PhD Research Fellow in Applied and Computational Mathematics

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PhD Research Fellow in Applied and Computational Mathematics

There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in applied and computational mathematics at the Department of Mathematics. The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with career-promoting work (e.g. teaching at the Department). The position is funded by UiB and is part of the Norwegian Research Council funded center for environmentally friendly energy research gigaCCS.

About the project

The successful candidate will contribute to developing modeling and simulation capabilities for giga-scale CO2 storage. Concretely, this PhD project will look at the impact of macro dispersion on the efficiency of large-scale storage operations. This may involve mathematical topics such as upscaling, discretization methods and numerical analysis. It may also involve design and implementation of numerical methods in the context of state-of-the-art open-source software for scientific computing. The methods derived will be tested at setups relevant for storage formations in the North Sea.

About the gigaCCS and the Department of Mathematics at UiB

gigaCCS is a Norwegian research center dedicated to large-scale carbon capture and subsurface storage. It is led by SINTEF Energy Research and includes almost 40 partners from industry to research institutes and academia. The successful candidate will contribute to research activities in the gigaCCS center, and in particular its Work Package 3.1 – “Regional storage scale-up”.

This PhD position is hosted by the Porous Media Group in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Bergen. The porous media group consists of five permanent faculty, three permanent researchers, and typically has about 10 PhD students. The group’s primary area of research relates to numerical and computational methods for processes associated with porous materials, with a particular emphasis on geological applications.

Qualifications and personal qualities

• Applicants must hold a master's degree or equivalent education in applied and computational mathematics, scientific computing, computational physics or computational geoscience. Master students can apply provided they complete their final master exam before 01.03.2027. It is a condition of employment that the master's degree has been awarded.
• Experience with partial differential equations and related discretization methods is a requirement.
• Experience with the mathematics of flow in porous media is a requirement
• Experience with software development for computational science is an advantage.
• Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and demonstrate good collaborative skills.
• Applicants must be proficient in both written and oral English.

Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Research experience, ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates.

Special requirements for the position

The University of Bergen is subjected to the regulation for export control system. The regulation will be applied in the processing of the applications.

About the position

About the PhD Research Fellow position: The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with the possibility for a 4th year contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department and will be decided by the head of department upon appointment. If a 4th year is granted, one year of career-promoting work associated with teaching, dissemination or research infrastructure/services, will be distributed over the full employment period and thus corresponding to 25 per cent of the time each year.

The employment period may be reduced if you have previously been employed in a qualifying post (e.g. research fellow, research assistant).

About the research training: As a PhD Research Fellow, you must participate in an approved educational programme for a PhD degree within a period of 3 years. The deadline for applying for admission to the PhD programme at The Faculty of Science and Technology is 2 months after you start your position or after the start of the research project that will lead to the PhD degree. It is a condition that you satisfy the enrolment requirements for the PhD programme at the University of Bergen.

We can offer

• Exciting development opportunities as part of your role in a strong professional environment
• Salary as a PhD research fellow (code 1017) in the state salary scale. This currently amounts to an annual salary of NOK 593 700 before taxes. Further salary increases are made according to the length of service in the position.
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Good welfare benefits

Your application must include

• a brief account of the applicant's research interests and motivation for applying for the position
• a detailed justification of your qualifications in relation to the listed requirements, explaining how you meet each criterion. Additionally, you should address the "advantages" mentioned above, as these will be taken into account when ranking the candidates.
• the names and contact information for two referees. One of these should be the main advisor for the master's thesis or equivalent thesis
• CV
• transcripts and diplomas showing completion of the bachelor's and master's degrees. If you have not yet completed your master's degree, please submit a statement from your institution confirming the expected date of award of your master's degree. Your master's degree must be documented with transcripts and/or diploma before starting in the position.
• relevant certificates/references
• approved documentation of proficiency in English (if required, cf. English language requirements for PhD admission)
• a copy of the master’s thesis or (if the thesis is not yet submitted) a copy of the draft thesis.
• a list of any works of a scientific nature (publication list with links)
• any publications

The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at Jobbnorge

Life as a PhD candidate at UiB

Marion Claireaux tells about life and work as a PhD candidate at UiB.