Dear all,
We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellow position to work with a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Lehigh University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Our project explores strategies to improve the asset and system risk management, focusing on the impact and adoption into current electricity system operations. Apologies for cross-postings.
The research team is a collaboration including faculty from Economics, Electrical Engineering, Operations Research and Statistics. We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow who is excited about working in a collaborative environment to help advance a multifaceted research project and actively engage with industry partners. The funding for this position comes the Performance-Based Energy Resource Feedback, Optimization, and Risk Management – PERFORM program of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Our academic team is part of Lehigh University's Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE) and MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems. Our goal is to develop risk measures and metrics to segment the assets in the system, provide a systematic procedure to manage the variabilities from the assets, and decrease information asymmetries for both restructured markets and vertically managed entities. With the ARPA-E funding, we are hiring a postdoctoral fellow to actively work on the development of the risk measures and integrate them into the operation of the electricity system. We seek a researcher who will apply tools from economics and econometrics, electrical engineering, optimization, and operations research to this risk quantification and hedging problem. The position will require extensive engagement with industry partners including PJM, CAISO, TVA, ComEd, conEdison, Maple Analytics, and Silverpeak Renewables Investment Partners to combine the developed techniques with explicit consideration of their business models. This project will provide a unique opportunity to gain experience in multidisciplinary research in a vibrant environment, and enable its transition into industry practice, affecting a critical infrastructure sector. Successful applicants will have a demonstrated record of research achievement, a doctoral degree in a technical field related to the research project (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Finance and Economics, Industrial Engineering, Actuarial Science, Operations Research) prior to the start date and knowledge of relevant methodologies (e.g., statistics, stochastic optimization, machine learning). In addition, demonstrated proficiency in verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team are required. Experience in the electricity or financial industry is valued, but not required. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, a brief statement of research accomplishments, and contact information for at least three references. Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Please email application materials to Ms. Naomi Rivas, I-CPIE; nar618@lehigh.edu. Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.------------------------------
Alberto Lamadrid
Associate Professor
Lehigh University
Bethlehem PA
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