PhD: Groundwater Reactive Transport & MAR Modeling

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH; España; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH seeks a predoc researcher to develop and apply reactive transport models in groundwater within the MARMED project. You will build numerical models for groundwater flow, solute transport, and reactive transport, and analyze hydrogeological data to validate models.

You will implement computational tools, run HPC simulations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in Barcelona and across the consortium.

Qualifications

• Experience with HPC, CFD, particle tracking and modeling tools such as MODFLOW 6.
• Proficiency in Python and scientific languages (C/C++, Fortran).
• Experience in research projects related to flow and transport modeling in subsurface environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop numerical models for groundwater flow, solute transport and reactive transport in MAR systems.
• Analyze field and laboratory data to validate numerical models.
• Investigate transport and reaction processes from lab to field scales.
• Develop computational tools for reactive transport and coupling with codes like MODFLOW 6.
• Run HPC simulations for complex reactive transport problems.
• Perform scenario analyses for MAR configurations to assess pollutant mitigation.
• Collaborate with experimental/field teams in the Besòs river basin.
• Contribute to MARMED consortium activities and scientific dissemination.

Skills

HPC

CFD

Particle tracking

Pore-scale simulation

Stochastic transport

MODFLOW 6

Python

C/C++

Fortran

Tools

MODFLOW 6

Job description

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH seeks a predoc researcher to develop and apply reactive transport models in groundwater within the MARMED project. You will build numerical models for groundwater flow, solute transport, and reactive transport, and analyze hydrogeological data to validate models.

You will implement computational tools, run HPC simulations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in Barcelona and across the consortium.