Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Center for Wind Energy at UT Dallas (UTD Wind) seeks to fill a research associate position aimed at increasing annual energy production (AEP) on wind farms. The position is to support a two-year Small Business Technology Transfer project (STTR) funded by the National Science Foundation. The successful candidate is expected to support the development, simulation and testing of model-free algorithms for real-time optimization of turbine operating conditions (e.g., yaw set points). Other projects may be assigned by the supervisor depending on skills and technical needs.

The successful candidate will be part of a team of faculty members, graduate students, and industry partners developing methodology and new technologies for wind energy systems. The successful candidate is expected to assist in the supervision of graduate students and publish scientific papers. Participation in the development of sponsored research is encouraged. UTD Wind is home to a site of WindSTAR, an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for use-inspired R&D to advance wind energy science & technology. UTD Wind is also a member of the Ocean Safety Energy Institute (OESI), a consortium of industry, national labs, non-governmental organizations based at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE). UT Dallas is co-hosting the 2025 NAWEA/WindTech Conference in the metroplex.