Assistant Scientist (2 Openings) - Smart Grid Development and Integration (6668)
Location: Upton New York
Description: Brookhaven National Laboratory is hiring Assistant Scientist (2 Openings) - Smart Grid Development and Integration (6668) right now, this vacancy will be placed in New York. More complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. The Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) Department at Brookhaven National Labora! tory (BNL) is seeking two (2) Assistant Scientists for a two-year appointment to perform research in the areas of Smart Grid development and integration of renewable energy generation.
Applicants for this position must have a Ph.D. and at least two years' experience in a post doctoral position working on electrical power systems with a strong focus on modeling and analysis of electrical networks, including distribution systems and microgrids. Experience modeling electrical networks with integrated renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, and grid-scale storage is required. Applicants must have experience performing utility load-growth analyses, load flow and short circuit analyses, control system design and modeling, and power electronics analyses. Experience with Matlab/Simulink, DEW Power System software, and other common power system analytical software such as SimPower Systems, PSS/E and/or PSLF is also required. Candidates with PSCad experience, ETAP experi! ence, C/C++ experience and statistics background are preferred! . Proficiency with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint is also required. Candidates must have good written and oral communication skills, be willing to take direction, and be able to work with others as part of a project team.
The SET Department, in collaboration with others, is performing research in the areas of Smarter Grid development and grid integration of renewable energy generation. The goal of our research is to contribute to the development of the next generation Smart Grid, including applications of innovative Smart Micro-grid technology that could form the building blocks of the distribution portion of the grid. One project the successful candidates will support is the development of Smart Micro-grid technology based on an innovative new Smart Grid Sensor developed by one of the outside organizations collaborating on this project. This project involves the deployment of a matrix of Smart Grid Sensors on the BNL campus to demonst! rate and validate their performance, and evaluate their application to smart micro-grids. The 5,300 acre BNL campus is an ideal test bed for the demonstration of smart micro-grid technologies since it consists of a mixture of specialized facilities ranging from industrial/research installations, conventional office space, warehouses, and manufacturing shops, to childcare facilities and residential cottages, apartments, and dormitories. Upon successful demonstration of the technology, the basic Smart Micro-grid will be scaled up to expand and refine the capability of the Smart Micro-grid system to collect and analyze baseline data that will enable improvements in efficiency, resiliency and reliability. A methodology will be developed for improved micro-grid modeling to support intelligent micro-grid design and implementation using collected baseline data.
The successful applicant will work with other researchers on the project team in support of this study and other prog! rams. Responsibilities will include modeling and analysis of electrical! distribution systems, including the BNL network; evaluation of the Smart Grid Sensors functionality for applications to smart grids; review and analysis of operational data obtained from the matrix of sensors; development and testing of smart micro-grid control software; and integration and control of smart micro-grid components.
This position will be in the SET department, reporting to the Renewable Energy Group Leader, Robert Lofaro.
BNL is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the development of a diverse workforce.
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This vacancy starts available on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:59:00 GMT
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