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in my view (continued from p. 92)
as a question of the system's physical
properties. Just look at the trend toward
prosumers, cooperatives and companies
investing in clean energy.
The level of a system's physical integration will also depend on who owns
it and the interest in integration. When
asking what an optimal energy system
looks like, we have to give equal consideration to how much biomass can
contribute in determining what kind of
ownership should be promoted. That
opens up a discussion where the social
scientist isn't the strange kid in the corner getting a project work package to
solve the issue with that "human factor."
Second, as renewable technologies
such as wind and solar have matured,
it has become increasingly evident that
some of the main barriers to increasing
their share of the energy market are non-

technical. The European Technology and
Innovation Platform for Wind Energy
(ETIPWind) recently published its strategic research and innovation agenda,
and one of the five priority pillars identified is industrialization. While industrialization requires technical solutions
for the production, logistics, and maintenance of wind turbines, it has a substantial organizational component.
Or take the discussions of energy
democracy, which promotes the local
ownership of energy production. This
idea holds significant appeal from a
social science perspective. However,
local energy communities risk creating
the problem of prioritizing the local solution over the global one, which could
ultimately make the energy system less
sustainable and less flexible. Hence,
you also need an engineer in the room.

Last, but not least, ESI is inherently
technology agnostic; it doesn't favor
any particular technology, and, as a
consequence, the social scientist does
not easily become the servant of a particularly technological interest group,
be it district heating, biomass, solar, or
batteries. The discussion is taken out of
the technology-specific context and put
into a much broader field where organizational, sociological, political, and
technical levels of expertise are brought
into play.
To achieve a higher level of system
flexibility at the lowest possible cost, the
integration of the different disciplines
consequently needs to be pursued more
vigorously to enable the best possible integration of the different components of
the energy system.
p&e

Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Search for Power and Energy Faculty
at the Charleston Innovation Campus in N. Charleston, SC and the Clemson University main campus in Clemson, SC.

Applications and nominations are sought for multiple faculty positions in electrical power engineering at two locations: Clemson University's new Zucker Family Graduate
Education Center at its Charleston Innovation Campus in North Charleston, SC (http://www.clemson.edu/restoration/) and the main Clemson campus in Clemson, SC
(http://www.clemson.edu/ece/). Each position will be filled with an individual who merits the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure and who has a nationally recognized
record of outstanding scholarship. Appropriately qualified candidates may be considered for a Titled Professorship. The candidate's teaching and research should encompass a
broad range of topics related to power systems, electric machines and drives, power electronics, energy storage, energy analytics, and wind and solar power integration. A solid
understanding of the cyberinfrastructure-related areas of power systems such as embedded systems, cybersecurity, networking, and remote sensing is also important. The persons
filling the positions in both N. Charleston, SC, and Clemson, SC will hold a faculty position in the Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson
University.
The Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of the largest and most active departments at Clemson, with 36 faculty members, approximately 550
undergraduates and 200 graduate students. The Charleston Campus houses a $98M power facility initiated in 2009 from a $45M Department of Energy grant. The facility
includes the SCE&G Energy Innovation Center which contains the world's most-advanced wind-turbine drivetrain testing facility capable of full-scale highly accelerated
mechanical and electrical testing of advanced drivetrain systems for wind turbines. The SCE&G Energy Innovation Center also houses the Duke Energy Electrical Grid Research
Innovation and Development Center, a facility with real-time simulation and 20MVA hardware-in-the-loop capability. The main campus includes state-of-the-art real-time
simulation facilities for research in intelligent control of the electric grid, a modern power-electronics laboratory, and a strong undergraduate and graduate emphasis in power
systems.
Clemson University is the land-grant institution for the State of South Carolina enrolling approximately 17,100 undergraduates and 4,300 graduate students. Five interdisciplinary
colleges house strong programs in architecture, engineering, science, agriculture, business, social sciences, arts and education. A faculty of 1,400 and staff of 3,500 support 84
undergraduate degree offerings, 73 master's degree programs and 40 Ph.D. programs. An annual operating budget of approximately $956 million and an endowment of $623
million fund programs and operations. The University has externally funded research expenditures of $100 million per year. Research and economic development activities are
enhanced by public-private partnerships at 3 innovation campuses and 6 research and education centers located throughout South Carolina. Clemson University is ranked 23rd
among national public universities by U.S. News & World Report.
Applicants must have an earned doctorate in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field. Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae, statements of research
and teaching strategy, and a minimum of five references with full contact information. Application material should be submitted electronically at the following Web link:
https://apply.interfolio.com/39798
The cover letter should indicate whether the Charleston or Clemson location (or both) is of interest to the applicant. To ensure full consideration, applicants must apply by
February 15, 2017; however, the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation,
veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from minorities
and women.

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