PhD in Wind farm design from an electricity system perspective

Information about the project
The aim of the project is to investigate the role of wind power in contributing to variation management and system services in a 100 % renewable electricity system. The work bridges the gap between electrical power and energy system engineering by testing the ability of wind turbines to perform system services as well as analyzing the benefit of providing these system services from a techno-economic perspective. Thus, the work includes applying techno-economic models of the electricity system as well as running tests in a wind turbine test facility.

The work is contributing to the work on pathways towards sustainable and reliable Swedish and European electricity and energy systems conducted in the research groups at Energy Technology and Electrical Power Engineering. The research groups include PhD students, post docs and senior researchers. The collaboration between the two groups is well established on senior level with several joint projects. The PhD student working in the project will be able to benefit from an existing toolbox of techno-economic models of the electricity and energy system with different geographical and temporal resolution which is continuously improved by the researchers in the group at Energy Technology. Furthermore, the Chalmers wind turbine test facility will be made available for the PhD student for research in the project.

Results from the project will support Swedish and European decision makers, wind turbine manufacturers and  investors to carry out the anticipated wind power expansion in a cost and resource efficient manner. 

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing. The position generally also includes teaching on Chalmers' undergraduate level or performing other duties corresponding to 20 per cent of working hours. You are expected to write a licentiate thesis within 2-3 years and defend your doctoral thesis within 4-5 years.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must have a master's level degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education (ECTS) credits in Electrical Engineering, Energy systems engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Engineering Physics or equivalent. Knowledge of electric power engineering is required and you need to have excellent writing and communication skills in English.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Our offer to you
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg. 
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Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20200145 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

CV: (Please name the document: CV, Family name, Ref. number)
• CV
• Other, for example previous employments or leadership qualifications and positions of trust.
• 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:
• Copies of bachelor and/or master’s thesis.
• Attested copies and transcripts of completed education, grades and other certificates, eg. TOEFL test results.

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

Application deadline: 30 April, 2020

For questions, please contact:
Assistant Professor, Lisa Göransson, Division of Energy Technology,
E-mail: lisa.goransson@chalmers.se
Phone: +46 31 7721631

Associate Professor, Peiyuan Chen, Division of Electric Power Engineering
E-mail: peiyuan@chalmers.se
Phone: +46 31 7721639

Professor, Ola Carlson, Division of Electric Power Engineering
E-mail: ola.carlson@chalmers.se
Phone: +46 31 7721637

Information about the department
The Department of Space, Earth and Environment contains five divisions, with research and education spanning from global challenges related to sustainability and energy supply to astronomy and space sciences. The department is host to two major infrastructures, Onsala Space Observatory and Chalmers Power Central, and consists of about 250 employees.

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