Oil Gas Vacancy UK

10 x Research Associate/Research Fellow/Reader

Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre

Faculty of Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Earth Science and Engineering

Salary Range: £26,580 - £38,730 per annum (Research Associate)

Salary Range: £35,680 - £46,970 per annum (Research Fellow)

Minimum Starting Salary is £51,870 per annum (Reader)

Major long-term funding (10 years) by Qatar Petroleum and Shell International through the recently established Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre (QCCSRC) is enabling Imperial College London to expand significantly its research into Clean Fossil Fuels - aimed in particular at improving the energy efficiency of oil and gas recovery closely coupled with reducing greenhouse gas emissions through advanced carbon capture and storage technologies. The Centre is located in the Faculty of Engineering which was rated the top Engineering Faculty in the UK in the 2009 Research Assessment Exercise.

Imperial College in now inviting applications for up to 10 Research Associates/Research Fellows/Readers, as part of the first phase of this ten year programme. Posts will be held in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Chemical Engineering. Appointments will be made for an initial period of 3 years but extensions of term may be possible in future phases of the programme.

Information on the specific research areas for these posts can be obtained from the link below:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/chemicalengineering/opportunities/currentvacancies/research

The work will be carried out in close collaboration with Shell and Qatar Petroleum. Applicants with an understanding of the oil and gas industry in Qatar are particularly welcome. Candidates should have a relevant PhD (or equivalent) and preferable expertise in 1 or more of the above areas. Applications will be considered from both candidates with recent doctorates (or equivalent) and more experienced researchers. All researchers will work in multidisciplinary teams in the QCCSRC and have close contact with the Energy Futures Lab and the Grantham Institute for Climate Change.

Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select "Job Search" then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into "Keywords"). Please complete and upload an application form as directed.

Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please contact Ann Sewell on 020 7594 5570 or email a.sewell@imperial.ac.uk to request an application form.

Closing date for applications: 31st March 2009

Valuing diversity and committed to equality of opportunity

Oil and Gas vacancy, PostDoc Norway

2-year postdoctoral position in computational chemistry studies

SINTEF Materials and Chemistry and K. A. Rasmussen AS collaborate on the development of novel catalysts for the Ostwald process (ammonia combustion). The main goal is to reduce the amount of NNO as a byproduct, either by improving the selectivity of the combustion catalyst itself or by the use of a secondary catalyst for decomposing NNO. To include atomistic modeling in the project, a postdoctoral fellow will be hired in 2009.

The main body of the work will involve the study of elementary reaction steps of nitrogen oxide reactions on different oxide surfaces, using slab model band structure calculations and possibly also cluster model calculations.

The successful candidate will work at SINTEF’s department of Process Chemistry in Oslo. We have a scientifically diverse, easy-going and quite international environment. The project will rely on the national Norwegian high performance computing resources (www.notur.no) for hardware resources.

Applicants must hold a PhD in quantum chemistry or computational solid-state physics, preferably involving band structure calculations on surfaces. A strong ability to work independently is appreciated, as well as the ability to view the computational work in a wider context, collaborating with experimentalists. Experience in installing and tuning software for efficiency on high performance computing resources would be an advantage. A good working knowledge of the English language is necessary.

Any inquiries regarding the position should be addressed to research scientist Ole Swang, ole.swang@sintef.no .

Applicants interested in the position should send an application with the standard information attached (CV with references and publication list) via e-mail to HR officer Anne Larsen at anne.larsen@sintef.no before April 30th, 2009.