The Centre for Petroleum Geoscience and CO2 Sequestration, at The University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, currently has two research positions available for early-career high-achieving scientists with expertise in computational geophysics and seismology. Both roles require a highly motivated scientist with a PhD (or equivalent experience) in computational geophysics and the strong desire and capability to undertake both fundamental and applied research.

• Two 3 year appointments
• Salary range: Level B AUD$81,400 - $96,663 p.a.
• Plus 17% superannuation
• Closing date: Friday, 27 January 2012

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (GEOPHYSICS) (REF: 3746)

The successful appointee will have expertise in Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) and will be working on projects related to computational simulation, imaging and full waveform inversion of 3D and time-lapse 4D seismic data, with applications to characterisation and monitoring of hydrocarbon resources and CO2 sequestration.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CGGVeritas Research Fellow) (GEOPHYSICS) (REF: 3747)

The successful appointee will have expertise in permanent seismic arrays and petroleum/CO2 geophysics, and will be working on projects related to computational simulation, imaging and inversion of permanent array seismic data, both active and passive source, to develop advanced methods for time-lapse monitoring of hydrocarbon resources and CO2 sequestration.

Some assistance with relocation expenses (if applicable) may be negotiated. These and other benefits will be specified in the offer of employment. For further information regarding the position please contact Winthrop Professor David Lumley, Woodside-Chevron Chair, CPGCO2 Director, by email at david.lumley@uwa.edu.au.

UWA is one of Australia's leading research universities and is based in Perth on the west coast of Australia. Perth is a beautiful modern city situated on the shores of the Indian Ocean and its Mediterranean climate is ideal for outdoor natural, cultural and sporting activities, in addition to being a major centre for Asia-Pacific energy research, including one of the world's top 10 high-performance computing installations.

* PLEASE NOTE: The University will be closed from 12 noon Friday 23 December 2011 until Wednesday 4 January 2011 inclusive.

APPLICATION DETAILS: For copies of the position description please access the website http://jobs.uwa.edu.au/. Written applications quoting the reference number, personal contact details, qualifications and experience, along with contact details of three referees should be sent to Director, Human Resources, The University of Western Australia, M350, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009 or emailed to jobs@uwa.edu.au by the closing date.