Posted on Wed, 01/29/2025 - 15:16

Important Info

Faculty Sponsor (Last, First Name): 
Mauter, Meagan
Stanford Departments and Centers: 
SLAC National Accelerator Lab
Postdoc Appointment Term: 
1 year appointment with possibility of extension
Appointment Start Date: 
June 2025
Group or Departmental Website: 
https://we3lab.stanford.edu/
How to Submit Application Materials: 

Please submit application via Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1YIua1QQLtecMN8YR6r99U90fXxIE-OdV8ph7J-N_ds5jMg/viewform?usp=header

Does this position pay above the required minimum?: 
No. The expected base pay for this position is the Stanford University required minimum for all postdoctoral scholars appointed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The FY25 minimum is $73,800.

The Water & Energy Efficiency for the Environment Lab (WE3Lab) seeks an entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Scholar with a vision for the coordinated operation of water and electricity grids to support affordable, decarbonized, and resilient water supply. The candidate should have strong experience simulating water treatment unit processes (e.g., activated sludge, denitrification, anaerobic digestion), and should have documented capabilities using a variety of simulation and optimization techniques. Familiarity with electric power grids and rate structures is highly valued, as is experience with grants management and reporting.

The WE3Lab is a collaborative team of researchers with the mission of reducing the cost and carbon intensity of water desalination and reuse. Ongoing research efforts include 1) developing automated, precise, robust, intensified, modular, and electrified (A-PRIME) water desalination technologies to support a circular water economy; 2) optimizing the coordinated operation of decarbonized water and energy systems; and 3) supporting the design and enforcement of water-energy-food policies.

We seek a new team member who enjoys team-science and engineering and would thrive in a dynamic, curious, team-oriented, and industrially connected environment. Our projects span multiple schools and centers at Stanford University as well as external collaborations with other universities, national laboratories, municipal, and non-profit partners. This environment provides many professional growth opportunities in academia, entrepreneurship, and public service.

Your responsibilities would include:

  • Co-developing a hybrid machine learning/process-based model of anaerobic digestion processes
  • Performing techno-economic and lifecycle analysis of microgrids build around novel biogas-fueled generation technologies
  • Preparing quarterly and final reports for research grants
  • Writing research proposals, peer-reviewed publications, and other program activities.
  • Advising and mentoring students.
  • Presenting, researching, and representing the WE3Lab at relevant conferences and participating in relevant technology translation programming on campus.
Required Qualifications: 
  • Candidates must have completed a doctoral degree in engineering and must demonstrate expertise in the project area.
  • A publishing record in peer-reviewed journals is required.
Required Application Materials: 
  • Letter of interest
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Three most relevant authored publications
  • Names and full contact information (email and phone numbers) of three potential references

 

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.