[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Researcher - Wind Energy Performance Analysis, Atmospheric Science, and Wind Modeling, NREL, Colorado

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

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Postdoctoral Researcher - Wind Energy Performance Analysis, Atmospheric Science, and Wind Modeling
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o   Boulder, CO

Postdoctoral Researcher - Wind Energy Performance Analysis, Atmospheric Science, and Wind Modeling

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Location
CO - Boulder

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Position Type
Postdoc (Fixed Term)

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Hours Per Week
40

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Job Summary

Job Summary
The National Wind Technology Center is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to help execute projects related to atmospheric science, numerical weather modeling, statistics, and wind plant performance analysis. Specifically, the postdoctoral researcher will work with the Performance Risk, Uncertainty, and Finance (PRUF) research program to assist in activities related to benchmarking the performance of operational wind power plants against pre-construction energy estimates, as well as related analysis and research activities.

PRUF is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) program, which is a multi-year research initiative targeting significant reductions in the cost of wind energy through applied high performance computing. A2e's research is focused on modeling the physics associated with multi-scale aerodynamics and atmospheric science. PRUF contributes to DOE/A2e objectives by addressing risk and uncertainty factors associated with developing and operating wind power plants. Much of this uncertainty stems from high uncertainty and difficulty related to modeling wind flows and long term weather patterns. These uncertainties flow through wind power plant financial models to impact financial structures, the cost of capital, the cost of ownership and operations, and the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for wind.

Among other, related activities, the postdoctoral researcher will work with NREL staff to (1) investigate wind plant performance risk and uncertainties, (2) support an ongoing wind plant performance benchmarking project with industry, (3) conduct statistical analysis and deliver detailed analytics, (4) analyze operational data from existing wind plants, (5) conduct atmospheric science and wind flow related research, and (6) investigate potential areas to improve wind energy modeling methods.

The postdoctoral researcher is expected to demonstrate a broad understanding and wide application of atmospheric science principles, theories and concepts as well as general knowledge of wind energy related disciplines and applications. The researcher will work with a wide variety of customers including industry partners and the DOE wind energy technology office. They will also work collaboratively with other national laboratories, industry and the international community and execute wind energy related projects worldwide.

The successful candidate will have excellent writing, interpersonal and communication skills. The candidate will be expected to help publish results in technical journals/conference proceedings and present work at conferences, symposia, and review meetings. They will also be expected to support the development of new work proposals, preparations, and reviews.

Required Education, Experience and Skills
Postdoctoral Researcher

Preferred Qualifications
The preferred candidate will have a strong background in atmospheric science and related fields. Furthermore, the preferred candidate should have experience working with large wind power datasets, have a strong understanding of existing atmospheric models and wind flow modeling techniques, and have a strong foundation in statistics and statistics related programming languages.

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Required Education, Experience, and Skills
Must be a recent PhD graduate within the last three years.

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Preferred Qualifications

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Submission Guidelines

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