ARPA-E hires Program Directors with visionary ideas on promising areas for new energy technologies. Program Directors are responsible for program creation, design, implementation, and management.
Job opportunity details:
- Initial term of hire is three years.
- ARPA-E will consider hiring individuals from universities and other nonprofit organizations via an IPA.
- US Citizenship is required.
Required qualifications:
- Doctorate degree in an energy-relevant field of science or engineering, earned by original work.
- Strong vision for specific program areas that are ripe for ARPA-E investment – those likely to develop transformational energy technologies.
- Minimum of six to eight years of relevant energy-related experience in academia, industry, and/or technology investment.
- Strong background in both program management and technology transfer.
- Deep technical and industry knowledge.
- Familiarity in at least one specific area of energy technology, along with a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on energy-related issues.
Especially relevant backgrounds include:
- Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
- Photovoltaic energy conversion
- Advanced engines/vehicle technologies
- Chemical catalysis/reaction engineering for biofuels, industrial processes, and other energy applications
- Biological approaches to energy conversion/biofuels
- Low temperature waste heat recapture/thermodynamic and/or solid state cycles
- Fossil energy conversion/carbon capture and conversion
- Wind power/ocean and wave power/aerodynamics and fluid dynamics
- Grid scale energy storage
- Energy harvesting materials and devices
- Building efficiency technologies/HVAC/building envelope/smart buildings
- Advanced lighting technologies
- Advanced materials for energy applications
How to Apply:
Highly-qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and brief preliminary description of a new ARPA-E program concept that they propose to run. Applicants should email submissions to ARPA-E-jobs@hq.doe.gov. ARPA-E will contact candidates of interest for an initial interview.