Job position nr. 17J034

The European Institute for Energy Research EDF-KIT EWIV (EIFER), established by Electricité de France (EDF) and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), located in Karlsruhe is currently looking for an

EIFER is located near the Centre of Karlsruhe in the Technology Park of the city. The institute gathers an international team of more than 100 researchers and offers a comfortable working environment equipped with advanced research facilities.


in order to support its members on sustainable cities engineering and the development of local energy systems.
EIFER is located near the Centre of Karlsruhe in the Technology Park of the city. The institute gathers an international team of more than 100 researchers and offers a comfortable working environment equipped with advanced research facilities.

EIFER has two main fields of activities in Geoscience:

• Geothermal Energy
• CO2 Capture and Storage

The assigned tasks involve

• Participate to prefeasibility studies in one of the 2 main field of interest
• Evaluate geothermal energy potential (shallow and medium depth)
• Studies on the coupling of geothermal plants with energy systems (district heating...)
• Estimate CO2 storage capacities of reservoirs
• Technical and economic studies on the topic of interest
• Technological and regulatory survey on the topic of interest (identification and analysis of innovations and new technologies for example in drilling or exploration)

Required qualifications / skills / interests

• Master degree (or equivalent) in geoscience (geology, geochemistry...) or engineering with a special focus on geological topics
• Excellent written and oral skills in English
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Good writing skills and ability to convey clear and efficient messages
• Ability to work independently
• Strong innovation skills and ability to propose solutions to technical problems encountered

Competences that would be appreciated:

• Competences in hydrogeology, geotechnologies or reservoirs
• Skills in French and/or German language
• Professional background in one/some of the field of interest (3 – 5 years)

Applicants should enjoy working in an international and multi-cultural team.

Conditions
The duration of the position is initially limited to 2 years with the option of extension, starting as soon as possible.
Place of work: EIFER, Emmy-Noether-Str. 11, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
The salary is based on qualification and experience.

Contact
If you want to join a highly motivated team, please submit your electronic application until 30^th November 2017 including all relevant information (curriculum vitae, copies of testimonials etc.) to jobs@eifer.org with reference to the offer 17J034.
For additional information, concerning the work please contact: Mr. David Eyler (eyler@eifer.org, Tel. +49 (0) 721/6105-1378)