"Senior Research Specialist"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Senior Research Specialist for the Urban Policy Research Center. Reporting to the Senior Executive Director of the Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR), the Senior Research Specialist position is responsible for leading the energy engineering work of the center, which includes designing, developing, executing and overseeing projects entailing building and energy cost modeling; stock-level simulation of building electrification strategies; energy efficiency program evaluation; feasibility studies for clean energy technology deployment; development, analysis and management of complex data sets; and periodic fieldwork. The Senior Research Specialist will demonstrate superior technical writing and presentation development, including data visualizations, professional conduct in interacting with clients, as well as with co-workers and other stakeholders.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Oversees full-time staff and supervises student researchers and consultants to ensure that energy engineering analyses undertaken are performed accurately, efficiently, and are communicated effectively to their intended audiences.
• Supports the development of new external grants and contracts by developing research and data analysis protocols and methodologies and timelines for tasks and deliverables.
• Develops projects independently as a principal investigator.
• Interacts with external stakeholders including clients and industry groups and advancing efforts at technology commercialization of several innovations that have been developed by members of the CUPR team.
• Works with a team of researchers in the built environment group at the Center for Urban Policy Research on externally funded projects supporting the sustainable energy transition and will collaborate with the Data Informatics Group at CUPR.

Minimum Education and Experience

Master's degree in engineering, Data Science/Informatics, Architecture or related field with at least 3 years' experience working as a power systems engineer, HVAC design engineer, energy efficiency analyst or related or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

City

New Brunswick

State

NJ

Equipment Utilized

Software Skills: Most or all: R, STATA, Python, MATLAB, SQL, ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, DesignBuilder, Open Studio, Revit, EnergyPlus, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Photoshop, SolidWorks, InDesign, MS Access, Database Management, Adobe Creative Suite.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Work activities will be performed primarily at a seated workstation in an office setting, whether at Rutgers or an off-site location, per Rutgers' virtual work opportunities. Some fieldwork and data collection may also be required. Field work requires mostly in-state travel and may entail building sensor placement and data collection. Conference attendance out of state may also arise as an opportunity for this position.

Special Conditions

A common thread is policy relevance at the state or local level. Funders include the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the National Science Foundation, the US departments of Energy and Environmental Protection, and others.

Posting Number

26ST0289