Postdoctoral Appointee - Electric Power Systems R&D, Onsite

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We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Postdoctoral Appointee with a strong background in power systems to join a multi-disciplinary and hard-working team. The selected candidate will focus on making technical contributions to ongoing and creative new research projects in areas such as:

• Power system modeling
• Power system protection
• Data center integration
• Power system dynamics
• Electric grid stability
• Power systems controls
• Power system planning and operations
• Expansion planning
• Production cost modeling
• Electric grid security
• Grid reliability and resilience
• Extreme weather resilience
• Natural hazard impact modeling
• Threat modeling
• Wildfire, smoke, and lightning modeling
• Co-simulation of critical infrastructures
• Grid optimization and electricity markets
• Grid applied artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Data analytics applied to the electric grid

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Demonstrate technical knowledge with a focus on electric power systems.
• Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in providing software solutions and analytical solutions.
• Work with colleagues and external collaborators to develop innovative solutions to emerging challenges facing the power industry.
• Publish research outcomes in peer-reviewed journals, conferences, etc.
• Present research findings to sponsors and externally to professional communities (e.g., IEEE, CIGRE, industry workshops).

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. This position is located in Albuquerque, NM, and the annual salary for this position is $100,500.

• Full/Part Time Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary Temporary

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or other relevant, related field
• Experience with electric power systems
• Proven record of technical accomplishment related to power systems research, as evidenced by relevant publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals and/or presentation(s) at scientific conferences.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance

• Technical knowledge in power system simulation and analysis
• Technical knowledge of and experience with power system simulation tools (e.g., Power World, PSSE, PSLF, CYME, PSCAD, CAPE, ASPEN, OpenDSS)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong programming ability and analytical skills, including proficiency with Python
• Experience with real-time digital simulators (such as Opal-RT or RTDS)
• Experience processing and analyzing real power systems data
• Experience writing proposals
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision and ability to work in a team environment

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