Postdoc in smart energy networks and infrastructure planning - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

Energy networks in cities – gas, electricity and heating/cooling - are often planned and operated separately. This can lead to inefficient use of resources, unforeseen operability issues, and a larger mismatch between demand and production. Uncoordinated planning often leads also to an increasing number of decentralized and non-flexible production systems with prosumers having a larger impact on the long-term sustainability of the network, both technically and economically. In turn, smart integrated solutions for energy management and conversion that increase interoperability capabilities between energy vectors, and open opportunities to develop innovative services are needed for adequate infrastructure planning.

In this postdoctoral position, you will conduct research in the development of methods for modeling energy distribution and transmission networks, that allow the quantification of the technical, economic and environmental impact of the adoption of new enabling centralized and distributed energy management and conversion technologies (e.g. energy storage, V2G, CHP plants, heat pumps P2X), to ultimately support decision-making in infrastructure planning, policy and technology development.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Close cooperation with municipalities and leading industry and academic partners in the field
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Research expertise
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities and interest in meetings with external stakeholders
• Independence

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Experience from similar areas or closely related such as e.g. research or development of electric power systems and energy storage.
• Proficiency in data science and programming languages (e.g. Python)
• Project management abilities.

As a person, you are independent and strongly motivated to work in the field to push the boundaries of how energy networks and energy management and conversion technologies can be designed, integrated and operated towards more robust and sustainable infrastructures. Furthermore, you have strong research skills and experience in the topic, with good collaboration skills and drive towards applied research in energy technology.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competency.

Trade union representatives

You will find contact information to trade union representatives on KTH's webpage.

Application

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad. The application must include:

1. CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
2. Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
3. Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, three years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

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