Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Data Center Assessment

Job overview

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Data Center Assessment role is full-time and onsite in Notre Dame, IN. Compensation is not specified. The University of Notre Dame’s Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative and Notre Dame Energy support the research effort. The fellow collaborates with faculty and an interdisciplinary cohort to assess the environmental, technical, economic, social, and policy dimensions of data center development. The work develops analytical frameworks and decision-support tools to inform scenario planning and resilient, equitable community responses in the Midwest.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with faculty on interdisciplinary research into hyperscale data center development
• develop evaluation frameworks across environmental, technical, economic, social, and policy dimensions
• create models and decision-support tools for scenario planning
• co-author research publications
• contribute to grant writing and proposal development.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

postdoctoral research fellow

data center assessment

full-time position

onsite

notre dame in

university of notre dame

sustainability research

interdisciplinary research

environmental assessment

policy analysis

ph.d. required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The position requires a Ph.D. in a relevant field by the start date and a strong publication record; expertise in hydrology, modeling, water resource management, systems ecology, or geographic information systems is particularly encouraged.

About the employer

University of Notre Dame is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.