Postdoc: Statistical Learning & AI for Energy Grids

National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Colorado; On-site; USD 77,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Pension benefits

403(b) with employer match

Life and AD&D insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Relocation assistance may apply

Job summary

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in Golden, CO, seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to pursue cross-disciplinary statistical modeling, combining statistics and deep learning. You will develop methods, implement software, and analyze large scientific datasets related to infrastructure resilience and power grids.

The role requires a recent PhD, strong communication, and collaboration across teams. Competitive salary with strong benefits and DOE-mandated safeguards apply.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Applied Mathematics or Data Science.
• Experience developing statistical methods with theoretical foundations, modeling and computation.
• Experience with dimension reduction and uncertainty quantification.
• Experience with deep learning software such as PyTorch.
• Experience handling scientific datasets (computer model simulations and observations).
• Excellent verbal and written scientific communication.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams.
• Programming in Python and R; version control.

Skills

statistical methods development

dimension reduction

uncertainty quantification

deep learning (PyTorch)

handling scientific datasets

verbal and written communication

interdisciplinary collaboration

Python

R

version control

Education

PhD in Statistics / Applied Math / Data Science

Job description

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in Golden, CO, seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to pursue cross-disciplinary statistical modeling, combining statistics and deep learning. You will develop methods, implement software, and analyze large scientific datasets related to infrastructure resilience and power grids.

The role requires a recent PhD, strong communication, and collaboration across teams. Competitive salary with strong benefits and DOE-mandated safeguards apply.