Department Director, Techno-Economic Analysis; TEA and Infrastructure Analysis

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a Department Director, Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Infrastructure Analysis. This is a full-time staff position with the Techno-Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Assessment department in the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Assessment Division. As the Director of the Department, this position will play a pivotal role in advancing the development and application of the existing and new modeling and analytic capabilities.

As a member of the EISA leadership team, the candidate will be responsible for developing strategic directions and pursuing implementation opportunities for the department in close collaboration with peers in the Life Cycle Analysis and Technology Assessment Department.

Argonne National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy multidisciplinary science and engineering research center, where talented researchers work together to answer the biggest questions facing humanity. Argonne's Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis division within the Advanced Energy Technologies directorate is conducting research to address advanced energy systems, their economic and environmental effects, and their role in U.S. energy security and global competitiveness through transparent, consistent, and objective analytic models and tools.

We identify opportunities for the U.S. to develop and deploy creative strategies with world‑class expertise and models/tools.

Within ESIA, the TEA and Infrastructure Analysis department focuses on developing TEA tools to evaluate the economics and environmental performances of energy systems and the infrastructure needed to deliver energy products such as hydrogen and electricity to the end‑use sectors. The department consists of two groups – the TEA Group and the Process Modeling and Analysis Group – which conduct detailed modeling and simulations of emerging energy technologies such as a variety of hydrogen production technologies and new applications of sustaining energy supply systems.

The department develops and applies techno‑economic and life‑cycle analysis methods and tools to evaluate the value proposition of technologies and services and identify market potential and adoption risks associated with ramping up advanced technologies and energy systems relative to conventional systems. The modeling and analysis cover the entire supply chain of energy resources, including fossil, nuclear, and renewables, that are needed to deploy emerging and advanced technologies across transportation, industrial, and manufacturing sectors.

The department assesses technology advancement by conducting detailed process modeling to analyze industrial and manufacturing processes (e.g., petroleum refining, petrochemical production, iron and steel making, cement production, etc.) and emerging technologies (e.g., catalytic processes and innovative manufacturing solutions) for efficiency enhancement and economic improvement via system integration and optimization modeling.

• Develop and implement the strategic direction for the department maximizing impact towards achieving U.S. energy security and global competitiveness.
• Coordinate conception, development, and execution of R&D activities in close collaboration with peers across the division, directorate, and laboratory.
• Develop and maintain cutting‑edge models and tools and ensure safe, efficient operations.
• Spearhead the development of innovative concepts and capabilities and guide their development into impactful research applications for broad societal impacts.
• Lead a multidisciplinary R&D department providing scientific and technical leadership to group managers and principal investigators.
• Support group managers and principal investigators with scope, budget, and schedule for new projects based on matching expertise and capabilities to research needs and project opportunities.
• Engage with federal sponsors, peers at other national laboratories as well as domestic and international industrial collaborators through meetings, conferences, and interactions to cultivate robust project networks, foster collaboration and identify potential project opportunities.