Postdoctoral position: New approaches for uncertainty quantification in stratigraphic correlati[...]

European Commission; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

L'Université de Lorraine recherche un candidat pour un poste postdoctoral de 18 mois en géosciences. Le candidat travaillera au sein de l'équipe RING sur le développement d'algorithmes pour améliorer la gestion de l'incertitude stratigraphique, en collaboration avec des chercheurs et des étudiants diplômés.

Qualifications

• Doctorat en géosciences ou domaine connexe.
• Compétences en algorithmes et modélisation.
• Excellente maîtrise de l'anglais nécessaire.

Responsabilités

• Développer de nouveaux algorithmes pour la corrélation stratigraphique.
• Analyse et validation de scénarios de corrélation stratigraphique.
• Collaboration avec l'équipe RING et les partenaires.

Connaissances

Géosciences

Informatique

Mathématiques appliquées

Formation

PhD ou équivalent

Description du poste

Organisation/Company Université de Lorraine - GeoRessources Department RING, GeoRessources Research Field Geosciences » Geology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Positions Postdoc Positions Country France Application Deadline 1 Aug 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The Université de Lorraine is currently seeking candidates for an 18 month postdoctoral position in integrative numerical geosciences with the RING Team of GeoRessources, Université de Lorraine. The successful candidate will work in the RING Team, a pluridisciplinary and diverse group of 12-15 researchers and graduate students working at the interface of geoscience, computer science and applied mathematics. The team is part of École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie in the GeoRessources laboratory, a research lab of Université de Lorraine and CNRS. The research team is driven by passion for developing computer-based methods and theories for geological and geophysical modeling, serving the geoscience community to address scientific and natural resource management challenges.

The theme of the postdoc is the development of new approaches for correlation and modelling of stratigraphic formations from typical subsurface data (wells and possibly also geophysics). The research will be primarily on the development of new algorithms or workflows to improve the state of the art in the way stratigraphic uncertainty is quantified and managed. Indeed, stratigraphic correlation is often challenging because of the complexity of depositional and erosional processes and the existence of stratigraphic gaps at multiple scales (Sadler, 1981). Previously, several approaches have been developed for well correlation and dating (Brazell et al., 2019; Lallier et al., 2013; Olea, 1994; Sylvester, 2023; Waterman and Raymond, 1987). In addition to algorithmic challenges, the choice of what to correlate based on the data and on the geological settings has also been shown to be important (Baville et al., 2022; Caumon et al., 2024; Lallier et al., 2016). Finally, the analysis, processing, validation of multiple possible stratigraphic correlation scenarios and their integration into inverse problem raises several challenges, such as the management of the variable number of layers (Herrero et al., 2025).

To apply, the candidate should send a CV (including the contact information of two referees) and a short (2 to 5 pages) research proposal describing the research project to be addressed during the postdoc. The candidate will be selected based on the scientific relevance of the research question(s), the interest and quality of the proposed approach, and how it complements the recent and ongoing work of the RING team. The candidate will work primarily with Guillaume Caumon (Université de Lorraine), and will have opportunities to engage in collaborations with other team members and partners.

Where to apply

E-mail [e-mail]

Requirements

Research Field Geosciences » Geology Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Geoscience, computer science and applied mathematics

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Additional Information

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute RING, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie Country France City VANDOEUVRE LES NANCY Postal Code 54500 Street 2 RUE DU DOYEN ROUBAULT Geofield