Scientific Programmer, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering

Job Posting Title:

Scientific Programmer, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering

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Hiring Department:

Hildebrand 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

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

This position is part of the University of Texas Formation Evaluation Research Consortium, recognized globally as the leading academic research group in the discipline of formation evaluation.

The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin ranks among the nation’s top engineering schools and is the highest-ranked program in Texas. For over a century, the school has been at the forefront of engineering education and technological innovation. It offers 11 undergraduate programs, 13 graduate programs, and is home to more than 20 research centers. The faculty includes one of the highest numbers of National Academy of Engineering members among universities in the United States.

Texas Engineering has produced many accomplished leaders and developed groundbreaking solutions across various industries, including energy, space exploration, and healthcare. Located in Austin, frequently recognized as one of America’s best places to live, the Cockrell School reflects the city’s dynamic and creative spirit. Renowned companies, including Dell, Apple, IBM, Samsung, Google, National Instruments, and others, actively recruit students from the Cockrell School, paving the way for thousands of successful careers and enabling graduates to become leaders in their respective fields.

At UT Austin, we say “What starts here changes the world.”  As a member of the university community, you will be part of an organization that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will have meaning and make a difference not only in the lives of our faculty, staff, and students, but also those who are impacted by our first-class academic and research programs.

UT Austin provides outstanding employee benefits and total rewards packages that include:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds

• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning, plus professional conference opportunities

• Tuition assistance

• Expansive employee discount program, including athletic tickets

• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums witha staff ID card

• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with a staff ID card

Purpose

Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V will integrate, optimize, maintain, and develop computational tools for modeling, inversion, and data integration for well logging analysis, subsurface quantification, and formation evaluation. This role bridges top-of-the-line research work, with practical applications, and tight collaboration with industry partners. This is an in-person role at our beautiful main campus, offering an engaging and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop 3D visualization and computation software for (a) efficient modeling and inversion of well logs acquired along arbitrary well trajectories, (b) in-well and inter-well formation evaluation, and (c) multi-core and parallel processing algorithms.

• Develop multi-well, formation-dependent, interpretation methods using fast modeling and inversion utilities for high-resolution formation evaluation along arbitrary well trajectories.

• Collaborate and integrate software developments with the formation evaluation software development team, students, and industry sponsors.

• Prepares proposals to potential funding sponsors and acts as a liaison between them and the research unit.