<div dir="ltr"><br>Please visit our website<<a href="https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=81668" target="_blank">https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=81668> </a>for detailed information on how to apply.<br><br><div title="" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1560.row1" class=""><span title="" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.reqTitleLinkAction.row1" class="">Senior Scientific Engineering Associate (Building Technology and Urban Systems)</span><span title="" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1571.row1" class="">-</span><span title="" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.reqContestNumberValue.row1" class="">81668</span></div><div title="" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1626.row1" class=""><h2 class=""><span title="" style="display:inline" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1642.row1" class="">Organization</span></h2><span title="" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1665.row1" class="">Building Technology and Urban Systems Division, LBNL<br></span></div><h2 class=""><div title="" style="display:inline" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1692.row1" class=""><span class="">Description</span></div></h2><span title="" id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1719.row1" class=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-59a2d0a8-9163-fc07-ba79-3e753f07935a"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Berkeley Lab is Bringing Science Solutions to the World, and YOU can be a part of it!</font></span></p><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">In the world of science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is synonymous with "excellence." That's why we hire the best - whether in research, finance or other operations. This is a great opportunity to bring your top-notch skills to bear in support of world-class scientific research that addresses national and global challenges! </font></span></p><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Position Summary:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Berkeley Lab’s Building Technology and Urban Systems Division has an opening for a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate. In this position, the Senior Scientific Engineering Associate will provide scientific and engineering support for research in the development and integration of building energy simulation tools into research and practice to improve the design and operation of energy-efficient new and existing commercial buildings and urban systems. Collaborate with BTUS staff on related projects.</font></span></p><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">What You Will Do:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Broadly apply principles, theories, and/or technical concepts in science and engineering to perform research and analyses in the areas of building energy simulation and energy efficiency for new and existing commercial buildings.</font></span></p></li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Provide resolutions to a diverse range of complex technical problems related to building energy simulation and energy efficiency for commercial buildings</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Use technical concepts and Lab policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems related to evaluation of the performance of real buildings in imaginative and practical ways</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Develop web based applications for building energy simulations using EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, and related tools.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Develop and/or assist in developing presentations for conferences, meetings and workshops, and give presentations at conferences, meetings and workshops.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Interact with other researchers within and outside of LBNL regarding research activities.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Actively participate in developing proposals for funding.</font></span></p></li></ul><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Additional Responsibilities:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Assist members of the BT Department at large with related projects on building data, building energy simulation and building energy efficiency.  </font></span></p></li></ul><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">What Is Required:</font></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Knowledge equivalent to a Masters Degree in engineering.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Demonstrated understanding of HVAC system fundamental.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Expertise in building energy efficiency measures and technologies.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Strong experience with building energy simulation tools, including but not limited to EnergyPlus and OpenStudio. Strong experience in computer programming using C/C++, Java, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, for desktop as well as web applications.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Demonstrated collaboration skills to work with members of project teams, and occasionally collaborate with industry experts.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Proven ability to work with multiple principal investigators and with some or all members of a project team, including participating in complex projects.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Proven technical writing and editing skills and ability to prepare materials and write sections of reports and proposals.</font></span></p></li></ul><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Additional Desired Qualifications:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Master’s degree engineering or physical sciences preferred with 5-year working experience; or PhD with two-year working experience.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent" type="disc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Work experience in building industry with responsibilities for energy efficiency projects.</font></span><span style="line-height:1.38;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="arial"><font size="2">  </font></font></span></p></li></ul><div><font face="arial" size="2"><span style="line-height:17.94px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:13px;text-align:justify"><font face="'helvetica neue', arial, verdana, sans-serif">The posting shall remain open until the position is filled, however for full consideration, please </font></span><span style="line-height:13px;text-align:justify"><font face="'helvetica neue', arial, verdana, sans-serif">apply by November 13, 2015.</font></span></font></b></div><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Notes:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> This is a 1-year, term appointment with the possibility of renewal and with the possibility of conversion to career.</span></font></p><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">This position requires completion of a background check.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Berkeley Lab addresses the world’s most urgent scientific challenges by advancing sustainable energy, protecting human health, creating new materials, and revealing the origin and fate of the universe. Founded in 1931, Berkeley Lab’s scientific expertise has been recognized with 13 Nobel prizes. The University of California manages Berkeley Lab for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Berkeley Lab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.</font></span></p></span></span><br></div>