Faculty Opening in Energy Systems
Precourt Institute for Energy and Department of Management Science and Engineering
Stanford University

The Precourt Institute for Energy and the Department of Management Science and Engineering invite applications for an assistant professor, tenure track position in Energy Systems.  The faculty member would conduct research and teach in energy systems viewed as a whole, including technologies and human choices shaping energy production and consumption.  We are searching for a new faculty member with the following characteristics:

1.    An interest in the workings and future evolution of the US and/or international energy system;

2.    An understanding of technologies, institutions, and/or policies underlying the energy system;

3.    Methodological grounding in areas such as optimization and control, applied economics, large scale social network analysis, statistics, stochastic modeling, dynamic modeling, energy system modeling, or other quantitative methods;

4.    Demonstrated research success in modeling or analysis, as pertains to energy systems;

5.    A commitment to research and teaching.

Energy Systems research could include technological trends (e.g., advances in information and communication technology, enabled smart grids, microgrids, novel sensing and measurement abilities) and/or socioeconomic issues (e.g., human decisions in demand response programs, incentives for adoption of renewables or energy efficient appliances, smart-device control of home and business energy consumption, behavioral change, institutional barriers).

An earned Ph.D., evidence of the ability to pursue a program of research, and a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching are required. A successful candidate will be expected to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to build and lead a team of graduate students in Ph.D. research.

Applications should include a resume, brief statements of research and teaching interests, and the names and e-mail addresses of at least three references. Candidates should apply online at:

soe-apps.stanford.edu/FacultyApplyMSaE-Precourt

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis, but applicants are strongly encouraged to submit complete applications by December 15, 2015 for full consideration.

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Please direct any inquiries to: msande-precourt-search@stanford.edu

Please visit the following websites for more information about the Precourt Institute for Energy and the MS&E Department at:
energy.stanford.edu/
www.stanford.edu/dept/MSandE/