Research Aide - MCS - Wang, Carrie - 8.10.26.

Argonne National Laboratory•Lemont, IL

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The student will assist with research on transmission-line outage data and cascading failures in electric power systems. Duties include analyzing high-resolution historical outage records, working with transmission-network models, and studying the temporal and spatial clustering of outage events including environment covariates that induce those extreme events. Specific responsibilities include performing statistical and computational analysis of outage data, identifying patterns associated with heavy-tailed outage and cascade behavior, integrating outage datasets with high-resolution weather data, and examining how weather, network topology, and operating conditions relate to outage clustering. The student will also help develop analytical methods and research frameworks to improve understanding of large outage events and cascading failures in real transmission systems.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution.
Graduated from an accredited institution within the past 3 months; or
Actively enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited institution.
Must be 18 years or older at the time the appointment begins.
Must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Candidates may be required to complete pre-employment drug testing based on appointment length.
Must complete a satisfactory background check.

Responsibilities

Performing statistical and computational analysis of outage data
Identifying patterns associated with heavy-tailed outage and cascade behavior
Integrating outage datasets with high-resolution weather data
Examining how weather, network topology, and operating conditions relate to outage clustering
Developing analytical methods and research frameworks to improve understanding of large outage events and cascading failures in real transmission systems