at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Overview
PNNL’s Earth System Science Division enables energy independence and national security through leadership in earth systems science, engineering, and decision analytics. Our work focuses on solving complex problems in the dynamic Earth system. Our interdisciplinary scientists steward a breadth of efforts that encompass research on plants to groundwater science and coastal zones, to storm prediction.
Our research focuses on understanding and mitigating operational risks at the interface of human and natural environments. This includes predicting the impacts of natural hazards and extreme climate events on Earth and human systems, along with the impacts of wildfire, flooding, sea level rise and storm surges. We focus on understanding and mitigating environmental contamination and increasing the resiliency, security and sustainability of water resources. We provide geointelligence through advanced sensing and data analytics to forecast complex system behaviors and operational performance to understand human-natural systems. This includes informed decision making and enhanced community resilience, advanced monitoring, and remote sensing of environmental systems for energy and national security. It also includes developing energy systems, including geothermal energy, sustainable oil and gas production, storage and utilization, along with carbon sequestration.
Driven by a “science-to-solutions” philosophy, we provide scientific leadership and technology to enhance national security, mitigate natural hazards and optimize disaster response. In the critical areas of energy, environment, intelligence, and defense, we deliver insights and decision support through the development of tools and solutions.
This position seeks a motivated researcher that can apply quantitative and qualitative geographic and social theories, methods, and techniques to analyze human, organizational, and demographic phenomena to address emerging and prevailing societal issues concerning energy, environment, health and human safety, and national defense. The successful candidate will implement methods for analysis of complex geographic data to address social challenges. We are seeking a researcher to design, develop, and implement methods, processes, and systems to analyze human landscape challenges and make discoveries from structured and/or unstructured data. Areas of research may include human geography, sociology, behavioral science, computational social science, economics, demography, biogeography, and natural resource assessment.
Responsibilities
+ Lead and technically contribute to multidisciplinary teams applying human-earth system science domain knowledge to address applied problems and support decision makers
+ Provide technical and business strategy insights to existing projects and programs
+ Lead the development of new projects through competitive sponsor proposals to enhance fundamental and applied research relative to human-Earth system predictability
+ Lead and contribute to peer-reviewed human-Earth system research efforts and establish collaborations both within and outside of PNNL
+ Lead complex multi-organizational research projects managing scope, schedule, and budget to deliver high quality products to sponsors
+ Mentor early and mid-career staff to foster technical and professional career growth in human-Earth system predictability
+ Participate in national and/or international professional societies, advisory groups, and/or external collaborations
+ Interface with sponsors and key stakeholders to convey project status and impact of the work
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
+ BS/BA and 5+ years of relevant work experience OR
+ MS/MA and 3+ years of relevant work experience OR
+ PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
+ PhD in earth or geographic science with social science emphasis.
+ Experience leading diverse, effective project teams
+ Experience leading, reports and/or manuscript preparation including data analysis, presentation, writing and editing.
+ Advanced skill in geospatial analysis using commercial and/or open-source platforms (ArcGIS, QGIS, R, etc.).
+ Proven skill with geographic data manipulation and statistical analysis of analyzing global geographic datasets (population, climate, infrastructure, etc.) using R or python.
+ Demonstrated problem solving by providing new perspectives to existing approaches.
+ Experience presenting scientific analysis and results.
+ Ability to obtain a clearance.
Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment
This position may involve business development efforts and may require travel to off-site locations.
Additional Information
Not applicable
Testing Designated Position
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
Requirements:
U.S. Citizenship.
Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.
Drug Testing: All Security Clearance positions are Testing Designated Positions, which means that the candidate selected is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP).
Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for security clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy until non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 months can be demonstrated.
About PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!
At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible work schedules and telework options. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State-the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3-hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.
Commitment to Excellence, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity
Our laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment dedicated to solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. In support of this commitment, we encourage people of all racial/ethnic identities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.gov .
Drug Free Workplace
PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supporte