PhD position in “operations of large-scale interconnected infrastructure systems”

Dr. Galelli’s Critical Infrastructure Systems Lab offers one PhD position in areas broadly related to the operations of large-scale interconnected infrastructure systems. Potential topics of research include: (1) Designing control algorithms for the optimal management of water-food-energy systems, (2) Coordinating the operations of hydraulic infrastructures and the power grid, and (3) Linking past, present, and future hydro-climatic variability to water and energy management.

Applicants must hold a Bachelors and/or Masters degree in engineering, science, or applied mathematics, with a good academic background in hydrology, optimization, and statistics/probability. All scholarships include full tuition fees and a competitive compensation. Selected candidates with an outstanding academic profile may be eligible for additional funding support.

Applications should be submitted online, following the guidelines provided in our Grad School website.

PostDoctoral Fellowships

• Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowship
• CESI Postdoctoral Fellows (Cornell Energy Systems Institute)
• Schmidt Postdoc Fellows (Cornell University AI for Science Institute)
• Runway Startup Postdoc Program (Cornell Tech)
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
• NOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program
• NSF PostDocs Support
• Schmidt Science Fellows

PhD Fellowships

• NSF Graduate Students Support
• DoE Graduate Fellowship Program
• Cornell Graduate Fellowships in Support of Diversity
• GEM Fellowship Program
• Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST)

General Mobility

Interested in spending some time with us at Cornell? Then a Fullbright fellowship could be the right opportunity, as it supports scholars at various stages of their career (PhD students, PostDocs, and Faculty). Check out the specific agreements between your country and the US; there are many! Examples include Italy, the EU, Singapore, and India.