Post-Doctoral Fellow, Intelligence and Computing Lab

Colorado School of Mines

16d • $60,000

About The Position

A Post-Doctoral Scholar position is available as soon as April 2026 in Dr. Qiuhua Huang’s Power, Intelligence and Computing (PIC) lab in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado). The research at PIC lab lies at the intersection of power system, AI, computing and control and targets at energy system resilience, digitalization and decarbonization. More information about PIC lab can be found at https://pic-lab.github.io/ The Post-Doctoral Researcher will work in the following areas 1) distribution or T&D system modeling, simulation, or digital twins develop and 2) Distribution system resilience to wildfire and natural hazards and 3) AI for the built environment and resilience (especially geospatial ML). Funding is available for up to 12 months for the initial phase, with the possibility of extension if additional research funding is secured. Candidates should have completed PhD by June 1, 2026. Candidates available to start soon (preferably before June) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• PhD in electrical engineering, or closely related field by June 1, 2026
• Expertise in _ power system simulation or resilience, OR physics-informed machine learning, OR geospatial data-driven modeling

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in distribution system modeling, quasi-static simulation, or digital twin development
• Prior work on wildfire risk, extreme events, or infrastructure resilience modeling
• Strong publication record in relevant areas
• Proficiency in Python and/or Java (experience with power system tools such as OpenDSS, GridLAB-D, PandaPower or InterPSS is a plus)
• Experience with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and geospatial data processing
• Ability to work across physics-based and data-driven modeling
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Support the PI to complete the assigned research tasks
• Participate in a weekly 1-hour meeting
• Meet weekly with each individual graduate student in research group for 30-60 minutes to provide research guidance
• Submit 2 proposals each year
• Submit 2 research papers each year
• Revise and resubmit other papers as needed
• Assist graduate students in submitting their work for publication, as appropriate

Benefits

• Flexible health and dental care options
• Generous sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus.
• Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution (you will receive 12% from Mines in a MDCP averaging $8,640 a year)
• Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)
• Free RTD Ecopass for regional bus and light rail transportation
• All Mines employees also have access to discount programs through the State of Colorado and free tickets for Mines Athletics home games, as well as access to the state of the art Recreation Center (fitness classes and training, swimming pool and more) and equipment rentals through the Outdoor Rec Center.
• We are proud to have recently opened an on campus daycare center.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees