Graduate Intern - Hybrid Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Analysis

Graduate Intern - Hybrid Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Analysis Posting Title

Graduate Intern - Hybrid Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Analysis

CO - Golden

Intern (Fixed Term)

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

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Research suggests that potential job seekers may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who is interested in this opportunity to apply. We seek dedicated people who believe they have the skills and ambition to succeed at NREL to apply for this role.

NREL is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated graduate-level intern focused on environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) analysis for its Circularity Futures (CF) project. The candidate shall contribute to methodology development and data processing to support the build-out of a coded hybrid physical-monetary EEIO model to address questions about the resource, economic, and environmental impacts of a growing circular carbon economy. Among the primary responsibilities are independent, self-guided compilations of life cycle inventory and techno-economic data for EEIO analyses and model development.

The successful candidate will present and discuss data and model extensions with a project team and support the write-up of modeling results. The candidate is expected to work with the team to illustrate the developed methods in applied studies and manuscripts for submission to peer-review journals.

The successful candidate will join a team of researchers in NREL’s Strategic Energy Analysis Center (SEAC; https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). ) who perform environmental sustainability assessments of energy technologies. With objective, technology-neutral analysis, SEAC aims to increase understanding of energy policies, markets, resources, technologies, and infrastructure to address U.S. economic, security, and environmental priorities.

With guidance from management and senior staff, the intern will assist in developing a hybrid EEIO model. General responsibilities include:

• Conduct objective research that generates independent, high quality, and reproducible results.
• Assist senior researchers in the design, implementation, and reporting of the research project.
• Contribute to technical reports, journal articles and presentations. It is expected that the delivered work will be of superior quality and will sometimes need to be delivered under aggressive timelines.
• Communicate effectively and succinctly both in writing and in speaking.
• Exhibit significant working knowledge of clean energy technology pathways, costs, policies, and markets.

Owing to the short timeline of the CF project, an intern eligible to work full-time from late January 2024 to the summer 2024 would be preferred (but the starting date could be postponed if necessary). Moreover, half-time internships are also possible.

Must be enrolled as a full‑time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution. Candidates who have earned a degree…