Computational Hydrogeologist
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USA, Canada, South Africa, UK, ZambiaFull-TimeMiddle
Salary150,000 - 200,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 6-10 years
- Required Skills
- Data Analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor's or post-graduate degree in hydrogeology, geology, computational geoscience, geological or environmental engineering, or closely related discipline
- 6-10 years of work experience, including at least 2 years in mining hydrogeology
- Experience with the design and implementation of water management strategies for mining applications
- Experience with the design and implementation of hydrogeologic field studies
- Deep expertise in computational modeling of porous media flows and coupled groundwater/surface-water systems
- Experience analyzing hydrogeologic data to support the development of conceptual and numerical models of groundwater flow
- Familiarity with modeling software such as MODFLOW or FEFLOW
- Enthusiasm for developing novel mathematical models, both physics-based and data-driven
- Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with non-technical domain experts
Responsibilities
- Develop multiple alternative groundwater management strategies and quality metrics
- Identify data and information needed to evaluate the efficacy of a proposed strategy
- Design data collection programs required to inform evaluation analyses and work with field teams to develop methodologies for execution
- Build and run computational analyses, including numerical simulations of groundwater flow, post-processing algorithms for hydrogeologic insights, and uncertainty quantification
- Work with data scientists to develop novel approaches and tools to extract value from results
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