Executive Director - The Open Energy Outlook (OEO) Initiative

The College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon is a world-class engineering college recognized for excellence, innovation, and the societal relevance and impact of its pursuits. We produce creative and technically strong engineers and research pioneering solutions to global challenges. We do this with an unprecedented commitment to integrating across engineering, sciences, arts, business, and other disciplines to yield transformative results.

The Open Energy Outlook (OEO) Initiative at Carnegie Mellon is searching for a new Executive Director. The Open Energy Outlook, an initiative of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University in partnership with NC State University, aims to examine future energy system transitions to inform energy and climate policy efforts by applying the gold standards of policy-focused academic modeling, maximizing transparency, and building a networked community. To achieve this mission, the Initiative has led efforts to develop the Temoa software and associated database for the U.S. energy system.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Working with the leadership team to develop a 3–5-year research plan. The plan will identify research areas to enhance our modeling capabilities. The executive director will also be responsible for implementing the research tasks.
  
  
• Working closely with the Corporate Partnership Team at CMU’s College of Engineering to establish the OEO Corporate Consortium.
  
  
• In collaboration with CMU’s Open-Source Programs Office, the executive director will implement best practices for open-source software.
  
  
• Acting as team leader, providing project management direction.
  
  
• Leading research efforts within main goals of project and helping coordinate interactions with other team members and universities.
  
  
• Performing related duties as assigned.
  
  

Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon. Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

You should demonstrate:

• Strong analytical skills
  
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
  
  
• Interest in fundraising and stakeholder engagement
  
  

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering required (doctorate preferred)
  
  
• 5+ years of experience in energy-related work
  
  
• Expertise in energy systems optimization modeling and strong programming skills are desirable
  
  

Requirements:

• Successful background check
  
  

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Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Engineering, Research and Project Scientists

Position Type

Staff – Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Full Time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Salary

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