Nrel
Postdoctoral Researcher – Mathematical Optimization for Energy Systems
Golden, CO · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$77k-$126kDetected 30 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsMachine LearningPyTorchIntellectual PropertySystems EngineeringResearchCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- Posting Title Postdoctoral Researcher - Mathematical Optimization for Energy Systems.
- Working at NLR NLR is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development.
- Join the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with domain experts to identify where mathematical optimization constitutes a viable approach and maintain awareness of optimization-related research both at NLR and in the literature more generally.
Requirements
- Must be a recent PhD graduate within the last three years.
- Additional Required Qualifications
- Experience formulating optimization problems in an algebraic modeling language, e.g., Pyomo, JuMP, PuLP, GAMS.
- Experience with mathematical optimization solvers, e.g., CPLEX, Gurobi, Xpress, Cbc, Ipopt, and their capabilities.
- The successful candidate will have extensive experience with mathematical optimization formulations and algorithms and their application to physical systems.
- If you are offered employment at NLR, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment.
- Adopt existing - or develop new - mathematical, computing, and simulation frameworks required to implement and evaluate the performance of optimization algorithms and solutions.
- All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which includes a favorable background investigation.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks such as MPI and OpenMP
- Experience with Pyomo and/or JuMP
- Experience programming in Python and/or Julia
- Experience working with diverse, inclusive, and cross-disciplinary research teams
- Job Application Submission Window
- The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Compensation
- In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
- $76,600 - $126,400
- NLR takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees.
Benefits
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
- Experience with scalable machine learning frameworks, e.g, PyTorch
- Benefits Summary
- Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement.
Equal opportunity
- Employer
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
- Reasonable Accommodations
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