Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution focused on solving energy challenges. The Post Doctoral Research Associate will conduct research in AI-enabled building energy systems, developing methods and tools to support energy modeling and analysis while contributing to interdisciplinary project teams.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research in AI-enabled building energy systems research under a given mission area, including generative AI, large language models, and agentic systems for building research applications
- Develop and apply generative AI, large language model, and agentic methods for building research applications, including support for data preparation, testing, and technical evaluation
- Develop and support analysis methods, modeling workflows, tools, and prototypes for building research applications under guidance from project leads
- Contribute to technical products, analyses, and research outputs that support building research and decision making
- Contribute to existing building research and engineering projects in these application areas, including projects with established workflows and projects transitioning toward AI-enabled approaches
- Execute assigned technical tasks and deliver high-quality work within defined scope, schedule, and project expectations
- Work with project teams and collaborators to support technical tasks and respond to project needs
- Work effectively within interdisciplinary teams and collaborate closely with mentors, project leads, and teammates
- Support proposal development through technical analysis, literature review, or background research
- Contribute to technical reports, publications, and presentations related to assigned research
- Stay current with relevant literature, methods, and tools in support of assigned research and professional growth
Skills
- Candidates must have received a PhD within the past five years (60 months) or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university
- PhD in architectural engineering, building science, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field, with strong potential to conduct independent research
- Experience conducting building energy system analyses, such as modeling, controls analysis, or system performance evaluation
- Experience developing or experimenting with AI or machine learning methods in engineering or scientific research applications
- Experience programming in Python or similar languages to support modeling, simulation, or research data analysis
- Experience contributing to research projects and delivering technical work within defined project scope and schedule
- Experience supporting proposal preparation, such as technical analysis or background research
- Record of technical publications or research contributions from doctoral research
- Experience communicating research results through presentations or publications
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Robust telehealth care options
- Several mental health benefits
- Free wellness coaching
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Basic life insurance
- Disability insurance*
- Employee assistance program
- Business travel insurance
- Tuition assistance
- Relocation
- Backup childcare
- Legal benefits
- Supplemental parental bonding leave
- Surrogacy and adoption assistance
- Fertility support
- Company-funded pension plan*
- 401 (k) savings plan with company match*
- Up to 120 vacation hours per year
- Ten paid holidays per year
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