PhD Position for candidates with a MSc in Mathematics, Physics or related fields

March 5, 2008

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PhD Position for candidates with a MSc in Mathematics, Physics or related fields.

General information
International Research Institute of Stavanger AS (IRIS) was established on 17th. October 2005 by Rogaland Research (RF) and the University of Stavanger (UiS) as an independent research institute. The institute specialises in development and competence in the new knowledge community within the areas of petroleum, marine environment and social and industrial development. IRIS, which is customer oriented, is involved in several multinational projects, including EU programmes and has customers in a number of countries. The institute also has a significant role in influencing national knowledge and values, with close links to the Universities of Stavanger and Bergen, as well as Rogaland Science Park.

IRIS commercialises its work through its own subsidiary IRIS – Forskningsinvest AS which has owner interests in approx. 25 companies. The Institute, together with its subsidiary and associated companies, forms a group with approx. 250 employees altogether, and is one of the largest research groups in Norway.

IRIS has its head office in Stavanger and has considerable activities in the offices in Bergen and Mekjarvik.

IRIS’ quality system is certified to NS-EN ISO 9001:2001 and our environmental management system is certified to NS-EN ISO 14001:2004.

The department for petroleum research, with approx. 100 employees, is organised in IRIS – Petroleum. It consists of drilling, well and reservoir modelling, well construction and risk evaluation, field studies and new exploitation technologies, reservoir and geomodelling and increased recovery as well as test- and development facilities linked to Ullrigg and laboratories.

Work assignments
A three year position as research fellow (PhD position) is available within the project ”Reservoir characterization using ensemble Kalman filter”. The project is funded by the Research Council of Norway and several industry partners. The PhD education will be affiliated with the PhD programme at the University of Bergen and the research will be performed in close cooperation with the “Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research”, one of 21 Norwegian Centres of Excellence.

The main objective of the project is to develop methodology for petroleum reservoir characterization.

Possible research tasks include

* improve the uncertainty quantification provided by the ensemble Kalman filter
* develop methodology for history matching in cases with complex geology
* increase the understanding of the effect of model errors…

The research present challenges from various disciplines including mathematics, statistics, computer science and reservoir engineering.

The successful applicant will spend one year as visiting scholar at the University of Oklahoma or the University of Tulsa.

Competency requirements
The fellowship is open to candidates with a strong background in Mathematics, Physics or related fields. Candidates must hold a MSc degree or equivalent. Excellent academic track record, strong IT skills, familiarity with Unix/Linux and programming experience beyond Visual Basic are desired.

Experience
The application must include a complete overview of education and professional activities (CV), scanned copies of diplomas and transcripts, a list of publications, and contact details of two or three referees.

Personal qualities
You are creative, positive, curious, open minded, show initiative, and able to work well in multi disciplinary teams.

Conditions
Starting salary at salary level 43 (code 1017) on the government salary scale (currently NOK 325 600 per year); following ordinary meriting regulations (wage levels 43/47). The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time and satisfy the admission requirements for the PhD programme at the University of Bergen.

Unit    IRIS – Petroleum
Working place    Bergen and Oklahoma
Deadline    03/15/2008
Contact info    Chief Scientist Geir Nævdal, +47 55 54 39 34, To apply use the link
Research Director Kristin Flornes, +47 55 54 39 36, To apply use the link below

Further Information

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