The British Geological Survey, part of the Natural Environment Research Council, is the UK's premier geoscience strategic mapping and research organisation. We are offering a 3 year post doctoral research position, working within the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Research Associate Training Programme.

BGS staff typically work in teams on a range of projects supporting a broad spectrum of scientific objectives from "blue-skies" research to highly focussed commercial contracts. The varied nature of the work programme, which includes opportunities to undertake personal research and to publish or present at international conferences, is highly valued, as is BGS's commitment to training and developing its staff.

As a Deep subsurface Geoscientist Research Associate, you will undertake training in scientific research methods and will pursue a supervised schedule of personal research. You will incorporate geoscientific reservoir models of the subsurface into the TOUGH2 and ECLipse flow simulators and develop suitable flow simulations for a wide range of injection scenarios. In addition you will also consider the application of these techniques to low and/or fracture porosity media. Other duties include analysing key storage processes occurring in the reservoir on a range of timescales (e.g. dissolution, convection), developing additional software modules to link to TOUGH2 as required and assess current approaches to analytical modelling of fluid flow in porous media and compare these with numerical solutions.

Qualifications and Experience:

We are looking for applicants who hold, or expect to hold, a PhD degree in geophysics, physics, mathematics, or related subject. Full details of the skills we are looking for are detailed in the further documentation.

Salary and Conditions:

Starting salary will be £26,450 per annum. A resettlement award will be given at the end of the training contract. A detailed training programme will be agreed. Working hours will be 37 per week excluding lunch breaks. A generous benefits package is also offered, including a company pension scheme, childcare voucher scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 10.5 days public and privilege holidays. Consideration will be given to offering a permanent employment contract at the end of the training contract.

Applications are handled by the RCUK Shared Services Centre; to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/ and submit your up-to-date C.V. and covering letter, which clearly outlines why you are applying for this post and how you meet the criteria described in this advertisement. Applicants who would like to receive this advert in an alternative format (e.g. large print, Braille, audio or hard copy), or who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 01793 867003, Please quote reference number IRC88112.

Closing date for receipt of application forms is 17 May 2013.

The Natural Environment Research Council is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. People with disabilities and those from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome. The British Geological Survey is an Investors in People organisation. There is a guaranteed Interview Scheme for suitable candidates with disabilities.