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National Renewable Energy Laboratory · 1 day ago

Graduate (Year-Round) Intern - Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Analysis

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$43K/yr - $68K/yr

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Responsibilities

Conduct objective research that generates independent, high quality, and reproducible results.

Assist senior researchers in the design, implementation, and reporting of the research project.

Contribute to technical reports, journal articles and presentations. It is expected that the delivered work will be of superior quality and will sometimes need to be delivered under aggressive timelines.

Communicate effectively and succinctly both in writing and in speaking.

Exhibit significant working knowledge of clean energy technology pathways, costs, policies, and markets.

Qualification

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EEIO modelingEnvironmental life cycle assessmentData processingClean energy technologiesCoding RCoding PythonCoding JuliaTechno-economic analysisSystems thinkingResearch experienceMaterial flow analysisSystem Advisory Model (SAM)

Required

Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.

Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.

Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.

Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.

Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.

Pursuing a PhD or Master in EEIO modeling or a related field.

Bachelor or Master’s degree in either Economics, Urban Planning, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering & Public Policy, Sustainability Science and Engineering, Process Systems Engineering, or related subjects.

Experience in one or more of the following areas: clean energy technologies, transportation energy systems, biomass feedstock production, conversion processes for production of fuels or products from biomass or waste feedstock (recycled plastics, sludge, CO2, etc.), or petroleum refining.

Experience in environmental and energy life cycle assessment, (environmentally extended) input-output modeling, material flow and balance analysis, or energy scenario modeling.

Coding experience (e.g., R, Python, Julia).

Systems-thinker, ability to contextualize analysis and specific work tasks into wider project context.

Preferred

Techno-economic analysis (TEA), economics and/or engineering coursework/experience.

Cumulative undergraduate/graduate GPA over 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Prior work experience (preferably internship, research experience also acceptable) in industry, research institutions, or state- or federal-level agencies.

Experience with the System Advisory Model (SAM).