Two postdoctoral positions
on a DTI-sponsored project in sensors and control for oilfield applications

Department of Chemical Engineering

Positionsare available within a multidisciplinary group which will consider thedevelopment of integrated sensors, modelling and control methods foroilfield fluids and processes. Team members include Prof MartinTrusler, Prof George Jackson, Dr Claire Adjiman, Dr Amparo Galindo andDr Charles Immanuel.

Research Associate I

Basedin the Centre for Process Systems Engineering, a centre of excellencefor model-based approaches to design and control, this position willinvolve close collaboration with two industrial partners as well asinvolvement with the activities of the Centre. The appointee will focuson (i) the development of multiscale models for gas/oil reservoirsystems, from subsea to surface, in order to control flow problems (ii)the integration of the multiscale models with advanced thermodynamictools and (iii) development of methods for optimal flow management.

Theappointee should hold a PhD degree in an engineering discipline, withparticular emphasis on multiscale and/or complex flow modelling and asolid background in numerical methods. A background in control isdesirable.

The post will be tenable for up to twoyears. The salary will be on the Research and Education scale, rangingfrom £22,116 to £32,232 per annum.

Research Associate II

Thisposition, involving close collaboration with an industrial partner,will focus on the selection, development, modelling and testing ofsensors for in situ measurements of the thermophysicalproperties of petroleum fluids. Selection or development sensorssuitable for monitoring flow and scale deposition in production tubulesmay also be involved.

The appointee should hold a PhDin an engineering or physical-science discipline with a focus onthermodynamic, transport and/or flow properties. Experience in thedesign and application of advanced fluid-property measurement systemsis highly desirable.

The post will be tenable for upto 30 months. The salary will be on the Research and Education scale,ranging from £22,116 to £32,232 per annum.

Applicationforms, job description and person specification for the two ResearchAssociate positions are available from the link above. Alternatively,those documents, together with further particulars, may be obtained bycontacting: Mrs Alicia Lithgow, Department of Chemical Engineering,Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ. Tel:+44 (0)20 7594 5699 or email: aj.lithgow@imperial.ac.uk.Completed application forms should be sent, or emailed, to Mrs Lithgow, together with a CV and list of publications by the closing date.

Closing date : 5 August 2005