GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is a foundation of public law jointly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany (90 %) and the state of Schleswig-Holstein (10 %) and is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine sciences. Currently GEOMAR disposes over an annual budget of approx. 80 million Euro and has approx. 1000 employees.
The “Seafloor Modeling Group” of the research division “Marine Geodynamics” is offering a Postdoc in mineral system modeling, starting on February 15th 2023.
She/he/they will join an international and diverse team of researchers using numerical methods in combination with seafloor observations to investigate the formation and evolution of the ocean floor, its role in the earth system, and the responsible use of energetic and mineral resources on the seabed.
The position is offered within an industry funded research project on mineral system modeling. Within an international consortium, we are working on building geomodels that integrate diverse geological and geophysical datasets into a joint visualization framework and on integrating them with complex hydrothermal transport models to identify the critical combination of parameters that make a prolific magmatic-hydrothermal mineral system on the seabed.
Your responsibilities
- Work with our academic and industry partners in Norway and Switzerland on mid-ocean ridge related high-temperature hydrothermal systems
- Focus on fault-controlled hydrothermal systems on slow-spreading ridges
- Develop and apply hydrothermal transport models using OpenFOAM
- Explore pathways towards mineral system modeling
- Work on seamless frameworks for model – data integration
- Contribute to the assessment seafloor mineral resources
- Communicate with partners across institutional and disciplinary boundaries
Your qualification
- PhD in a relevant field (geosciences, applied mathematics, physics)
- Strong background in numerical modelling including skills in C++, Python, or Julia
- Experience in simulating transport in porous media
- Convincing publication record
- Beneficial skills include
- OpenFoam modeling and programming skills
- Knowledge of multi-phase flow phenomena in porous media
- Experience in reactive transport modeling
We offer
- an inspiring work place at one of the leading marine institutes
- excess to state-of-the art computing infrastructure
- an Open Science and open source culture
- attractive working-from-home possibilities
- the possibility to engage in seagoing research
- a place to push forward your career in marine sciences
The position is available for a funding period until September 2024. The salary depends on qualification and could be up to the class E13 TVöD-Bund of the German tariff for public employees. This is a full-time position and cannot be split.
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel seeks to increase the proportion of female scientists and explicitly encourages qualified female academics to apply.
GEOMAR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages scientists with disabilities to apply. Qualified disabled applicants will receive preference in the application process.
Please send your application for this post not later than 05th February 2023 under the following link: online application
As soon as the selection procedure has finished, all your application data will be removed according to data protection regulation.
For further information regarding the position and research unit please contact Prof. Lars Rüpke (lruepke@geomar.de). We will answer all your questions if you send us an e-mail to bewerbung@geomar.de. In doing so, please refer to the keyword “Postdoc mineral system modeling”.
Further information can be found here.