Job Posting Title:
Scientific Programmer, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering----
Hiring Department:
Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering----
Position Open To:
All Applicants----
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40----
FLSA Status:
Exempt----
Earliest Start Date:
Immediately----
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue----
Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS----
Job Details:
This position is part of the University of Texas Formation Evaluation Research Consortium, recognized globally as the leading academic research group in the discipline of formation evaluation.
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin ranks among the nation’s top engineering schools and is the highest-ranked program in Texas. For over a century, the school has been at the forefront of engineering education and technological innovation. It offers 11 undergraduate programs, 13 graduate programs, and is home to more than 20 research centers. The faculty includes one of the highest numbers of National Academy of Engineering members among universities in the United States.
Texas Engineering has produced many accomplished leaders and developed groundbreaking solutions across various industries, including energy, space exploration, and healthcare. Located in Austin, frequently recognized as one of America’s best places to live, the Cockrell School reflects the city’s dynamic and creative spirit. Renowned companies, including Dell, Apple, IBM, Samsung, Google, National Instruments, and others, actively recruit students from the Cockrell School, paving the way for thousands of successful careers and enabling graduates to become leaders in their respective fields.
At UT Austin, we say “What starts here changes the world.” As a member of the university community, you will be part of an organization that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will have meaning and make a difference not only in the lives of our faculty, staff, and students, but also those who are impacted by our first-class academic and research programs.
UT Austin provides outstanding employee benefits and total rewards packages that include:
Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning, plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program, including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums witha staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with a staff ID card
Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V will integrate, optimize, maintain, and develop computational tools for modeling, inversion, and data integration for well logging analysis, subsurface quantification, and formation evaluation. This role bridges top-of-the-line research work, with practical applications, and tight collaboration with industry partners.
This is an in-person role at our beautiful main campus, offering an engaging and dynamic environment.
Develop 3D visualization and computation software for (a) efficient modeling and inversion of well logs acquired along arbitrary well trajectories, (b) in-well and inter-well formation evaluation, and (c) multi-core and parallel processing algorithms.
Develop multi-well, formation-dependent, interpretation methods using fast modeling and inversion utilities for high-resolution formation evaluation along arbitrary well trajectories.
Collaborate and integrate software developments with the formation evaluation software development team, students, and industry sponsors.
Prepares proposals to potential funding sponsors and acts as a liaison between them and the research unit.
Performs other related duties as assigned
Bachelor’s Degree in Petrophysics, Geophysics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field plus eight (8) years of related experience
Demonstrated programming expertise in MATLAB and/or Python (object-oriented design, numerical methods, scientific visualization)
Prior experience in scientific computing or within the subsurface resources industry
Strong desire to learn and broaden expertise across multiple areas of formation evaluation, subsurface modeling, software development, and user interface design
Excellent communicator, both in written and oral form
Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams and collaborate with people from different institutions
Experience with compiled programming languages and their compilation tools in different environments. (C++, Fortran, ...)
Experience with parallel computing, cloud deployment, and network license managers (FlexLM, RLM, etc.).
Strong background in petrophysical principles and well logging methods (resistivity, NMR, sonic, density/neutron)
Knowledge of version control (Git), continuous integration, and collaborative software development
Exposure to open-source geoscience libraries or prior industry software development
$80,000 + depending on qualifications
May work around standard office conditions
Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
Use of manual dexterity
Work in an academic research environment
Occasional weekend, overtime, and evening work to meet deadlines
Occasional travel intrastate, interstate, international
Resume/CV
Letter of interest
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.----
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
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