Requisition Id 13884
As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,800 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.
Overview:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the largest US Department of Energy (DOE) science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. Within ORNL, the Building Envelope Materials Research (BEMR) Group develops and deploys affordable and sustainable building envelopes for new construction and retrofits to enable DOE’s decarbonization goals. Our synergistic research areas include building science, material and system development, and advanced construction. With the support from the U.S. DOE Building Technologies Office, we have the most extensive building envelope research portfolio in the nation. We are seeking to add to our team an energetic and creative R&D Staff.
Major Duties/Responsibilities:
- Conduct research on low-carbon, energy efficient, and resilient envelopes for new and existing buildings.
- Develop and implement first-principle numerical models to co-optimize affordability, fire resilience, and embodied carbon of building envelope components and systems.
- Perform simulations and laboratory and field experiments to evaluate heat transfer and mass transport through novel building envelope materials, assemblies, and systems, as well as their effect on heating and cooling energy use and indoor environmental quality.
- Design and develop experimental setups, conduct experiments, and analyze results.
- Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams that are composed of ORNL researchers with various backgrounds (e.g., material science, automation, advanced software, and sensors and controls among others).
- Interact and collaborate with researchers from universities, national laboratories, and private industry.
- Present research results to ORNL staff, DOE, industry, and academia in the form of invited talks, conference papers, and peer-reviewed journal papers with high impact factors.
- Significantly contribute to the development of ideas and the assembly of proposals.
- Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, health, and program requirements.
- Maintain a strong commitment to the implementation and continuation of ORNL’s values and ethics.
- Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.
Basic Qualifications:
- PhD in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, or related discipline.
- Solid academic and research record in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fire resilience, and mass transport, emphasizing modeling and experimental research.
- Knowledge of building construction, energy efficiency in buildings, and low-carbon building materials.
- Experience setting and conducting laboratory experiments.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills to support team building.
- Ability to work individually and as part of diverse teams.
- Ability to develop and/or maintain strong relationships through active participation in professional societies.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs.
- Strong, proven publication record.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least two years of relevant work experience outside of academia.
- Proficiency with EnergyPlus and COMSOL.
- Experience programming in Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, or similar tools.
No security clearance is required for this position.
UT-Battelle offers a generous relocation package to ease the relocation process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. If invited to interview, be sure to ask your Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Partner) for details.
For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the “About” tab at jobs.ornl.gov.
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This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.
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If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.
ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.
