Postdoctoral Research Associate - Environmental Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Job no : 528201

Position type : Staff Full Time

Benefit Status : Benefited-Union

Campus : UMass Lowell

Department : Envir Earth&Atmos.Sciences

Salary : Salary commensurate with experience and grade / range / Please refer to the salary rates below in posting section.

Applications Open : Aug 28 2025

Applications Close : Open until filled

General Summary of Position :

The University of Massachusetts Lowell invites applications for a post-doctoral research associate to support ongoing work at the Climate Change Initiative and the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy. The successful candidate will play a central role in developing and applying a system dynamics model to assess decarbonization pathways, integrate climate and energy resilience, and engage stakeholders in exploring energy futures for Massachusetts. They will join our cross-disciplinary research team of climate scientists, energy system modelers, system dynamics experts, urban ecologists, and community engagement specialists at UMass Lowell, the Tufts Climate Policy Lab, UMass Amherst, and Boston University.

This one-year position is available to begin Fall 2025, with potential for renewal.

Minimum Qualifications (Required) :

Education :

• Ph.D. in system dynamics, data science, energy science, engineering, or a related field.

Additional Considerations :

Preferred Qualifications :

Special Instructions to Applicants :

Only current UML Employees within the Grants & Contracts (MTA / GRACE) bargaining unit will be considered during the first 10 business days of the posting. All other candidates will be considered after that period.

This is a Grants & Contracts (MTA / GRACE) bargaining unit position. Grade PD with formal salary range of $50,000 - $76,000.

Initial review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. However, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications is received.

This position is contingent upon funding. The appointment is for one-year contingent upon productivity, successful performance and the availability of funding.

Please include the required documents with your application :

The following application components are encouraged, but optional :

If appropriate, candidates are encouraged to provide links to any GitHub repositories of models or code you've co-authored.

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