Graduate Assistant Power System Innovation pos 0000GA11

Title: Graduate Research Assistant (Power System Innovation) GA11

Position Number: 0000GA11

Hiring Unit: RES & DEAN OF GRAD DIV SCH O&ES&T HAW NAT ENERGY INST

Location: Manoa

Date Posted: January 22 2025

Closing Date: Continuous application review begins January 27 2025

Monthly Type: 11 Month

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time 50 FTE

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Other Conditions: Extramural funds. To begin approximately Spring 2025 or soon thereafter. Renewal of appointment is contingent upon availability of funds program/operational needs and satisfactory performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate as a member of Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) Grid Systems Technologies Advanced Research Team (GridSTART) focused on assisting the Principal Investigator with the development testing 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.
• Support the teams research related to smart grid micro grid renewable energy grid integration and power systems operation using machine learning data analysis data science and full stack web development knowledge and skills; develop frontend and backend functionalities of analysis tools including serverside logic and database interactions; conduct data analysis and reduction; and organize and report findings.
• The research assistant will be expected to be trained in EHSO laboratory safety plan and conduct materials development experiments perform characterization techniques and report the finding in a publication style report.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Must be a degreeseeking graduate student (Masters or PhD) admitted to or registered in a graduate program at UH Manoa in computer science or related field of study.
2. Must be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above and maintain fulltime enrollment.
3. B.S. in computer science or related field.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
5. Highly organized and able to work with minimal supervision.
6. Ability to work effectively in research organizations and establish and maintain professional relationships with coworkers and industry personnel.

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 including your research statement and identifies which UH Manoa graduate program youve been accepted to or are 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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