Postdoctoral Scientist for the Development of Lagrangian Methods
for Reactive Transport Modeling in Heterogeneous Media
The University of Montpellier and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
invite applications for a PostDoc position (18 months and extendable) at the Geosciences
Laboratory (http://www.gm.univ-montp2.fr). The project will be developed in close
collaboration with the Institute of Environmental Studies and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)
in Barcelona (Spain).
We are seeking a young, highly motivated,
and independent researcher with documented research experience as reflected in publications
in international journals. He or she should hold a recent Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, Civil Engineering or in a closely
related field, and be interested in the mathematical modeling of reactive flow and transport
processes in heterogeneous geological media.
The research project wants to improve the understanding and mathematical modeling
of reactive transport processes in heterogeneous rocks, specifically dissolution-precipitation
reactions, as observed in laboratory experiments. During the flow of water through a fracture
parts of the fracture wall and the solid matrix can be dissolved, which changes the roughness of
the fracture wall and the porosity and permeability of the porous medium and thus on the flow
and transport properties. The idea is to model this problem using a particle based approach.
This includes the development of new particle based modeling approaches for reactive transport
in heterogeneous media and their numerical implementation. Thus, the applicants are expected
to have good numerical and mathematical modeling skills.
The position includes salary, health insurance and social security.
Applications should include a CV, a one page statement of interests and contact
information of two references. Application reviews begin immediately and will continue
until the position is filled. Please send applications to both Philippe Gouze
(philippe.gouze@msem.univ-montp2.fr) and Marco Dentz (marco.dentz@idaea.csic.es).
