Director's Fellowship Postdoctoral Researcher: Engineer
Posting Title
Director’s Fellowship Postdoctoral Researcher: Engineer .
Location
CO - Golden .
Position Type
Postdoc (Fixed Term) .
Hours Per Week
40 .
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Job Description
The NREL Director's Fellowship attracts the next generation of exceptionally qualified scientists and engineers with outstanding talent and credentials in renewable energy research and related disciplines. Candidates are selected based on eligibility, program expectations, and research proposals. Overriding consideration, when evaluating the application, will be the quality of the candidate. Successful candidates will serve a two-year term, with a possible third-year renewal paid with program funding (maximum three-year appointments). The Director's Fellowship includes a premium salary rate, additional funding for conferences/presentations, competitive benefits package, and relocation assistance (for moves greater than 50 miles from NREL).
Additional Required Knowledge Skills and Attributes:
Please note that your application will be considered incomplete if submitted without the required information, and will not be reviewed.
1. Cover page (please include: name, title of proposal and NREL mentor)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. A letter of recommendation from your current supervisor or academic advisor
4. Research proposal addressing the long-term engineering needs which would support the laboratory's mission and goals: focus on the proposed research and identify an appropriate area within the laboratory to host the research; clearly state the research challenges; identify the scientific or technological questions that are associated with the challenge; define the strategy to address these questions; and define an approach. Please download and complete the proposal template for FY2023 and submit with you application to the Director’s Fellowship
proposal template
. ***Note you should develop this proposal with your mentor, see Research
to find potential mentors. 5. NREL mentor's letter of intent to support the candidate
6. Names and contact information of two additional individuals from nationally known faculty or scientists in relevant disciplines who are knowledgeable about the candidate's capabilities and research
7. Proof of PhD degree prior to assignment start date.
***Please upload all 7 items in ONE (1) PDF under the “resume” option within the applicant tracking system
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Basic Qualifications
- All Ph.D. requirements completed prior to appointment and be at an early point in a promising career of world-class research and leadership in the appropriate discipline.
- Must be a recent PhD graduate and received your PhD in Applied Engineering within two years of the application deadline which is August 31, 2024.
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Postdoctoral Researcher / Annual Salary Range: $73,200 - $120,800 NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, 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; short-term disability insurance*; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; and paid holidays. 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. - Based on eligibility rules
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Submission Guidelines
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