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Candidates should have an outstanding research and teaching record in any field of petroleum geosciences, including but not limited to basin analysis, stratigraphy, sedimentology, reservoir geology, geophysics, diagenesis or hydrocarbon maturation. The selected professor will join the team of 39 associate professors and full professors of the School, and will take the responsibility of the petroleum geosciences specialty (MSc and engineering diploma levels). Teaching duties for a full Professor are 192 contact hours annually (including lectures, practicals and field
camps). Experience in geological field training will be an advantage. The professor will be expected to participate to the collective administrative tasks of the School. Teaching is in both English and French as many classes include international students. Roles and Responsibilities of Professors are given (in French) on : http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid22705/professeur-des-universites.html  The candidate should have a proven record of outstanding research and in research management and leadership. The successful candidate will carry out his/her research in the future ‘Georessources’ research centre, which will regroup the current g2r laboratory (www.g2r.uhp-nancy.fr), the Gocad research group (www.gocad.org) and the geomechanics laboratory (http://laego.inpl-nancy.fr). He/she will take charge of the ‘Hydrocarbon Resources ‘research group and will be expected to develop and animate new research projects in his/her field.

Contacts

As the application procedure for university posts in France is complex, potential non-French candidates are asked to contact the following persons as soon as possible and before the administrative application deadline of March 27, 2012 :

• Jean-Marc Montel, Director of the ENSG +33 3 83 59 64 00 –
• Jacques Pironon, Director , G2R (Georessources) +33 3 83 68 47 32 -

Most inverse methods in geophysics tend to use parcimonious and simplified descriptions of the subsurface. Whereas such parameterization choices allow for fast and effective methods, it tends to reduce the space of uncertainty and may introduce estimation bias. From a geological standpoint, most models used in inversion are very smooth and seldom match the complexity of field observations. Therefore, designing inverse methods able to handle realistic descriptions of the geological medium is a real challenge. The goal of this project is to develop geophysical data assimilation methods using a description of subsurface models through geological objects and geostatistical parameters. This project will be based on a recent method which stochastically simulates 3D geological interfaces to sample structural uncertainty (Cherpeau et al, 2010). A goal of this project will be to refine this simulation model so that only models compatible with geophysical observations are retained. For this, the first stage will be to appropriately solve the forward problem (e.g., wave propagation) on the chosen parameterization. Then, a stochastic inverse method will be chosen chosen to reduce structural uncertainty by model updating. Ultimately, this work will clear the path for a better integration of sensor data for the monitoring of reservoirs, underground storage sites or seismically active regions.

Context

This postdoc project is connected to the Gocad Research Consortium, which aims at developing 3D subsurface modeling methods by multidisciplinary data integration. This consortium, currently supported by 18 companies and 130 universities, is part of the OTELO observatory, the second largest geosciences research organization in France with over 450 personnel, and of the Nancy School of Geology. The methods developed by the consortium are generally applied to the prospection of natural resources, the management of underground storage sites and the understanding of natural objects.

Contact

G. Caumon (CRPG-ENSG) +33 3 83 59 6440

The Nancy School of Geology (ENSG) is currently seeking excellent candidates for a permanent Assistant Professorship (Lectureship) in Geophysics/Geomodeling, to start in September 2012. The Nancy School of Geology is part of the University of Lorraine and is a French “grande école
d’ingénieurs”. The University of Lorraine represents the second largest centre of geoscience research in France with over 450 personnel and a research budget of over 15 million €. The successful candidate will carry out his/her research in the future ‘Georessources’ research centre, which will
regroup the current g2r laboratory (www.g2r.uhp-nancy.fr), the Gocad research group (www.gocad.org) and the geomechanics laboratory (http://laego.inpl-nancy.fr). Founded over 100 years ago, the Nancy School of Geology produces over 120 Masters-level graduates each year in applied geosciences and engineering. Admission is through a highly competitive national examination ensuring that students are strong in quantitative sciences as well as geosciences. This prestigious School has developed strong partnerships with national and international industry in all fields of applied geosciences.

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Candidates should have an outstanding research and teaching record in theoretical, computational or applied geophysics and / or geomodeling. The assistant professor will join the geomodeling research team (see www.gocad.org) and will contribute with original research projects in geophysical and geological modeling. His/her research will preferably be methodological, but may also include applied geophysics, especially to develop the quantitative understanding of geological objects and of the associated resources (basins, reservoirs, faults, etc). Teaching will include geophysics, geomodeling and applied mathematics. Field course experience will be appreciated. The assistant professor will also participate to the collective tasks of the School.

Contacts

As the application procedure for university posts in France is complex, potential candidates are asked to contact the following persons as soon as possible. Official application closes on March 27, 2012.

Jean-Marc Montel, Director of the ENSG +33 3 83 59 64 00 –

Jacques Pironon, Director , G2R (Georessources) +33 3 83 68 47 32 -

Candidates have a PhD, and competence in the area of wave propagation and/or inversion for the Earth's structure at different length scales and interpretation in terms of physical/mineralogical properties. They have already obtained the formal qualification to teach (see http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid22646/page.html).

Preferred qualifications include postdoctoral experience and a demonstrated ability to perform high quality research in the form of publications. We expect foreign candidates to be able to teach in French after a reasonably short period of adaptation.

Following the French system for recruitment of civil servants, the position and its code will be published on Feb 23 on the Galaxie site (https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/candidats.html).  Once one has obtained the code for this position from Galaxie, complete dossiers must be submitted before the deadline of March 27, 2012, on the recruitment site of the University of Nice http://recrutement-ec.unice.fr/.

For more information please contact:  Emmanuel Tric, director Geoazur, (), Chrystel Verati, head of department (), or Guust Nolet (, phone +33.4.92.94.26.32).