The Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) at Johns Hopkins University invites MULTIPLE applications for Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Scientist positions to support two interconnected, externally funded research programs at the forefront of U.S. electricity system transformation.
Successful candidates will contribute to research on (1) reimagining resource adequacy solutions for the PJM market — including redesign of PJM’s Reliability Pricing Model to accommodate data center load growth and bring clean-firm resources to market — and (2) transmission expansion planning and large emerging load integration.
Research Areas
Resource Adequacy & PJM Market Redesign
The Fellow or research scientist will contribute to research by reimagining how electricity markets ensure long-run reliability in PJM and other market regions facing data center-driven load growth and other challenges. Topics will include potential redesign of PJM’s Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) and how alternative state-centric approaches to resource adequacy could be structured. We will also explore how innovative market pathways can direct capital investment towards clean-firm resources such as nuclear, geothermal, and long-duration storage.
Transmission Expansion Planning & Emerging Loads
The Fellow or research scientist will collaborate with federal agencies, PJM, state energy offices, utilities, and other stakeholders to develop analytical frameworks, production cost modeling tools, and scenario-based evaluations, and to produce documented recommendations for infrastructure investment and policy design.
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