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Yun Yang, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston , is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the research group starting in Spring 2027 . The position is based in the HPHT flow laboratory in the Department of Petroleum Engineering . The postdoc will conduct coreflooding and gas adsorption experiments using advanced experimental systems to study multiphase flow and reactive transport in subsurface porous media . This opportunity is best suited for candidates with strong hands-on exper...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at The University of Texas at Austin in the Bureau of Economic Geology, based at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin, United States. This one-year, in-person postdoctoral position focuses on advanced EOR formulation and interface physics in nanoporous rocks (shale) . The successful candidate will join a research group working on experimental and modeling approaches that connect laboratory-scale physics to field-scale implementation, with applications i...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at The University of Texas at Austin in CO2 mobility and subsurface transport in nanoporous rocks . This one-year, full-time, in-person postdoctoral position is based at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin within the Bureau of Economic Geology , Jackson School of Geosciences. The project focuses on petrophysics , petroleum engineering , geomechanics , chemical engineering , and broader geosciences , with emphasis on transport dynamics in shale and othe...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Relative Permeability in Shale at The University of Texas at Austin , based at the Pickle Research Campus and the Bureau of Economic Geology within the Jackson School of Geosciences. This postdoctoral opening focuses on multiphase flow , gas-condensate relative permeability , capillary pressure , fluid saturation , and fracture-matrix interactions in unconventional shale reservoirs . The successful candidate will join a fast-moving research cohort working at the interface ...

Postdoc opportunity in Experimental Reactive Transport in Subsurface Porous Media at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston (Houston, Texas, USA). The position is with Dr. Yun Yang and focuses on experimental and mechanistic research in multiphase flow , geochemistry , and reactive transport in subsurface porous media. The postdoc will work in a high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) phase behavior and flow laboratory with advanced facilitie...