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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Integrated Assessment of Data Centers and Sustainability University of Notre Dame in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Environmental Science
Funding
This is a full-time, initial one-year appointment that may be renewed for an additional year based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding. No stipend or salary amount is specified.
Country
United States
University
University of Notre Dame
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About this position
The University of Notre Dame is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for an interdisciplinary project on the integrated assessment of data center development in Indiana and the broader Midwest. The research examines how rapidly changing data center infrastructure affects and depends on power, water, land, health, workforce, and other resources, while considering the implications for communities and regional sustainability.
The project will develop a spatially explicit, contextually informed, and justice-centered framework for understanding the multidimensional impacts of data centers. It will connect social, technical, economic, environmental, and policy perspectives to support decisions about current development and the design of future data centers. The work will also examine how local, state, and national policies can guide more sustainable and equitable growth.
The fellow will join a diverse postdoctoral cohort working across large language models, machine learning, infrastructure sustainability, policy, environmental economics, community resilience, and spatial modeling. Research activities may include using AI and large language models for data collection and synthesis; modeling electricity, water, land, and physical-infrastructure demands; analyzing social, economic, workforce, and health effects; applying participatory and justice-oriented methods; and conducting policy analysis.
Key contributions will include designing interdisciplinary research, developing evaluation frameworks for the environmental, technical, economic, social, and policy dimensions of data centers, creating accessible decision-support tools for scenario planning, co-authoring research publications, and contributing to collaborative grant development. The fellow will work with Notre Dame faculty and partners through the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative and Notre Dame Energy, within a research environment that brings ecological, social, economic, and ethical dimensions of sustainability together.
Funding details
This is a full-time, initial one-year appointment that may be renewed for an additional year based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding. No stipend or salary amount is specified.
What's required
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in hand by the starting date in a relevant field, including hydrology, ecology, environmental science, geography, or engineering. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to lead research in at least one critical domain of the broader effort, strong analytical and methodological expertise applied to complex real-world problems, a strong publication record directly relevant to the program, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with researchers across disciplines. Expertise in hydrology, modeling, water resource management, systems ecology, or geographic information systems is particularly encouraged.
How to apply
Apply through the Interfolio application portal at https://apply.interfolio.com/191122. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting September 2, 2026, until the position is filled.
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