Postdoctoral Researcher Opening — Open Energy Outlook Initiative @ Carnegie Mellon

[Scott P. Williams]

From: mes-socie...@macroenergysystems.org <mes-socie...@macroenergysystems.org> on behalf of Joe DeCarolis <jdeca...@cmu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 11:29 AM
To: mes-socie...@macroenergysystems.org <mes-socie...@macroenergysystems.org>
Subject: [macro-energy-systems] Postdoctoral Researcher Opening — Open Energy Outlook Initiative @ Carnegie Mellon

Dear Macro-Energy Colleagues,

I'm writing to share an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) at Carnegie Mellon University, working with the Open Energy Outlook Initiative to advance open, policy-relevant analysis of the U.S. energy system.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of open-source software development, energy systems modeling, and energy policy. The successful candidate will play a leading role in developing and applying the Temoa energy systems optimization framework and conducting research on the long-term evolution of the U.S. energy system.

The position involves:

• Developing and extending the open-source Temoa modeling framework
• Maintaining a detailed database of the U.S. energy system
• Designing and analyzing scenarios to evaluate energy and climate policy under uncertainty
• Collaborating with an interdisciplinary research team while helping steward an active open-source software community
• Publishing high-impact, policy-relevant research

We're looking for candidates with:

• A Ph.D. in engineering, operations research, economics, or a related field
• Experience in optimization-based energy systems modeling and scientific programming (e.g., Python, Pyomo, Pandas, R)
• Experience with GitHub and open-source software development is highly desirable

This is a 1-2 year position (with possibility of renewal), based in Pittsburgh, PA. The successful candidate will work directly with me, Paulina Jaramillo, and Jeremiah Johnson, as co-PIs of the Open Energy Outlook Initiative.

If you're excited about building transparent, reproducible tools that inform real-world energy and climate decisions, please apply via the link below, or reach out to me directly with any questions.

Apply here.

I'd also appreciate you forwarding this to anyone in your network who might be a strong fit.

Best,
Joe

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Joseph F. DeCarolis

Department Head and Professor, Engineering and Public Policy

Wean Hall 5222

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

p: 412-268-9919

e: jdeca...@cmu.edu

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