Research Leader – Power System Climate Resilience and Adaptation

Job Title:Research Leader – Power System Climate Resilience and Adaptation

Location:Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Palo Alto, CA, Remote/Home Based

Job Summary and Description:

Do you want to help shape the power industry’s collective approach to assessing and mitigating risk from extreme weather and climate change?

EPRI is seeking technical and strategic leaders in the field of climate risk and power system analysis to contribute to the Institute’s Climate READi (REsilience and ADaptation initiative) efforts (www.epri.com/READi) and growing portfolio of research in this area.

TO DATE, MULTIPLE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN HIRED UNDER THIS REQUISITION; EPRI INTENDS TO KEEP THIS JOB POSTING ACTIVE INTO 2025, REVIEWING APPLICANTS ON A ROLLING BASIS.

As 1-in-50 or 1-in-100-year extreme events of the past increase in frequency, and society increasingly depends on electricity, energy companies, regulators, policymakers, and other industry stakeholders require science-based insights about the future power system and the environment in which it will operate to identify optimal adaptation and resilience investments. Climate READi was launched in 2022 to develop a standardized and consensus-based framework to facilitate analysis and application of appropriate climate data to enhance the planning, design, and operation of a resilient power system.

Candidates applying to this position would join 100+ EPRI subject matter experts from various areas of the Institute collaborating with 42 power companies from the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, and over 90 stakeholder organizations from around the world to first bring the Climate READi Framework development to completion in 2025, then roll out new research and assessment projects working with the broader Institute to continue Framework evolution and application in the years following.

The position will conduct interdisciplinary research that may include analytic or modeling work, and may also include slide decks, briefings, peer reviewed articles, and present research findings to a variety of audiences. The researcher will work collaboratively across disciplines and other research groups. We are seeking team members who are passionate and capable of creating, managing, and executing an array of projects while learning new things in an evolving space. We encourage and welcome diversity in opinions and backgrounds and seek candidates eager to make a difference.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate would have some combination of the following skills:

• An advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in engineering, economics, operations research, energy resources, computer science, earth sciences, climate or atmospheric sciences, or a related discipline;

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