The main tasks will be : 

Within the Institute, you will be a member of a team of 8 to 10 energy system modelers. You will contribute to the development, maintenance and use of our linear programming-based dispatch and unit commitment model of the EU power system, based on the Antares open-source framework. You are a source of proposals for researching and testing innovative modeling and data analysis techniques. You will contribute your knowledge of quantitative methods for data processing and analysis, optimization, scientific programming and economic analysis, in some of the following areas:

* Global economic analysis of the operational functioning and performance - costs, emissions - of the European power system (dispatching, supply/demand matching, security of supply, climate sensitivity, spatial balances, etc.).

* Flexibility of the European power system in the context of deep decarbonization: flexible hydrogen demand, electricity storage, flexible nuclear generation, demand-side management, etc...
* Sector integration from a power system perspective: Power-to-X, Power and Heat...

* Uncertainty modeling in an optimization framework

* Solving large-scale continuous, mixed and/or binary linear programs using state-of-the-art techniques (row/column generation; heuristics/meta-mechanistics).

You'll be able to deploy your knowledge and skills to produce high-quality results for internal, national and international research projects. You'll be immersed in a stimulating work environment, where scientific challenges will allow you to shine and develop new skills.

The size of the team will enable you to have close relations with management and colleagues. You will be responsible for various actions in a project-oriented environment that will enable you to be proactive. You will report to the project manager and to the head of the energy systems modeling team at I-Tese.
The position is based in Saclay, but as the team is spread over two sites (mainly Saclay, and also Grenoble), you may be required to travel occasionally to Grenoble as needed.

ABOUT YOU !

You are graduated from a PhD ?

You are specialized in Energy Economics, Energy Modelling or Operations research ?

You have at least minimum 1 to 2 years of experience ? 

You are familiar with Quantitative modelling in energy and economics, preferably power systems ?

You have a good knowledge of linear programming ; Understanding of economic theory, with a focus on microeconomic concepts of interest to energy systems modelling ? 

You are fluent in English ?

If you answered YES to all the previous questions : please apply and y ou will be called back !

ABOUT US ! 

Joining the CEA means joining a public research organization whose mission is to give governments, companies and local authorities the means to meet the major challenges of our time: energy transition, climate change, the energies of tomorrow, the medicine of the future, digital technologies and defense.

Joining the CEA means becoming part of a research, development and innovation environment with a unique culture, heritage and facilities. What's more, we rank first among French research organizations in terms of the number of patents filed!

Joining the CEA also means joining a company that cares about reconciling personal and professional life (company agreement on quality of life at work, the possibility of teleworking up to 3 days a week, profit-sharing, numerous sports and cultural associations thanks to our works council).

“In accordance with CEA's commitment to the integration of disabled people, this job is open to all. The CEA offers accommodations and/or organizational possibilities for the inclusion of disabled workers”.