Please find attached below an advert for a position in Geoenergy. A shorter version will appear in EOS next week. Please can you bring this to the attention of anyone who might be interested in this position. 

Thanks

Bob Holdsworth

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Geoenergy

Earth Sciences

 

Salary: £36,532 - £52,086 per annum

Non fixed-term, Full-time

The Department of Earth Sciences seeks an innovative scientist/reservoir engineer in the general field of geoenergy. We welcome applications from any sub-discipline of geoenergy, but are particularly interested in research activities relevant to future needs in energy, including clean coal and geothermal, petroleum and the sub-surface storage of waste materials (reservoir engineering, CO2, radionuclides). A clear potential to obtain substantial research funding from research councils and/or industry is essential. You will be expected to undertake research of the highest international quality and to become involved in multidisciplinary research collaborations across Durham and external to the University. In particular, you will integrate with our 2 major energy research initiatives, the Centre for Research in Earth Energy Systems (CeREES), and the Durham Energy Institute (DEI). Other duties will include teaching on undergraduate courses and the supervision and training of postgraduate students.

The successful applicant will have knowledge and skills which provide the capacity and aptitude to work in a multi-disciplinary team and the capacity and aptitude for public engagement with key institutions and user groups.

We are a leading Earth Science Department with researchers and teachers of the highest international calibre. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 95% of our research was internationally recognised. To build on this success, we wish to expand our geoenergy research profile. The Department has been extremely successful in establishing a research base in geoenergy, centred around the Centre for Research in Earth Energy Systems (CeREES http://www.dur.ac.uk/cerees/) which is a critical part of the new Durham Energy Institute (DEI http://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/). It is anticipated that the successful candidate will take an active role in both of these initiatives.
We occupy a new, state-of-the-art building with bespoke research and teaching facilities. We have 28 academic staff and 70 Ph.D. students. Other major research units in the Department include: the Northern Centre for Isotopic and Elemental Tracing (NCIET) and the Centre for Terrestrial Laser Scanning (CeTLS). The Department hosts the NERC UK Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Facility (OBIF) and is part of the University-wide Institute for Hazard and Risk Research (IHRR).
Our Research
The results from RAE08 revealed that 95% of the research submitted by Departmental staff was internationally recognised, with 70% at least internationally excellent (3* and above) and 15% world leading, agenda-setting (4*). Out of 42 institutions submitting to the Earth & Environmental Sciences unit of assessment, only 6 ranked higher using the (3* + 4*) criteria.
The Department has recently appointed a Chair (Prof. Jon Glyas) and lecturer (Dr Simon Mathias) in Carbon Capture and Storage and has a range of research projects in this area (£0.9M). Our geoenergy research activities generate £1M pa. We are rapidly expanding research capacity in this area and a CCS experimental laboratory is being developed. In addition to petroleum-related research we can lay particular claim to international research leadership in: High precision, small sample geochemistry – with specialisation in platinum group elements and isotopic microsampling; Fault reactivation, weakening and oblique tectonics; Marine geophysics of plate boundaries and margins;
Our Teaching
We teach a cohort of very well-qualified students in 5 undergraduate programmes: Geology BSc (Hons) Geoscience MSci (Hons) Earth Sciences BSc (Hons) Environmental Geosciences BSc (Hons) Geophysics with Geology BSc (Hons)
Admissions to Durham are highly sought after, and we typically register 80+ students each year into our program, while also participating in the University’s prestigious Natural Sciences Programme. Teaching is organised as modules with teaching teams reflecting expertise, and teaching efforts monitored for equability through an annual workload algorithm. Early career staff are given reduced teaching loads.

The post is subject to standard probationary terms. Further information will be issued in the contract of employment.

Pension:

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

Holidays:

30 working days' holiday plus statutory holidays, and 4 'customary' holidays, normally allocated to the Christmas break

Contact for informal enquiries:

Professor Jon Gluyas
+ 44 (0) 191 3342302
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Alternative Contact:

Professor Graham Pearson
44 (0)1913342324
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Application Process:
We prefer to receive applications on-line. Please attach your CV and a covering letter. Go to: https://jobs.dur.ac.uk/

We can post a vacancy details pack (including application form) to you, if you telephone our answering service on 0191 3346499 or e-mail [log in to unmask]

Closing Date for Applications:

05/02/2010

Shortlisting to take place:

Mid February 2010

Interview Date:

End March-April 2010