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Eden GeoPower Inc is seeking a highly skilled Senior Geochemist to lead our laboratory team in investigating geochemical processes occurring during water/rock reactions in rock fracture networks. The successful candidate will have a strong background in geochemistry and experience in laboratory and field-scale investigations.

• Design and execute laboratory investigations optimizing geochemical processes related to CO2 sequestration, geological H2, and mineral extraction.
• Investigate complex electro-chemical reactions under reservoir conditions.
• Develop and execute field-scale geochemical sampling programs.
• Collect and analyze geochemical samples from reactors, core-flood experiments and field sites.
• Analyze and interpret large, multivariate geochemical datasets pertaining to geothermal and mining environments.
• Investigate 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.
• Organize project meetings and documentation of procedures, data and inventions.

• 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.

• 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.