Posting Title

Postdoc – Data 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

The Data, Analysis, and Visualization group in NREL’s Computational Science Center has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher to pursue a cross-disciplinary research project in statistical modeling with an emphasis in combining statistics and deep learning for extreme events.

The candidate will develop statistical and machine learning techniques along with associated software in order to characterize, detect and model extreme events of complex systems. In particular, the candidate will focus on environmental extremes and characterize their impacts on human systems and infrastructures such as power grids. The successful candidate will be challenged by large datasets, complex interactions of extremes and highly non-linear phenomena. 

The candidate will evaluate and communicate results through written research reports and presentation, will participate in group meetings and seminars, and will assist in engineering and writing statistics and deep learning software, statistical and probabilistic data analysis of results, algorithm design, and publication development.

The candidate will help draft and publish technical reports, conference paper, and journal publications describing the research and will be expected to attend and present at technical conferences.

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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

Ph.D. in Statistics, Applied Mathematics or Data Science.

Statistics (theoretical foundations, modeling, and computational aspects), basics of deep learning. Handling of scientific datasets (computer model simulations, observational data). Verbal and written scientific comminution skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications

R and Python basic manipulation.

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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

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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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