Postdoctoral Appointee - Power Markets and Modeling

Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont (IL); On-site; USD 73,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Argonne National Laboratory in the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Assessment Division is seeking a Postdoctoral candidate to develop and apply power system and electricity market models and tools to support engineering analyses of power grid planning and operations.

The position involves developing optimization methodologies, analytics frameworks, and applying models to real-world cases, with opportunities for publishing work and collaborating across disciplines.

Qualifications

• PhD in Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field.
• Strong understanding of optimization, power systems operations and planning.
• Understanding of the U.S. electricity system, wholesale electricity markets, and basic financial & economic principles.
• Experience with Julia or Python.
• Experience in academic writing and publication.
• Strong communication skills at all organizational levels.
• Ability to be highly motivated and self-starting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement power grid planning/operations algorithms and tools with emphasis on optimization and stochastic modeling: energy storage, electricity market analysis, and power flow modeling.
• Support multidisciplinary teams applying methods to environmental, water, and energy system analysis.
• Prepare reports, papers, and presentations for conferences, workshops, and journals.
• Support program development including proposal preparation and sponsor interactions.
• Apply technical models to case studies and real-world applications.
• Document and publish software to internal/external repositories.

Skills

Optimization

Power systems

Electricity markets

Python

Julia

Academic writing

Communication

Education

PhD in Engineering/OR/CS/Math

Tools

Julia

Job description

Argonne National Laboratory in the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Assessment Division is seeking a Postdoctoral candidate in thatwill develop and apply power system and electricity market models and tools to support engineering analyses of power grid planning and operations. Some of these tools will require the development of underlying optimization methodologies and analytics frameworks. The candidate will conduct research related to a wide range of topic areas including the analysis of energy and power systems, electricity market design and operation, power flow modeling, energy storage and large load integration, and interdependencies between power grid and natural gas systems. This position may require domestic and international travel.

Specific anticipated roles

• Developing and implementing power grid planning/operations algorithms and tools and conducts data analysis related to energy and power systems, with emphasis on the following areas: optimization and stochastic modeling methodologies: Energy storage, electricity market analysis and power flow modeling.
• Supporting multidisciplinary teams in the application of these methods and tools to complex issues in the domains of environmental, water, and energy system analysis.
• Preparing reports, papers, and presentations for conferences, workshops, and technical journals.
• Supporting program development including the preparation of proposals and participating in sponsor interactions.
• Appling technical models to case studies and real-world applications.
• Documenting and publishing software to internal/external software repositories.

Position Requirements

• Recent or soon-to-be completed (typically within the last 0-5 years ) Ph.D. in in Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field.
• Strong understanding of optimization, power systems operations and planning.
• Understanding of the U.S. electricity system, wholesale electricity markets, and basic financial & economic principles.
• Experince with Julia or Python.
• Experience in academic writing & publication.
• Strong commication skills at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to be highly motivated and self-starting.
• Ability to model Argonne’s core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.

Job Family and Profile

Job Family Postdoctoral

Job Profile Postdoctoral Appointee

Worker Type Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type Full time

The expected hiring range for this position is $72,879.00-$121,465.00.

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