Publiée 7 août 2026
PP - Organic Geochemist (M/F/X)
TotalEnergies
Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 64000, France
CDI
Country France City PAU
Area
64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Workplace location PAU-CSTJF(FRA) Employer company TotalEnergies OneTech Domain Geoscience & Reservoir Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 3 years
Context & Environment
Join TotalEnergies and contribute to the understanding of petroleum systems within a global geoscience community. You will support exploration, appraisal, and sedimentary basin evaluation projects in a challenging and stimulating international environment.
Leveraging your expertise, you will transform complex geochemical datasets into critical insights for basin understanding, resource assessment, and exploration risk reduction.
In this role, you will contribute to the study of sedimentary basins and petroleum systems through the acquisition, interpretation, and integration of geochemical data.
Activities
Your main responsibilities will include:
Candidate Profile
You hold a PhD in Organic Geochemistry, Petroleum Geochemistry, Geology, or a related discipline, with 3 to 7 years of experience in industry or applied research.
You have:
You are recognized for your ability to apply your organic geochemistry experience to a wide range of petroleum system challenges, develop new technical competencies, and adapt to diverse exploration and subsurface evaluation environments.
Additional Information
TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.
Area
64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Workplace location PAU-CSTJF(FRA) Employer company TotalEnergies OneTech Domain Geoscience & Reservoir Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 3 years
Context & Environment
Join TotalEnergies and contribute to the understanding of petroleum systems within a global geoscience community. You will support exploration, appraisal, and sedimentary basin evaluation projects in a challenging and stimulating international environment.
Leveraging your expertise, you will transform complex geochemical datasets into critical insights for basin understanding, resource assessment, and exploration risk reduction.
In this role, you will contribute to the study of sedimentary basins and petroleum systems through the acquisition, interpretation, and integration of geochemical data.
Activities
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Characterizing source rocks, fluids, and petroleum systems.
- Interpreting geochemical, isotopic, and analytical datasets.
- Contributing to sedimentary basin modeling studies.
- Assessing hydrocarbon generation, migration, and accumulation processes.
- Performing oil-to-source rock correlations.
- Participating in exploration prospect charge risk assessment.
- Integrating geochemical, geological, and geophysical data.
- Contributing to the evaluation of exploration opportunities.
- Developing innovative characterization and modeling approaches.
- Working closely with geologists, geophysicists, and reservoir engineers.
Candidate Profile
You hold a PhD in Organic Geochemistry, Petroleum Geochemistry, Geology, or a related discipline, with 3 to 7 years of experience in industry or applied research.
You have:
- Proven experience in organic geochemistry.
- Experience in petroleum systems studies and charge risk assessment.
- Experience working with Rock-Eval data, biomarker geochemistry, and isotopic datasets.
- Knowledge of 1D, 2D, and/or 3D basin modeling.
- Experience integrating geochemical, geological, and geophysical data.
- Professional proficiency in English (C1 level).
- Willingness and ability to undertake national and international assignments.
You are recognized for your ability to apply your organic geochemistry experience to a wide range of petroleum system challenges, develop new technical competencies, and adapt to diverse exploration and subsurface evaluation environments.
Additional Information
TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.
