Posting Title

Climate-Energy-Water Systems Analysis - Year-Round Graduate Intern

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

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Hours Per Week

40

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Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Protocols

Employment at NREL is contingent upon your compliance with all NREL and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) safety protocols and mitigation efforts directed at the COVID-19 pandemic. At present, NREL requires all employees to be immunized against COVID-19. However, employees may seek an exemption from this requirement as an accommodation for religious or medical reasons. Upon hire, new employees must submit a request for accommodation or be prepared to provide proof of vaccination on your first day of employment.

Working at NREL

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Job Description

A graduate student internship position is available in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Strategic Energy Analysis Center. NREL is the nation's primary laboratory for research, development and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

We have an immediate opening for a graduate student intern. This work will be completed remotely, and the position is ideally targeting a full-time intern who can commit to a year-long internship term with NREL's Energy Systems Integration team. The intern will join a team of analysis-focused researchers in NREL’s Energy Systems Integration directorate (www.nrel.gov/analysis) who perform environmental sustainability assessments of energy technologies.

The job role will be to support and lead assessments of climate impacts and tradeoffs between energy and water systems, including climate-water constraints on power sector expansion and operations, across different regions in the United States. The intern will lead the development of an analysis framework of high resolution national-scale energy-water data sets and model results, which may require advanced statistical methods. The intern may also be involved in data collection and validation of water withdrawals, discharges, and quality impacts of and on energy systems (hydropower and thermal power plants). Based on performance, this position allows for participation in other NREL energy-water-nexus and model development activities.

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Basic Qualifications

Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution. Internship period cannot exceed 12 months past graduation. Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Please Note:

• You will need to upload official or unofficial school transcripts as part of the application process.
• If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process.

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Additional Required Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated skill and experience with analyses of energy and/or water system data sets or data sets of similar complexity. Working knowledge of federal and state energy and water data sets is desirable for this position. Prior experience with coding and model development is essential, and familiarity with Python is preferred. Knowledge of statistical methods, reservoir operations, hydrologic modeling, energy system modeling, thermal and hydro power plant operations, and GIS are desirable but not required. Excellent oral and written communication as well as recordkeeping will be essential. A strong candidate will have proven abilities to develop informative papers and presentations and to manage work to meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with a Master’s degree and/or working toward their PhD, with consideration towards how the work of this project could contribute toward their dissertation. Previous experience with water policy, resiliency, and risk analysis is preferred for this position.

The applicant will ideally have a strong publication record compared to peers at similar levels of education and career experience. The applicant should be able to work independently within a team environment.

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Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)

Annual Salary Range: $40,500 - $64,800

Offers will typically be made in the bottom half of the listed range. NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits Summary

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; and sick leave (where required by law). 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. Internships projected to be less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for medical, dental, or vision benefits.

* Based on eligibility rules

Submission Guidelines

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