PhD Research Fellow: Applied & Computational Math

University of Bergen; Bergen; On-site; NOK 534,000 - 653,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Welfare benefits

Job summary

University of Bergen invites applications for a PhD Research Fellow in applied and computational mathematics at the Department of Mathematics. The project focuses on modeling and simulation for giga-scale CO2 storage, with emphasis on upscaling, discretization, and numerical analysis.

The successful candidate will contribute to open-source scientific computing and collaborate with the gigaCCS center and the Porous Media Group. A master degree in a related field is required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in applied and computational mathematics or related field.
• Experience with PDEs and discretization methods.
• Experience with flow in porous media is a requirement.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop modeling and simulation capabilities for giga-scale CO2 storage.
• Study the impact of macro dispersion on storage efficiency.
• Design and implement numerical methods for scientific computing.
• Test methods using open-source software on realistic storage setups.
• Collaborate within the gigaCCS Work Package 3.1 – Regional storage scale-up.

Skills

Partial differential equations

Discretization methods

Scientific computing

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in applied mathematics

Tools

C++

Fortran

Git

Open-source software

Job description

University of Bergen invites applications for a PhD Research Fellow in applied and computational mathematics at the Department of Mathematics. The project focuses on modeling and simulation for giga-scale CO2 storage, with emphasis on upscaling, discretization, and numerical analysis.

The successful candidate will contribute to open-source scientific computing and collaborate with the gigaCCS center and the Porous Media Group. A master degree in a related field is required.