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Mérida Labs (https://meridalabs.ca) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver campus invites applications for a full-time, postdoctoral fellow on zero-emission vehicle modeling for car-sharing.
Mérida Labs is a multidisciplinary group that design energy systems that simultaneously minimize environmental damage, promote geopolitical stability, and enable economic diversification. Our integrated approach focuses on policies, technologies and partnerships that enable an equitable society and a lowcarbon economy. We are well funded with collaborations with industry, government and academia.
The Vancouver City Council has approved amendments to the Climate Action Plan to incentivize carshare providers to shift their fleets from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV) to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV). With a third of the adult population willing to shift the use of privately own vehicles to a shared car for some of their trips, car-sharing is becoming a major transportation mode in Vancouver. If
the trends continue and more electric car-sharing vehicles are deployed, the energy demand and the charging infrastructure need to be estimated.
We are looking for extraordinary candidates that would like to grow with the team. The ideal candidate for this position, will developed data-driven energy models based large driving cycle datasets to simulate the operation of a battery-electrified car-share fleet. The model will be utilize to find optimal charging infrastructure to support the operation.
Scope of Job
This position is a combination of data-science and optimization skills.
Responsibilities:
a. Develop a data pipeline for the collection and management of the data (real time or offline)
b. Implement an energetic model of the car-sharing fleet considering battery-electrification.
c. Script an optimization framework targeting the best charging infrastructure to serve the operation of a battery-electrified car-share fleet.
d. Maintain documentation of work progress
e. Document in detail scripts and maintain code through version control
Qualifications
a. PhD or MASc degree in data-science, operations and management, industrial engineering, computer science, electrical or mechanical engineering or a combination of professional and academic experience.
b. Data mining skills are a must.
c. Experience working with optimization solvers, formulation of optimization problems and mathematical programming is a must
d. Good communication skills.
e. Experience writing technical reports, peer-reviewed papers
f. Experience delivering presentations on the findings of research.
The fellowship will be for a one-year appointment, renewable for one additional year, subject to a performance assessment. There is the potential for the position to be extended beyond two years as a Research Associate. The position is available from now until it is filled. Review of applications will begin on July 30th, 2020. Interested candidates with a Ph.D. in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, or any closely related discipline, completed within the last 3 years are encouraged to apply. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae and names and contact information of three references and can be submitted to Dr. Omar Herrera at omar.herrera@ubc.ca.
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Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.