Job Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow - Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering #00080705
Location: Rolla
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 39662
Hiring Department

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

Application Deadline

Open until Filled

Full Time/Part Time

Full-Time (1.0 FTE)

Job Description

The Particle Gel Conformance Control Center (http://web.mst.edu/~baib/) at Missouri University of Science & Technology, is seeking one highly motivated Post-Doctoral Fellow starting at early 2022.

Roles:
1. Develop green crosslinkers for polymer gel applications in oilfields, which usually have high salinity and high temperature.
2. Develop stable swelling materials for gas leakage control.
3. Develop high-temperature stable polymer gels for geothermal reservoirs.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. degree in Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Petroleum Engineering is preferred. Research experience related to the oil industry is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

The candidates with experience in monomer and polymer structure design, hydrogel synthesis are required, and the experience with self-healing material and pilot production is a plus. Specifically, the ideal candidate should have the following qualifications:

• Familiar with monomer and soluble polymer design using vinyl-based or other commercial monomers.

• Experience with polymer synthesis, including bulk, solution, emulsion, and controlled free radical polymerization mechanisms and reagents. Familiar with swelling materials of good hydrothermal stability and/or hydrogels is a plus.

• Familiar with mechanism, composition, and design of self-healing materials.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written; team-oriented and collaborative approach.

Missouri S&T’s Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, the campus, and the greater University of Missouri System are deeply committed to inclusion and valuing diversity. Missouri S&T has undertaken a number initiatives to improve campus life and the work/life balance of its faculty and staff (see http://hr.mst.edu). Missouri S&T seeks to meet the needs of dual-career couples. (Dual Career Partner Assistance Program)

Founded in 1870 as the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Missouri S&T is a STEM-focused research university and part of the four-campus University of Missouri System. Located in Rolla, Missouri, Missouri S&T offers 99 different degree programs in 40 areas of study, including engineering, the sciences, business and information technology, the humanities, and the liberal arts. Missouri S&T is known globally and is highly ranked for providing a high return on tuition investment, exceptional career opportunities for graduates, and an emphasis on applied, hands-on learning through student design teams and cooperative education and internship opportunities. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit https://www.mst.edu.

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