Postdoctoral Fellow — Geothermal & Drilling R&D

The University of Texas at Austin; Utah; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering. You will conduct R&D for UT-RAPID focused on ultra-deep geothermal wells and HPHT conditions.

Responsibilities include publishing in top journals, presenting at conferences, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate researchers while helping secure future RAPID funding and shaping its future trajectory.

Qualifications

• PhD degree received within the last three years with a focus on complex hydraulic and gas phase behavior in HPHT wells.
• Expertise in computational mechanics and numerical modeling (e.g., FEA, multi-body dynamics).
• Proficiency in hybrid physics-based and data-driven architectures for fluid dynamics in deep wells.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and development for UT-RAPID IAP at UT Austin.
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.
• Supervise graduate and undergraduate students and mentor their work.

Skills

Python

C++

ANSYS

Computational mechanics

Fluid dynamics

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Python

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering. You will conduct R&D for UT-RAPID focused on ultra-deep geothermal wells and HPHT conditions.

Responsibilities include publishing in top journals, presenting at conferences, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate researchers while helping secure future RAPID funding and shaping its future trajectory.