Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Posting

Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow

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- Hiring Department:

Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

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- Position Open To:

All Applicants

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- Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

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- FLSA Status:

Exempt

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- Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

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- Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Nov 02, 2022

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- Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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- Job Description:

Develops new laboratory methods for the acquisition and interpretation of magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements of porous rocks, experience in experimental physics or similar field and experience with electronics, machine shop tools, designing and building experiments. Will provide assistance and guidance to several graduate and undergraduate students carrying out laboratory experiments.

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- Job Details:

Responsibilities

* To perform research in the area of nuclear magnetic resonance at the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

* Perform research on nuclear magnetic resonance and novel NMR inversion algorithms.

* Perform research on NMR pulse sequencing and data acquisition software.

* Perform research on atomic, molecular, and optical physics.

* Perform research on NMR measurement interpretations found in spatially heterogeneous rocks.

Required Qualifications

* Ph.D. in Physics received within the last three years.

* Programming experience with Fortran, MATLAB and C++.

Preferred Qualifications

* One year of post-doctoral experience.

* PhD in experimental physics or similar field.

* Experience with electronics, machine shop tools, designing and building experiments.

* Experience in teaching and/or research.

Salary Range

$60,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

* Personal protection equipment (furnished).

* May work around chemical fumes.

* May work around standard office conditions.

* May work around bio-hazards.

* May work around chemicals.

Work Shift

Flexible between 7am - 6pm

Required Materials

* Resume/CV

* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

* Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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- Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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- 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. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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- 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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- Pay Transparency:

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