Postdoc for e-mobility with renewable energy

Information about the research group
The postdoc will be in Urban Mobility Systems research group, a research group within Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Chalmers University of Technology. Since its foundation, the lab has received valuable support from EU, Swedish Innovation Agency, Swedish Energy Agency, and Areas of Advance Transport Chalmers, and developed close collaborations with major industry partners, such as WSP, Volvo Group and RISE etc. With the disruptive development of emerging technologies, such as electric vehicles, connected automated vehicles, and Mobility-as-a-Services, unprecedented changes have been witnessed in nearly every aspect of the urban transport system and more are foreseeable. In the past few years, the group has been actively working on those topics, and the collective effort has resulted in a number of high-quality research papers and large research grants in the past four years, and newly developed international collaborations. The position on offer will join the team to advance sustainable mobility systems, with scrupulous guidance and supportive helps from senior researchers.

Project description
The greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from the transport sector take up approximately a quarter of global GHG emissions and are still rising. To facilitate the fast transition to emission-free, more efficient and safer transportation systems, the world has witnessed significant advances in emerging transport technologies such as transportation electrification. These emerging technologies are promising panacea to renovate current mobility systems and significantly contribute to transition to more sustainable mobility systems. However, these new techniques bring not only opportunities but also challenges. There are many theoretical, technical and practical issues that need to be addressed to put these new technologies or techniques to good use. For example, massive electric vehicles put extra demand in energy systems, which should be well addressed. The integration of renewable energy in transportation electrification is one of promising potential solutions.

The research within the position will focus on advancing one or several aspects of aforementioned new challenges for electrifying urban mobility leveraging emerging techniques. The successful candidate for this position will explore the key questions for facilitating transportation electrification with renewable energy. The specific topics (but not limited to) could be:

1, Optimizing charging and renewable energy infrastructure deployment for electric vehicles (both private car and public transits)
2, Smart charging schedules and activities with consideration of interactions with other components (e.g., energy system and household electricity usage)
3, Analysis and assessments of actual usage and effects of e-mobility with renewable energy

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibility as a postdoc researcher is to pursue your research development under the strategic themes of the research group.
The major responsibilities include:
- Pursue research in line with research project, publish and present scientific articles and take part in discussions.
- You will develop scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research, both orally and in writing such as scientific articles and reports.
- Actively collecting researchers and practitioners within academia and with society at large.
- The position will slightly contribute with teaching and supervision

Qualifications
- For this position, qualified candidates must have a PhD level degree in one of the following relevant fields: Transport engineering; Operation research; Industrial engineering; Energy system; Mathematics; Computer science; Electrical engineering or other subjects that fit the requirements of the position.

- Excellent oral and writing and communication skills in English. Swedish is a merit but not mandatory
- Strong professional/educational background in the mentioned relevant fields.
- Strong and long-term commitment and self-motivation to academic work/career
- Mathematic knowledge background about optimization, statistics and algebra
- Programming skills for solving optimization problem

The below experience or background will be appreciated:
- Research experience about electric transportation and renewable energy systems.
- Strong experience and skills in optimization and data analysis.
- Good teamwork ability
- Good presentation ability

Contract terms
The position is a two-year contract with potential extension of another 1-2 years.

We offer
- Great opportunities to work with excellent researchers to advance theoretical and technical methods for electric mobility systems;
- Academic competence development and professional training for future career;
- Close collaborations and communications with internationally renowned institutions and industrial partners;
- Reciprocal and supportive working environment;
- High social welfare


Application procedure
See instructions on the Chalmers webpage on how to apply. Follow link: Postdoc for e-mobility with renewable energy

Application deadline: 2023-07-20

For questions, please contact:
Kun Gao, Assistant Professor, Head of Unit at Urban Mobility Group, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
gkun@chalmers.se

Maria Taljegård, Researcher, Head of Unit at Energy Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment,
maria.taljegard@chalmers.se