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Doctorate Scholarship in Petroleum Geoscience at the Faculty of Science and Technological innovation in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Stavanger, Norway

Research Subject(s) etroleum Geoscience (Seismic Imaging of Fault Zones) Course Level:Research Scholarship Provider: Analysis Council of Norway Scholarship can be taken at: Norway

Eligibility: -Applicants with a background in geology or geophysics are encouraged to apply. -Knowledge of structural geology (faulting and folding within the upper brittle crust) and geophysics (reflection seismology) are required. -In addition, the candidate should have some encounter in laptop or computer programming (C preferably) and the Unix/Linux platform. Good command of the two oral and written English is required. -Earlier experience in mechanical modeling of faulting/fracturing, discrete element codes (DEM), characterization of strain in modeled bodies, and parallel computing (OpenMP) are desirable, but not necessary. -Priority will be provided to those applicants with most encounter and best grades.

Scholarship Open for International College students: No

Scholarship Description: The appointee ought to be ready to perform independently and as a member of an international group. She/he need to be in a position to cross disciplines (structural geology-geophysics-personal computer modeling). Despite the fact that based mostly in Stavanger, she/he should be mobile sufficient to commit analysis periods at Icrea (Barcelona) and Norsar (Oslo). The Investigation Fellow ought to be admitted to the doctoral system at the University of Stavanger on an agreement to full the doctorate within the duration of the scholarship. The program will be carried out at the University of Stavanger and it is intended to start on January 2012.

How to Apply: On-line

Scholarship Application Deadline: November 6

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