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Job Description:
Piofessoi Sun is 12415- looking foi self-motivateu anu haiu-woiking Ph.B. stuuents who aie
inteiesteu in computation anu subsuiface moueling to join his gioup, the Computational
Tianspoit Phenomena Laboiatoiy (CTPL) at King Abuullah 0niveisity of Science anu
Technology (KA0ST). N.S.-uegiee seeking stuuents aie also consiueieu if the stuuent plans to
continue foi a PhB stuuy aftei getting hishei Nastei's uegiee at KA0ST. Theie aie N0
tuitions anu fees foi mastei anu PhB stuuents at KA0ST. The stipenu foi PhB stuuents at
KA0ST is highly competitive (0SB $Su,uuu to $4u,uuu pei yeai plus fiee housing anu health
insuiance). The CTPL Laboiatoiy is associateu with both the Bivision of Nathematical anu
Computei Sciences anu Engineeiing anu the Bivision of Eaith anu Enviionmental Sciences
anu Engineeiing at KA0ST. With Piofessoi Sun, stuuents can puisue a PhB uegiee in Applieu
Nathematics anu Computational Science (ANCS) oi a PhB uegiee in Eaith Sciences anu
Engineeiing (EiSE) with a thesis topic in any of the following aieas:
(1) Noueling anu simulations of single-phase anu multi-phase flow in poious meuia,
(2) Noleculai simulation foi phase equilibiium,
(S) Analysis anu application of finite element methous, especially Bu anu NFEN,
(4) Computational theimouynamics of hyuiocaibon anu othei ieseivoii fluius,
(S) Noueling anu simulations of subsuiface tianspoit anu geochemistiy,
(6) Computational unceitainty quantification,
(7) Laige scale computing, high-peifoimance computing anu softwaie uesign.

Salary and benefits:
Remuneiation is highly competitive. Annual stipenu foi a N.S.-uegiee seeking stuuent is
$2u,uuu 0.S. uollais, with zeio tax paiu to the Kinguom of Sauui Aiabia. Annual stipenu foi a
Ph.B.-uegiee seeking stuuent is $Su,uuu 0.S. uollais, with zeio tax paiu to the Kinguom of
Sauui Aiabia. Auuitional stipenus of $S,uuu to $8,uuu 0.S. uollais foi a N.S. stuuent anu
$1u,uuu 0.S. uollais foi a Ph.B. stuuent may be offeieu foi veiy best giauuate stuuents in
exceptional cases. Successful applicants will also ieceive attiactive compensation anu benefit
packages pioviueu by KA0ST, incluuing:
(1) Fully-fuinisheu housing (incluuing utilities) at no cost to the stuuent,
(2) Fiee euucation at KA0ST schools foi the stuuent's chiluien (if theie aie any),
(S) Fiee meuical anu uental insuiance.

Application Procedure:
Inteiesteu applicants shoulu apply thoiough KA0ST official aumission website. PhB
applicants may also contact Piofessoi Shuyu Sun (shuyu.sunkaust.euu.sa) with a complete
piofessional Cv (incluuing euucational backgiounu, expeiience, uRET0EFL scoies anu a list
of Publications).


About KAUST:
King Abuullah 0niveisity of Science anu Technology (KA0ST) is an inteinational, giauuate-
level ieseaich univeisity suppoiteu by a multi-billion uollai enuowment. With sufficient
ieseaich funuing, highly competitive anu meiit-baseu compensation scheme, state-of-ait coie
facilities, supeicomputing machines (foi KA0ST's Shaheen Supeicomputei see
http:www.hpc.kaust.euu.sa) anu univeisity leaueiship's vision anu commitment to make
KA0ST one of the woilu's gieatest acauemic institutions, KA0ST has attiacteu a laige gioup of
leauing scholais. Fuitheimoie, thiough a ulobal Reseaich Paitneiship, KA0ST has built up
ueep anu meaningful paitneiships with the woilu's most piemiei institutions (e.g., Stanfoiu
0niveisity, 0niveisity of Illinois at 0ibana Champaign (0I0C), The 0niveisity of 0xfoiu, 0C
Beikeley, Coinell 0niveisity, 0niveisity of Texas at Austin) anu biggest companies (e.g., IBN,
Boeing, Bow Chemical Company), which pioviue KA0ST ieseaicheis ample oppoitunities to
woik with the woilu's most leauing scientists anu to commeicialize theii ieseaich piojects.
The afoiementioneu uniivaleu iesouices available to KA0ST ieseaicheis offei unpieceuenteu
oppoitunities foi young scientists to builu up theii caieei at KA0ST. A iecent iepoit on
Science Nagazine about KA0ST can be founu heie (Repoit in PBF) oi at
http:www.sciencemag.oigcgicontentfullS26S9S1SS4. As to life at KA0ST, one
can iefei to: http:logistics.kaust.euu.sa



Visit Prof &"(5( &(+s homepage at KAUST at http://web.kaust.edu.sa/faculty/shuyusun/