INFORMS Open Forum

The Precourt Institute for Energy and the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University invite applications for an assistant professor, tenure track position in Energy Systems. The faculty member would conduct research and teach in energy systems viewed as a whole, including technologies and human choices shaping energy production and consumption. We are searching for a new faculty member with the following characteristics:

 

1. An interest in the workings and future evolution of the US and/or international energy system;
2. An understanding of technologies, institutions, and/or policies underlying the energy system;
3. Methodological grounding in areas such as optimization and control, applied economics, large scale social network analysis, statistics, stochastic modeling, dynamic modeling, energy system modeling, or other quantitative methods;
4. Demonstrated research success in modeling or analysis, as pertains to energy systems;
5. A commitment to research and teaching.

 

Energy Systems research could include technological trends (e.g., advances in information and communication technology, enabled smart grids, microgrids, novel sensing and measurement abilities) and/or socioeconomic issues (e.g., human decisions in demand response programs, incentives for adoption of renewables or energy efficient appliances, smart-device control of home and business energy consumption, behavioral change, institutional barriers).

 

An earned Ph.D., evidence of the ability to pursue a program of research, and a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching are required. A successful candidate will be expected to teach

courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to build and lead a team of graduate students in Ph.D. research.

 

Applications should include a resume, brief statements of research and teaching interests, and the names and e-mail addresses of at least three references. Candidates should apply online at:

 

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however the review of applications will begin on June 30, 2015.

 

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

 

Please direct any inquiries to: msande-precourt-search@stanford.edu

 

Please visit our websites for more information about the Precourt Institute for Energy and the MS&E Department at: