Geothermal Postdoctoral Fellow
Core
Conduct research on reservoir flow conformance and flow control technologies for next-generation Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) to optimize fluid distribution and heat recovery in granites and sedimentary rocks.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (Geothermal Engineering)
Builds
Research outputs (publications, proposals) and optimized geothermal energy production strategies
Domain
Geothermal energy, reservoir engineering, subsurface fluid transport
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Reservoir flow conformance, flow control, fluid diversion, well completions, porous/fractured-media flow, reservoir simulation, multiphase flow, heat transport, fractured reservoir behavior, scientific/technical writing
Preferred skills
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), unconventional well completions, hydraulic fracture modeling, discrete fracture network modeling, machine learning for reservoir management
Technologies
CMG, TOUGH, MOOSE, ResFrac, Python, MATLAB
Responsibilities
Model and optimize chemical, mechanical, and operational flow control strategies; write peer-reviewed publications and conference papers; identify and write funding proposals
Seniority
Postdoctoral Fellow