Postdoctoral Fellow

Tulane • New Orleans, LA

13d

About The Position

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is currently recruiting for a Postdoctoral Scholar for Dr. Cynthia Ebinger's lab. This position involves delineating lateral crustal heterogeneities, evaluating critical mineral exploration potential, and using numerical models to predict stress concentrations. The role will also utilize analytical and numerical formulations of earthquake physics and flows in porous media to study earthquake hazard across the East Coast passive margin, with and without fluid injection. The Postdoctoral Scholar will conduct independent research, publish findings, present results at international meetings, and contribute to grant proposals. Additionally, they will mentor students, participate in collaborative research, and contribute to the department's academic environment.

Requirements

• PhD in Earth Science, Geophysics, Rock Mechanics, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in computational fluid dynamics, fracture mechanics, and numerical modeling of flow in porous media
• Experience working with earthquake and geodetic data
• Experience in analytical and numerical modeling of small to large scale seismic and aseismic processes
• Experience in fluid dynamics or fluid mechanics
• A record of peer-reviewed publications relevant to Earth system sciences
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience in modeling time space patterns of diffusion and poro-elastic effects associated with fluid injection and extraction
• Experience with pore pressure changes, slip, and permeability evolution in sedimentary basins
• Experience with Discrete Element Modeling (DEM), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Difference Modelling (FDM) and knowledge of scientific programming languages MATLAB, FORTRAN, Python
• Experience mentoring students or contributing to collaborative research projects

Responsibilities

• Delineate lateral crustal heterogeneities using geophysical data and compare to earthquake locations, volcanic rock occurrences in eastern North America
• Evaluate critical mineral exploration potential associated with intrusive volcanic rocks
• Use numerical models to predict stress concentrations at boundaries
• Use analytical and numerical formulation of earthquake physics (fault mechanics, Couloumb stress transfer, rate and state friction) and flows in porous media (poro-elasticity, computational fluid dynamics) to study earthquake hazard across the East Coast passive margin with and without fluid injection to the subsurface.
• Conduct independent research and publish findings in leading peer-reviewed journals.
• Present research results at major international scientific meetings such as AGU and other relevant conferences.
• Contribute to the preparation of grant proposals for federal funding agencies (e.g., NSF, DOE).
• Mentor and supervise undergraduate and graduate students within the research group.
• Participate in collaborative research activities and contribute to interdisciplinary projects.
• Contribute to the academic environment of the department through seminars, outreach, and departmental activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree