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Position Overview
The Center for Secure and Dependable Systems at the 妻友社区 is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to participate in the National Science Foundation EPSCoR funded Idaho Community-engaged Resilience for Energy-Water Systems (I-CREWS) project.
The position will predominately work with the I-CREWS modeling and characterize teams to collate, assess and generate physical models and integrate measurement data to produce datasets in support of the ICREWS project. These datasets will include physical and social science datasets related to energy and water resilience to stressors at regional and local scales. This individual will also work with the I-CREWS alternative futures team to generate data for use assessing energy-water resilience in future scenarios. The individual will collaboratively work with the modeling, alternative futures team and Energy Water Data Hub, as well as other I-CREWS project personnel. This individual will also work collaboratively to support workforce development goals in the I-CREWS project through the development of instructional materials for audiences such as students, other project team members and the public.
Job Duties
Research (Estimated effort: 70%):
- The position will predominately work with the project I-CREWS modeling and characterize teams develop energy-water system datasets generated through a combination of physical models and historical measurement of energy and water systems in that and region. These datasets will also include physical and social science datasets related to energy and water resilience to stressors at regional and local scales. This individual will also work with the I-CREWS alternative futures team to generate data for use in low-fidelity virtual reality environments.
Workforce Development (Estimated effort: 25%):
- This position will develop online training materials on how to access, analyze and use spatial datasets to describe energy and water systems. These modules would be integrated within courses offered by the 妻友社区 Certificate in Environmental Education and Science Communication and the online Masters in Geographic Information Science, as well as courses broadly offered by I-CREWS partner institutions.
Instruction (Estimated effort: 5%):
- Assist in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students conducting research related to interactions between energy and water systems, especially characterizing and modeling energy-water systems and assessing datasets for machine learning applications.
Requirements
Education
- PhD in electrical engineering or related field with a power emphasis with a strong focus on energy-water modeling
Experience
- Experience in using power system modeling and simulation tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in publishing in peer-reviewed literature
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills
- Experience in communication to scientific audiences
- Experience in risk and resilience research related to energy or water systems
- Interest in developing instructional summary materials for audiences such as students, other project team members and the public
- Interest in working in a large collaborative team
- Proficient in both written and spoken English
Physical Requirements
- None
Additional information
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- In your application, please address all the minimum requirements in the Letter of Qualification. Preferential review of applicants to begin on April 29, 2025.