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PhD fellowship opportunities

PhD in induced seismicity: multi-scale modeling of the interplay between fluid flow and faults, at ITES/EOST 

The successful candidate will work at ITES (Strasbourg Institute of Earth & Environment) in the numerical modeling group of the ITI GeoT (Interdisciplinary Thematic Institute for the energy system transition – J. Schmittbuhl and V. Magnenet) and in strong collaboration with the TNO (Geological Survey of the Netherlands – T. Candela).

The objective of this PhD is to answer the long-lasting and still pending question: how the injection of fluids in the subsurface is linked to the occurrence of earthquakes? It is well known that the object “fault” is the key ingredient. Faults act as major conduit during injection of fluids in the subsurface and faults ultimately host earthquakes.

In the recent years, substantial research progresses have addressed the role of pre-existing faults on the remote triggering of seismicity but little have considered the complexity that lies in the multiscale roughness of faults which controls both fluid flow and slip. Indeed, research activities have been pursued in silo. Either the focus was solely on the control of fault geometry on fluid flow, or the focus was solely on the control of fault geometry on slip. This PhD position on induced seismicity aims at breaking this suboptimal silo-type research and to jointly assess the hydro and mechanical behavior of a multi-scale deformable rough fault.

Foreseen new findings should help to reconciliate our physical models with currently unexplained observations, such as unexpected large, remote or delayed triggered seismicity when reservoirs are initially very close to failure pre-injection. Applications to the case of the deep geothermal sites (Vendenheim, Balmatt, Rittershoffen) will be considered.

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  • September 2023: Post-doc (M/W) in induced seismicity analysis at ITES/EOST Strasbourg for 18 months

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  • July 2023: Post-doc (M/W) in induced seismology for two years

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