Posting Title
Postdoctoral Researcher - (Environmentally Extended) Input-Output Analysis

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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

NREL is seeking a postdoc-level researcher focused on environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) analysis. The candidate will be expected to apply new analytical approaches and advanced modeling techniques in this effort. The researcher will work with other NREL analysts and modelers as well as U.S. government representatives. The work is mainly directed towards assisting client decision making and prioritizing strategies.

Primary responsibilities of the candidate include methodology development, data gathering, generation, and processing to support the build-out of a coded EEIO model to address questions about the resource, economic, and environmental impacts of a growing bioeconomy. The candidate is also expected to work with the team to illustrate the developed methods in applied studies.

The primary project this individual is expected to contribute to will be the Environmentally-extended Multi-regional Projection of Lifecycle and Occupational energY futures - EMPLOY Project. More information on the project can be found here: (https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/beto-01-project-peer-review-dma-apr-2023-fernandes.pdf ).

Another example of a project this individual may contribute to is the Jobs & Economic Development Impact (JEDI) Models: https://www.nrel.gov/analysis/jedi/  

Job Duties Include:

• Conduct objective research that generates independent, high quality, and reproducible results
• Assist senior researchers in the design, implementation, and reporting of the research project
• Create technical reports, white papers, and presentations. It is expected that the delivered work will be of superior quality and will sometimes need to be delivered under aggressive timelines.
• Work with senior staff to conceive, design and define new analytical tasks and project ideas
• Communicate effectively and succinctly both in writing and in speaking 
• Exhibit significant working knowledge of biomass to energy technology pathways, costs, policies and markets.

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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

PhD in either Economics, Regional Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy, Sustainability Science and Engineering, or related subjects

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in input-output modeling and analysis, environmentally-extended and multi-regional input-output modeling preferred
• Familiarity with U.S. economic and environmental data
• Experience in the development of tools for environmental and energy life cycle assessment
• Experience with optimization problems, familiarity with GAMS preferred
• Strong modeling skills, R, Python preferred
• Experience in working with DOE, other government agencies, and relevant industry
• Recognized publications and technical contributions to the field

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Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Postdoctoral Researcher / Annual Salary Range: $71,300 - $117,600

NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

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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