Senior Geochemist

The Senior Geochemist will work primarily in a team-based laboratory environment investigating geochemical processes occurring during water/rock reactions in rock fracture networks. The reaction networks will have direct relevance to the mining-, geothermal- geologic H2-, and CO2 sequestration industries. The individual will lead the geochemistry design and execution of our laboratory and field-scale investigations, and collaborate with other geochemists, rock-mechanics and pulse-power engineers on rock fracturing and reactivity projects for geologic carbon storage, geologic H2 production and in-situ mineral recovery from geologic formations. The Senior Geochemist will be involved with the general R&D efforts of the Company, and will also assist in preparing and/or leading proposals and grants for US and international private and public funding opportunities. 

The Senior Geochemist will assume many of the following responsibilities, depending upon prior experience:

●      Take an active role in the design and execution of laboratory investigations optimizing geochemical processes related to CO2 sequestration, geological H2, and mineral extraction;

●      Investigation of complex electro-chemical reactions under reservoir conditions;

●      Development and execution of field-scale geochemical sampling programs;

●      Collection and analysis of geochemical samples from reactors, core-flood experiments and field sites;

●      Analysis and interpretation of large, multivariate geochemical datasets pertaining to geothermal and mining environments;

●      Investigation of the effects of mineral dissolution and precipitation on reservoir permeability and porosity at HPHT conditions;

●      Prepare and present project updates, technical presentations and reports for team-members, clients, industry, and academic partners; 

●      Prepare governmental reports, funding proposals, research papers, presentations, etc.

●     Organization of project meetings and documentation of procedures, data and inventions.

Requirements

The Senior Geochemist will have the minimum qualifications:

●      PhD in geochemistry/geoscience/geological engineering or related field;

●      Minimum 4 years of geochemical laboratory experience;

●      Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to make technically sound recommendations with incomplete information;

●      Prior preparation of successful proposals, publications or patents;

●     Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

The following qualifications are preferred:

●      4+ years field experience in oil & gas, geothermal, hydrogen, CO2 and/or mining applications of geochemical data 

●      Prior experience working with a scientific team and/or providing mentorship

●      Research experience in fluid-fluid, fluid-mineral and fluid-rock interactions;

●      Experience as a principal or co-principal investigator for external project funding;

●      Aqueous geochemical analyses (e.g. IC, ICP-OES, ICP-MS), gas chemistry analyses (e.g. GC, GC-MS) and field chemical analysis with handheld sensors and instruments;

●      Rock characterization such as fracture imaging (XCT), chemical imaging, mineral microanalyses (e.g., EPMA, LA-ICP-MS, Raman spectroscopy,), whole-rock (e.g., XRD, ICP-OES-60 and WDXRF), and microscopy (e.g., FE-SEM, cathodoluminescence, reflected-light microscopy, and transmitted-light microscopy); 

●      Design and set-up of water/rock reaction experiments, including at high pressure and temperature and extraction of reacted fluids and gases.

●      Design and set-up of core-flooding experiments, including at high pressure and temperature and extraction of reacted fluids and gases.

●      Experience with HPHT triaxial cells conducting reactive transport tests, core flooding, or permeability investigations.

●      Experience with geochemical-, and/or reactive transport modeling;

●      Development and execution of field-scale sampling programs such as sampling well fluids for aqueous geochemical species and dissolved gas analyses;

●      Research experience in mafic and ultramafic petrology and ore petrogenesis;

●      Experience in electro-chemistry;

●      Familiarity with experimental design, setup fabrication and troubleshooting; 

●      Experience with sensors, electronic data acquisition- and control, and data logging systems;

●      Experience with CO2 sequestration and mineralization applications, in-situ mining, and/or geological H2;

●      Familiarity with Lab Safety and EHS protocols;

●      Good/Advanced programming skills in Matlab/Python/R. LabView and C++ are a bonus.

Benefits

●      Medical, dental, vision 

●      Vacation – Eden observes Federal holidays, Thanksgiving holiday week, Christmas and New Year, and also provides 15 additional workdays per year (3-weeks) vacation time

●      Sick days, bereavement time

Bonuses based on the size/impact of contracts, patents, awards,