PhD Position in material transport in oil wells

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Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology
Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics

PhD Position in material transport in oil wells (IVT-115/13)

The Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (IVT) at the Norwegian University Science and Technology (NTNU) announce a vacant PhD position in the field of material transport. The project entitled “Advanced Wellbore Transport modeling – Knowledge building for the petroleum industry” is financed by the Research Council of Norway and several oil companies. The project involves totally three PhD positions in a close collaboration between Stavanger based UiS and IRIS and Trondheim based NTNU and SINTEF. Each position lasts for 3 years.

The position is administrated at the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics, IVT Faculty. At present, the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics has 13 technical/administrative employees, 16 Professors, 6 Associate Professors, 15 Adjunct Professor, 3 Adjunct Associate Professors, 7 researcher/postdocs and about 50 PhD students.

The main task of the PhD position is to understand the physics involved when drilled out cuttings are restricting the operation of pulling or lowering the drill string axially through an oil well, to mathematically model the surface tension in the drill string, and to compare the theoretical model results to field observations and to results from experimental investigations in the laboratory.

This specific position requires a Master’s degree or similar within either physics, material science and engineering, or mechanical/structural engineering. The applicants must be qualified for the doctoral program. The successful applicants are motivated and ambitious students with excellent grades. Proficiency to carry out goal-oriented work, good skills to deliver oral and written presentation of research results, and good co­operation abilities will be emphasized.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact

Associated Professor Pål Skalle, pal.skalle@ntnu.no, +47 73 59 49 25;

Professor II Stein Tore Johansen, stein.t.johansen@sintef.no, +47 926 05 241

Conditions of appointment:

PhD Candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at wage level 50, gross NOK 420 800 before tax. There will be a 2 % deduction to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from gross wage.

Engagement as a PhD Candidate is done in accordance with “Regulation concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow, research assistant and resident”, given by the Ministry of Education and Research of 19.07.2010. The goal of each of the announced positions is to obtain a PhD degree. Applicants will engage in an organized PhD training program, and appointment requires approval of the applicants plan for a PhD study within three months from the date of commencement. Seehttp://www.ntnu.edu/ivt/phd for more information.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants. The positions adhere to the Norwegian Government's policy of balanced ethnicity, age and gender. Women are encouraged to apply.

According to the new Freedom of Information Act, information concerning the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to be included in the list of applicants.

Applications with CV, grade transcripts and other enclosures should to be submitted electronically via this website (www.jobbnorge.no). Make your application with reference noIVT- 115/13.

Application deadline: 10.11.2013.