Location : Honolulu, HI

Job Type: Part-Time Temporary

Job Number: 2024-02544

Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - SOEST - Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute

Opening Date: 11/21/2024

Closing Date: 11/29/2024 11:59 PM Hawaii

Position Number:: 0000GA11

Description

Title: Graduate Research Assistant (Power Systems Innovation), GA11
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: November 21, 2024
Closing Date: November 29, 2024
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Other Conditions: Extramural funds. To begin approximately January 2024 or soon thereafter. Renewal of appointment is contingent upon availability of funds, program/operational needs and satisfactory performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates as a member of HNEI's Grid Systems Technologies Advanced Research Team (GridSTART) focused on assisting the Principal Investigator with the development, test and evaluation of advanced grid architectures, enabling energy policies and regulations, and new technologies and methods for the effective integration of renewable energy resources, enhanced power system resilience and optimization.
• The graduate research assistant will be expected to be trained in EHSO laboratory safety; plan and conduct research related to smart grid, micro grid, renewable energy grid integration, and power systems operation; conduct data analysis and reduction; and organize and report findings.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Must be a degree-seeking graduate student (Masters or PhD) admitted to or registered in a graduate program at UH Manoa in electrical engineering or related field of study.
2. Must be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above and maintain full-time enrollment.
3. B.S. in electrical engineering or related field.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
5. Ability to work effectively in research organizations and establish and maintain professional relationships with coworkers.

To Apply: Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents to the online application. Applicants should submit: 1. cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications and includes your statement of research interest and identifies which graduate
program at the University of Hawai'i you have been accepted to or are currently enrolled in, 2. curriculum vitae, 3. names and contact information (including email addresses) of 3 professional references, and 4. official transcripts (copies acceptable; however, official transcripts are required upon hiring). Late, incomplete, or unreadable application materials will not be considered. Please REDACT references to social security numbers and birth date on submitted documents. All items become the property of the University of Hawaii and will not be returned.

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Inquiries: Dr. Saeed Sepasi; (808)956-0495, sepasi@hawaii.edu
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