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Postdoctoral Scholar-Advanced Integrated Systems-Center for Built Environment

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Position description

One Postdoctoral Scholar position is available at the Center for the Built Environment (CBE) at the University of California, Berkeley (cbe.berkeley.edu). Housed in the Center for Environmental Design Research, CBE’s mission is “to improve the environmental quality and energy efficiency of buildings by providing timely, unbiased information on building technologies and design and operation techniques.” We are recruiting candidates to perform research related to Advanced Integrated Systems within a research project that focuses on radiant systems. This 3-year, $3M project is funded by the California Energy Commission through the EPIC program and is described here: http://cbe.berkeley.edu/research/optimizing-radiant-systems.htm.

Duties of Position:

•Develop optimized control strategies for thermally massive radiant slab systems that are an improvement over current best practices;

•Assess the performance of the control strategies using energy simulation, full-scale laboratory experiments, and on-site demonstrations in three field study buildings;

•Conduct analysis of research results;

•Work with and oversee graduate students on this project;

•Write research reports and journal articles;

•Present research findings at CBE Meetings and other conferences;

•Participate in the writing of proposals to seek additional research funding. Requirements
A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Architecture, Building Science, Computer Science, Engineering or related field is required by the start date. At the time of application, the basic minimum qualification is the completion of all degree requirements except the dissertation.
Additional Required Qualifications

•At least 2 peer-reviewed publications

•Demonstrated experience in the field of the built environment, specifically in at least one of the following areas: (a) radiant systems; (b) building energy modeling (e.g., EnergyPlus or Modelica); (c) optimization; (d) controls related to the building industry; (e) demonstrations in field study buildings; and (f) statistical modeling / data analysis / Measurement & Verification techniques.
•Applicants must have no more than three years of research experience since completion of doctoral degree or equivalent degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

•Strong candidates will have demonstrated expertise in at least three (or more) of the areas described above and will be interested in pursuing advanced study that is aligned with the CBE mission.

Appointment details:

Salary will be between $42,840 and $50,112 commensurate with experience. Intended start date will be between September and November 2015. This position will be full-time. The appointment is for an initial period of one year with possibility of renewal for a second year.

Application details:

This position is open until filled. Applicants should submit a cover letter describing their research experience and interests, a curriculum vitae, one sample journal publication, and the names and contact information for three references online at https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00803. Please direct questions about this position to Paul Raftery at p.raftery@berkeley.edu.

Letters of reference will only be solicited for finalists. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Cover Letter - Describing their research experience and interests

  • One Sample Journal Publication

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)