CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Appointee - Power Markets and Modeling

Lemont, IL USAFull-time$73k–$121k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-11
On-site

Core

Develop and apply power system and electricity market models and tools to support engineering analyses of power grid planning and operations.

Role type

Postdoctoral researcher (power systems and optimization)

Builds

Power grid planning/operations algorithms, optimization methodologies, and analytics frameworks

Domain

Energy systems, electricity markets, power flow modeling

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Optimization, power systems operations and planning, U.S. electricity system knowledge, wholesale electricity markets, Julia, Python, academic writing

Preferred skills

Stochastic modeling, energy storage analysis, large load integration, interdependencies between power grid and natural gas systems

Responsibilities

Develop and implement power grid planning/operations algorithms and tools; conduct data analysis related to energy and power systems; support multidisciplinary teams in applying methods to complex issues; prepare reports, papers, and presentations for conferences and journals; support program development including proposals; document and publish software

Seniority

Postdoctoral, research-focused IC