Research Associate (M, F, D) within the GeoDT project

The Institute of Geosciences at Kiel University is offering a research position in the Geohydromodelling research group :

Research Associate (M, F, D) within the GeoDT project

starting at the earliest possible date.

The position is available immediately and is limited until 31.12.2027. The salary, subject to the tariff conditions, corresponds to remuneration group 13 TV-L. The position is a full-time employment, currently 38.7 hours per week.

The Geohydromodelling research group focuses on the numerical simulation of flow and transport processes in single and multiphase flow systems in the geological subsurface. Applications include geothermal energy, heat and energy storage, carbon capture and storage and groundwater utilization. For this purpose, the necessary numerical simulation codes are developed and applied to address practical research questions in applied settings.

The offered position is part of the third-party funded project "Digital Twin Deep Geothermal Energy" (Acronym : GeoDT), financed by the federal Ministry for Education and Research. Within this project, a Digital Twin for the use of deep geothermal energy is to be developed together with project partners at several locations in Germany. To this end, the required data is collected and compiled on the basis of a study site and transferred to the Digital Twin. This will then be used for corresponding deep geothermal energy applications.

Your task will be to compile the required thermal, hydraulic and geological data and combine this data in a conceptual model of the study site. The data should then be transferred to the Digital Twin using specific routines in order to be stored there consistently with the site geometry. Secondly, as the first use of the Digital Twin, you will determine the geothermal-geohydraulic actual state of the reference site, also transfer the result back to the Digital Twin, and thus evaluate the possible applications of deep geothermal energy at the investigation site.