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RESERVOIR SIMULATION RESEARCH SCIENTIST Background: The successful candidate will become a member of the Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Heavy Oil at KISR. The program is aimed at developing heavy-oil fields and maximizing recovery from existing fields. Major duties: To develop improve and/or modify reservoir models with the aim of enhancing their usage to resolve problems related to EOR and heavy-oil recovery; to plan, direct and participate with other researchers and experts from the oil industry in geological, geochemical and geophysical laboratory and field studies; to participate in assessing the size, orientation and composition of mineral and hydrocarbon deposits; to maintain awareness of new developments of relevance, particularly in relation to depth imaging and inversion, and help assess their impact on KISR’s research programs and work plans; to report and present research results internally and promote successful workflow; to publish and participate in conferences; and to lead and contribute to manpower development in oil-production-related research. Qualifications: Applicants should have a PhD in petroleum engineering or a closely related discipline, as well as a strong computational sciences background with emphasis on simulation and optimization of large-scale, complex earth systems, fluid flow in porous media, multi-scaling and inverse problems. Ten to 15 years of relevant is required. Applicants should have experience in the characterization of uncertainty in large simulation models, as well as industrial research. Applicants should have published in refereed journals and conferences as well as having produced internal research reports. Applicants should have demonstrated technical leadership, and the ability to clearly articulate the value of technical innovations, and to communicate technical project results clearly and concisely to peers, field staff and management. Applicants should have strong project management skills, a strong interest and track record in developing and applying integrated, multi-disciplinary solutions, and the ability to work both independently and in teams. Applicants should have strong oral and written communication skills in the English language. Applicants who also have strong written and oral communication skills in Arabic will be preferred. |
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KISR offers attractive, tax-free salaries
commensurate with qualifications and experience as well as gratuities, free
furnished accommodation, school tuition fees for children, six weeks annual paid
vacation, air tickets and life insurance.
Interested applicants are requested to send
their curriculum vitae with supporting information to
Personnel Manager
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
PO Box 24885
Safat 13109, Kuwait
Or e-mail: employment@kisr.edu.kw
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