Posted on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 14:27

Important Info

Faculty Sponsor (Last, First Name): 
Benson, Sally
Other Mentor(s) if Applicable: 
Dr. Sarah Saltzer
Stanford Departments and Centers: 
Energy Science Engineering
Postdoc Appointment Term: 
1 year
Appointment Start Date: 
1/1/2025
Group or Departmental Website: 
http://sccs.stanford.edu
How to Submit Application Materials: 

Please send a letter of interest and CV to Sarah Saltzer (Managing Director of the Stanford Center for Carbon Storage): sarah.saltzer@stanford.edu

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.

New Post Doc position

Duration: 1 year

Advisor: Professor Sally Benson and Dr. Sarah Saltzer

 

Project Description:

California has set an ambitious goal of 100 Mt/year of carbon removal by 2045, but currently has no active projects.  The driver of this stalled deployment is not related to technological limitations, but a lack of suitable planning and regulatory structures to catalyze a new carbon management industry.  The goal of the project is to develop a first-of-its-kind roadmap for carbon removal deployment in California that explicitly addresses the structural barriers to project development.  The major task that this position will address is to geospatially map (‘downscale’) 100 Mt per year target to clearly map where and how it could be possible to deliver the target.  Given the inherent uncertainty of future technology costs as well as the social, technical and political viability of different carbon removal pathways, alternative scenarios will need to be considered. For example, a biomass carbon removal-heavy scenario; a direct air capture-heavy scenario; and an industrial facility capture-heavy scenario. This work will leverage previous work done at Stanford listed below.


References:

Joshua Neutel, Andrew Robert Berson, Ethne Laude, Anela Arifi, Adam Brandt, John Weyant, Sarah D. Saltzer and F.M. “Lynn” Orr, “Pathways to Carbon Neutrality in California: What will it take to get to net-zero emissions in California?”, Stanford Center for Carbon Storage and Stanford Carbon Removal Initiative, November 2023.

Energy Futures Initiative and Stanford University. “An Action Plan for Carbon Capture and Storage in California: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions.” October 2020.

Required Qualifications: 
  • Doctoral degree conferred prior to start date

 

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.