Research Assistant/Associate (F/M/D) Phd Position Geoscience, Geology, Geotechnic

Weitere Informationen

The successful candidate will be employed under a regular employment contract.
The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term of 3 years.
The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts).
This is a part-time position (75 % of the standard weekly hours for full-time employees).
The successful candidate has the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree in this position.
The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L).
The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L.

Unser Profil

The Chair of Engineering Geology at RWTH Aachen University has around 35 employees conducting research in the fields of rock mechanics, geomechanics and natural hazards. In addition to the basic equipment, the chair is financed by numerous national and international third-party funded projects. The Chair is involved in the degree courses in Applied Geosciences and Georesource Management.

The candidate will be working within an interdisciplinary team of engineers and modelers within the project “OptiHyd – Optimization of hydraulic borehole testing in low permeable rocks”. The aim of the project is to improve hydraulic testing in deep boreholes for the purpose of nuclear waste repository characterization by establishment of a process focused digital twin of the lifetime of a deep borehole. OptiHyd is lead by senior scientists at Fraunhofer IEG closely cooperating with the chair of Engineering geology and Hydrogeology at RWTH Aachen. Additionally, the selected candidate will get close contact with associated partners at AFRY Group, Solexperts Group and BGE mbH during stages and in field tests.

Ihr Profil

The following qualifications are required for work on the project:

Ihre Aufgaben

Your tasks in the project will be as follows:

• Plan, conduct and analyse hydraulic tests in low permeability lithologies relevant as host rock formations for nuclear waste repositories
• Build and calibrate numerical models for hydraulic testing that integrate real-world data from field tests (e.g., hydraulic pulse tests, pressure decay tests) in rock formations (shale and granite).
• Analyze and validate model predictions by comparing simulated results with experimental data, and refine the model to improve performance and reliability.
• Publish scientific results, e.g., through presentations at national and international conferences and publications in high-quality journals.

Über uns

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RWTH is an equal opportunities employer. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly from groups that are underrepresented at the University. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability or age. RWTH is strongly committed to encouraging women in their careers. Female applicants are given preference if they are equally suitable, competent, and professionally qualified, unless a fellow candidate is favored for a specific reason.
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Besoldung / Entgelt

EG 13 TV-L