, energy resources engineering, earth science and engineering, or a related field; postdoctoral research experience.
• Experience with gradient-based and stochastic inversion, UDAR interpretation, 3D anisotropic electromagnetic solvers, and OpenMP, MPI, or GPU computing.
• Experience with UTAPWeLS or comparable software, reservoir simulation, production forecasting, or large well datasets.
• Scientific publications or conference contributions.

Salary Range

$80,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a standard office environment
• Repetitive use of keyboard at workstation.

Work Shift

• Standard business hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Work outside of normal business hours may be required on an occasional basis during peak times

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor