Postdoctoral Researcher, Flow and Transport Modeler with Geothermal Applications
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Job DescriptionThe Division of Hydrologic Sciences (DHS) of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to conduct research in its Reno, NV facility on modeling foam transport in fractured rock to enhance geothermal field efficiency.
The successful candidate will be expected to gain working knowledge and independently run discrete fracture network models (dfnWorks - https:
//dfnworks.
lanl.
gov/) and make necessary modifications to accommodate non-Newtonian behavior of foam under thermal gradients relevant to geothermal fields in the Western U.
S.
The candidate will be part of a team addressing resin chemistry and foaming characteristics, benchtop experiments in glass fractured models and translation of transport characteristics and parameters to large scale models.
The candidate will assist with geothermal field scale alteration scenario generation, participate in data preparation and interpretation of modeling results towards generation of reports and scientific publications.
In addition to research duties, the candidate will have opportunities to participate in grant writing and proposal development.
The research will be based primarily in Reno, although personnel exchanges with collaborating laboratories in the U.
S.
are anticipated.
Required Qualifications Ph.
D.
from an accredited institution within the last five years in a STEM field or completion of all Ph.
D.
requirements by commencement of appointment.
Knowledge of the physics of flow and transport in porous media.
Strong quantitative skills and ability to learn and apply simulation models for flow and transport in fractured media.
Field and/or laboratory experience in acquisition and use of hydrologic flow measurements.
Excellent English-language communication skills (oral and written).
Demonstrated ability to perform research and publish results in peer-reviewed literature.
Preferred Qualifications Greater consideration will be given to those who possess the following skills and attributes:
Ability to conduct and analyze laboratory experiments in fractured media models.
Experience with scientific software development in C/C++, FORTRAN and/or Python.
Experience in methods for big data analytics.
Experience in writing successful grant applications.
Conditions of EmploymentSome travel expected for meetings, workshops, and conferences.
Organizational SummaryFor more than 60 years, the Desert Research Institute has functioned as the nonprofit, non-degree-granting environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Focused on basic and applied research, the Institute's unique model blends academia with entrepreneurship to deliver a wide variety of scientific services and research-generated knowledge to its sponsors and clients.
DRI faculty are nontenured and responsible for generating their own salaries and Institute operating revenues through external funding.
DRI also receives a portion of its annual operating revenues from the State of Nevada.
As an autonomous organization in NSHE, DRI maintains financial and personnel policies and procedures that differ from other NSHE institutions.
The position will be based in Reno situated in northwestern Nevada at the base of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, 25 minutes from Lake Tahoe.
Reno boasts 300
days of sunshine and offers unparalleled opportunities for outdoor activities ranging from mountain biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater paddling, and golfing in the summer and fall to alpine skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing in the winter.
DRI Promotion Potential and Career ProgressionDRI faculty are supported through competitive grants and contracts with external funding agencies, and faculty therefore have access to considerable administrative support and an Institute-wide entrepreneurial approach to maintaining success in developing funding programs.
DRI has been successful in using this model to create scientific breakthroughs and applied science solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing the nation and the world for over 60 years.
Postdocs and early career faculty are provided with considerable support and mentoring to give them every opportunity to be successful in a research career.
A DRI postdoctoral research position has long served as the first step to a successful research career at DRI and at other institutions.
Promotion from Postdoctoral Researcher to Assistant Research Professor can occur when the Postdoctoral Researcher demonstrates the ability to develop and sustain their own funding.
Promotion in the Research Professor ranks follows the standard academic track (Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor, Research Professor) and depends on the sustained success and funding of the faculty member's research program.
DRI is a research-focused institution and teaching and advising of graduate students is not required but is possible through the Graduate Schools at the University of Nevada Reno and the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Salary / BenefitsMinimum annual starting salary is $60,000 and is commensurate with experience and education.
DRI offers a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 6.
2% retirement match, 15 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 15 sick leave days, 12 paid holidays, educational benefits, and the option to participate in a flexible spending account or health savings account.
Additionally, there is no state income tax and no social security deduction.
This position is eligible for relocation assistance.
A summary of postdoc benefits can be found HERE.
Additional information can be found at www.
dri.
edu/careers.
ExemptYesFull-Time Equivalent 100.
0%Required Attachment(s)Qualified individuals interested in this position must apply through Workday and upload the required documents below in the specified sections of the application.
Cover letter detailing how you meet DRI's listed educational and experience qualifications.
Summary of your career interests and goals.
Current resume or CV.
Names and contact information for three professional references.
Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately and provide all required attachments to receive full consideration.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Questions should be addressed to Dr.
Sean McKenna ( email protected ) Dr.
Rishi Parashar ( email protected ) or Dr.
Dani Or ( email protected ).
To learn more about DRI, visit us at www.
dri.
edu or call the recruitment office at 775-674-7114.
Posting Close Date12/31/2023Note to ApplicantApplicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications.
The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process based on applicant notification and permission.
Newly hired faculty and postdoctoral fellows must assure that their official transcript is submitted to the Human Resources Office within 30 calendar days from the effective date of employment.
Academic degrees must have been awarded by regionally accredited institutions.
This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
DRI employs only U.
S.
citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.
S.
DRI only sponsors aliens applying for research faculty or postdoctoral fellow positions (J-1 or H-1B Visas).
All applicants hired by the Desert Research Institute are subject to E-Verify.
Recommended Skills Big Data C+
(Programming Language) Communication Curiosity English Experimentation Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly.
We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:
Once you start the application process you cannot save your work.
Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
Required attachments are listed below on the posting.
Your application will not be considered without the required attachments.
Please see the application instructions under each posting for information on submittal deadlines.
If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, contact Human Resources Hotline at (775) 673-7431 or email protected .
Job DescriptionThe Division of Hydrologic Sciences (DHS) of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to conduct research in its Reno, NV facility on modeling foam transport in fractured rock to enhance geothermal field efficiency.
The successful candidate will be expected to gain working knowledge and independently run discrete fracture network models (dfnWorks - https:
//dfnworks.
lanl.
gov/) and make necessary modifications to accommodate non-Newtonian behavior of foam under thermal gradients relevant to geothermal fields in the Western U.
S.
The candidate will be part of a team addressing resin chemistry and foaming characteristics, benchtop experiments in glass fractured models and translation of transport characteristics and parameters to large scale models.
The candidate will assist with geothermal field scale alteration scenario generation, participate in data preparation and interpretation of modeling results towards generation of reports and scientific publications.
In addition to research duties, the candidate will have opportunities to participate in grant writing and proposal development.
The research will be based primarily in Reno, although personnel exchanges with collaborating laboratories in the U.
S.
are anticipated.
Required Qualifications Ph.
D.
from an accredited institution within the last five years in a STEM field or completion of all Ph.
D.
requirements by commencement of appointment.
Knowledge of the physics of flow and transport in porous media.
Strong quantitative skills and ability to learn and apply simulation models for flow and transport in fractured media.
Field and/or laboratory experience in acquisition and use of hydrologic flow measurements.
Excellent English-language communication skills (oral and written).
Demonstrated ability to perform research and publish results in peer-reviewed literature.
Preferred Qualifications Greater consideration will be given to those who possess the following skills and attributes:
Ability to conduct and analyze laboratory experiments in fractured media models.
Experience with scientific software development in C/C++, FORTRAN and/or Python.
Experience in methods for big data analytics.
Experience in writing successful grant applications.
Conditions of EmploymentSome travel expected for meetings, workshops, and conferences.
Organizational SummaryFor more than 60 years, the Desert Research Institute has functioned as the nonprofit, non-degree-granting environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Focused on basic and applied research, the Institute's unique model blends academia with entrepreneurship to deliver a wide variety of scientific services and research-generated knowledge to its sponsors and clients.
DRI faculty are nontenured and responsible for generating their own salaries and Institute operating revenues through external funding.
DRI also receives a portion of its annual operating revenues from the State of Nevada.
As an autonomous organization in NSHE, DRI maintains financial and personnel policies and procedures that differ from other NSHE institutions.
The position will be based in Reno situated in northwestern Nevada at the base of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, 25 minutes from Lake Tahoe.
Reno boasts 300
days of sunshine and offers unparalleled opportunities for outdoor activities ranging from mountain biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater paddling, and golfing in the summer and fall to alpine skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing in the winter.
DRI Promotion Potential and Career ProgressionDRI faculty are supported through competitive grants and contracts with external funding agencies, and faculty therefore have access to considerable administrative support and an Institute-wide entrepreneurial approach to maintaining success in developing funding programs.
DRI has been successful in using this model to create scientific breakthroughs and applied science solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing the nation and the world for over 60 years.
Postdocs and early career faculty are provided with considerable support and mentoring to give them every opportunity to be successful in a research career.
A DRI postdoctoral research position has long served as the first step to a successful research career at DRI and at other institutions.
Promotion from Postdoctoral Researcher to Assistant Research Professor can occur when the Postdoctoral Researcher demonstrates the ability to develop and sustain their own funding.
Promotion in the Research Professor ranks follows the standard academic track (Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor, Research Professor) and depends on the sustained success and funding of the faculty member's research program.
DRI is a research-focused institution and teaching and advising of graduate students is not required but is possible through the Graduate Schools at the University of Nevada Reno and the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Salary / BenefitsMinimum annual starting salary is $60,000 and is commensurate with experience and education.
DRI offers a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 6.
2% retirement match, 15 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 15 sick leave days, 12 paid holidays, educational benefits, and the option to participate in a flexible spending account or health savings account.
Additionally, there is no state income tax and no social security deduction.
This position is eligible for relocation assistance.
A summary of postdoc benefits can be found HERE.
Additional information can be found at www.
dri.
edu/careers.
ExemptYesFull-Time Equivalent 100.
0%Required Attachment(s)Qualified individuals interested in this position must apply through Workday and upload the required documents below in the specified sections of the application.
Cover letter detailing how you meet DRI's listed educational and experience qualifications.
Summary of your career interests and goals.
Current resume or CV.
Names and contact information for three professional references.
Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately and provide all required attachments to receive full consideration.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Questions should be addressed to Dr.
Sean McKenna ( email protected ) Dr.
Rishi Parashar ( email protected ) or Dr.
Dani Or ( email protected ).
To learn more about DRI, visit us at www.
dri.
edu or call the recruitment office at 775-674-7114.
Posting Close Date12/31/2023Note to ApplicantApplicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications.
The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process based on applicant notification and permission.
Newly hired faculty and postdoctoral fellows must assure that their official transcript is submitted to the Human Resources Office within 30 calendar days from the effective date of employment.
Academic degrees must have been awarded by regionally accredited institutions.
This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
DRI employs only U.
S.
citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.
S.
DRI only sponsors aliens applying for research faculty or postdoctoral fellow positions (J-1 or H-1B Visas).
All applicants hired by the Desert Research Institute are subject to E-Verify.
Recommended Skills Big Data C+
(Programming Language) Communication Curiosity English Experimentation Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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