Location : Honolulu, HI
Job Type: Part-Time Temporary
Job Number: 2025-00119
Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - SOEST - Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute
Opening Date: 01/22/2025
Position Number:: 0000GA11
Description
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 Hawai'i 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 team's 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 front-end and back-end functionalities of analysis tools, including server-side 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 degree-seeking 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 full-time 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 you've 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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Inquiries: Dr. Leon Roose; (808)956-2331,

EEO, Clery Act, ADA
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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.
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Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/