The Energy, Climate and Well-being Lab (ECWL) at the Yale School of the Environment is looking to hire a postdoctoral scholar to work on household energy modeling in the context of energy transitions in the US. The candidate will work primarily as part of a project team developing fresh approaches to modeling household energy choices in low-carbon pathways that reflect enabling and constraining factors related to well-being, health, social relations, and the built environment. The candidate will have the opportunity to conduct empirical research, lead model development and work with team members with engineering and social science backgrounds on cutting edge interdisciplinary research.

The successful candidate will have a quantitative background in energy systems or modeling, a PhD in engineering, economics, energy systems, operations research, or related field, programming experience and an interest in interdisciplinary research.

The candidate will work under the supervision of Prof. Narasimha Rao, Associate Professor of Energy Systems, and collaborate with other postdocs, students and faculty collaborators at other universities. Prof Rao’s ECWL lab conducts mixed methods research on the distributional and multidimensional well-being impacts of energy system transformation and climate policy in the US and around the world. Topics include energy insecurity, food-energy systems, heat stress and cooling, mobility and poverty, and environmental justice. 

This is a one-year appointment with the option to continue for a total of three years based on performance and funding. 
 

Minimum Requirements

·        PhD in engineering, economics, operations research, or a related field using systems analysis

·        Proficiency in a programming language (R or Python)

·        Experience with econometrics and energy modeling

·        Interest in interdisciplinary research

·        Excellent oral and written communication skills
 

Preferred qualifications

·        Record of prior publications in energy studies

·        Experience with data analytic/machine learning tools

·        Familiarity with Agent-based Models

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Contact nrao@yale.edu