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This role is ideal for an innovative problem solver who enjoys collaborating with leading imaging experts. You will join bp’s Imaging Technology team, a recognized leader in seismic acquisition and imaging technology, within Upstream R&D, where the mission is to drive innovation for the upstream business.\nWe do this by inventing new ideas, building new products, providing technical expertise, and supporting business units to help solve their near, mid, and long-term challenges. The Imaging team works very closely with the Centre for High-Performance Computing (CHPC), which is home to our on-prem super-computing facilities and a team of computational scientists.\nYou will work towards cutting edge challenges that involve acquiring unique datasets, solving inverse problems, performing seismic wave simulations, signal processing tasks, developing stochastic algorithms, and estimating uncertainties. We are looking for someone who not only excels at these tasks but can communicate complex information to our business units and build a vision for the future - someone who can process complex information, be creative and has ideas on visualizing and communicating the same. This position offers excellent opportunities to work with a lot of data (“BIG” data in both static and streaming senses), a lot of computers and challenging business problems.\nWhat you will deliver\nQuickly getting up to speed with the existing technology & frameworks\nFinding opportunities that can have groundbreaking business impact\nWriting code, building, and applying technical solutions to bring your ideas to life\nStaying inquisitive and being creative\nCollaborating with scientists from different subject areas\nWhat you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)\nAdvanced degree (PhD) in in a relevant field, e.g. geophysics, physics, applied mathematics, with a strong computer science element, statistics & other numerical disciplines\nExperience with developing algorithms such as modern digital signal or image processing\nKnowledge of blended acquisition, deblending, novel signal reconstruction and sparse inversion techniques\nGood appreciation of sampling theory and views on resolution limitations\nExperience with signal and noise separation in data processing\nExperience with geophysical imaging, inverse problems, optimization theory, signal processing and statistics\nPractical hands-on experience in developing code - Python, C, C++, CUDA and FORTRAN, and familiarity with code management systems such as Git\nExperience with acquisition methods, survey design, or operations would be advantageous\nExperience with ML/AI and data analytics a plus.\nWhy join our team?\nWe support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.\nThere are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits!\nbp is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to support your needs.\nApply now!\nTravel Requirement\nUp to 10% travel should be expected with this roleRelocation Assistance:\nRelocation may be negotiable for this roleRemote Type:\nThis position is a hybrid of office/remote workingSkills:\nBasin resource evaluation, Basin resource evaluation, CO2 utilisation and storage, Cost-conscious decision-making, Data Analysis, Data Management, Depletion and Storage Development Planning, Depositional framework, Fluid Properties, Geodesy and coordinate integrity, Geohazard Assessment, Geological Reservoir and Storage Unit Modelling, Geophysical surveillance, Geospatial data visualization, Integrated Resource Progression, Integrated Well Delivery, Petroleum Systems Analysis, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Petrophysical Seismic Lithology and Fluid Prediction, Petrophysical Seismic Reservoir Characterisation, Research and Development, Reservoir quality, Resource, Reserves Estimation and Storage Volume Assessment, Rock Properties Framework, Seismic Acquisition {+ 8 more}.\nFuture Location Notice: This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. 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