Doktor inom Cross-Sectoral Energy Control

Information about the research and the project
The local distribution grids have been facing not only technical, but also economic and regulatory challenges, because of the increased integration of renewable generation and electrification of vehicles. The traditional solutions to the grid expansion, e.g. to build an additional power line, are utility-centered solutions, i.e. the distribution grid operators (DSOs) are the only party being involved to tackle grid issues. This has to be changed! The DSOs have to engage grid users together with technology providers in order to develop innovative solutions, which should not only tackle one problem, but to overcome several problems in a cost-efficient way. This overall project aims to develop a holistic solution to optimally control cross-sectoral energy flow between different energy carries and demands within the electricity, transport and heat sector, assisted by developing an innovative multiport converter with innovative energy storage solutions by a multidisciplinary team. The the main aim of this post doc project is to evaluate interconnected microgrids as a cross-sectoral energy hub to provide the flexilibty and to imporve reliablity and resilience of local grids with increasing penetration of renewable generation and demand.

The project is a Post Doc project with joint supervision from the Dvision of Electric Power Engineering and the Division of Energy Technology. The project has cooperation with academic partners from DTG-University of Padova in Italy and RISE in Sweden, and industrial partners including ABB, Azelio, Vattenfall, and Akademiska Hus.

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position also includes teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent, approximately around 10%. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree within the field of electric power engineering or energy system optimization; the degree should generally not be older than three years. You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in English. Swedish is not a requirement but if you have an interest in learning Swedish, Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

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Our offer to you
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Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20200065 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including:
• CV, include complete list of publications
• Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences
• Two references that we can contact.

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number)
1-3 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your previous research fields and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus

Other documents:
• Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.

Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: 29th, February 2020

For questions, please contact:
Associate Professor, Peiyuan Chen, Division of Electric Power Engineering,
peiyuan@chalmers.se
+46 31 772 1639

Assistant Professor, Lisa Göransson, Division of Energy Technology
lisa.goransson@chalmers.se
+46 31 772 1452

Professor, Massimo Bongiorno, Division of Electric Power Engineering,
massimo.bongiorno@chalmers.se
+46 31 772 1631

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