Posting Title
Postdoctoral Researcher - Freight Transportation Modeling
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Location
CO - Golden
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Position Type
Postdoc (Fixed Term)
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Hours Per Week
40
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Working at NREL
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Job Description
Seeking a passionate Postdoctoral Researcher to work in NREL’s Commercial Vehicle Team in the Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences. Working closely with a team of researchers at NREL and within cross-cutting research partnerships, the Postdoc will contribute to multiple projects related to freight transportation mobility improvements for movement of goods, new transport modes, decarbonized vehicle technologies, and energy implications. The effort includes 1) development and improvement of software tools for modeling of regional and national multi-modal (truck, rail, and water) freight transportation systems, 2) application of the model to quantify the mobility and energy implications of emerging freight transportation technologies to help decarbonize the freight transport systems, 3) analysis to inform strategic decisions facing policy makers, federal agencies, and industry. Utilizing the modeling tools, we will translate analysis results into effective and influential communication products tailored to multiple clients’ requests and audience requirements. This position may include the following additional activities:
- Understand regional and/or national freight transportation systems and corresponding energy systems to identify decarbonization pathways.
- Identify and work with relevant datasets to characterize current and future changes in freight movements and associated energy consumption
- Work towards development of a scalable, distributed, and data-driven freight simulation model including truck-based regional freight generation and/or nation-wide multi- and inter-modal freight movement
- Refine existing models and/or develop new models for freight simulation software tools
- Deliver quality products that synthesize external literature, data analyses, and modeling results
- Publish research findings in peer-reviewed papers and/or high-quality technical reports
- Present results to external audiences
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Basic Qualifications
Must be a recent PhD graduate within the last three years.
* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Highest priority preferred qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience with modeling of freight (or passenger) transportation.
- Knowledge in large scale transportation modeling that applies a state-of-art approach (e,g., agent-based or discrete-event simulation modeling).
- Strong collaboration skills—thrives working in a collaborative team environment but is comfortable working independently when necessary.
- Strong software skills demonstrating programming proficiency in Python or equivalent.
- Experience with open-source, collaborative software development using GitHub.
- Strong communication, writing and presentation skills.
- Must hold a recent PhD graduate degree prior to employment start date.
Additional preferred qualifications:
- Analysis skills for a variety of transportation/energy research.
- Experience with coding and modeling.
- Translate modeling and analysis results effectively.
- Familiarity with network theory, behavior/choice modeling, optimization.
- Visualization and high-performance computing experience.
- Skilled in problem-solving.
- Cumulative undergraduate/graduate GPA over 3.8 on a 4.0 scale.
Please include all relevant experience and qualification information on the uploaded PDF (or MS Word) copy of your resume or CV.
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Postdoctoral Researcher / Annual Salary Range: $73,200 - $120,800
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Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short-term disability insurance*; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; and paid holidays. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement.
* Based on eligibility rules
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