Postdoc in local energy communities

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious candidate to strengthen our research team and support our research activities within the area of intelligent integrated energy systems. The successful candidate will participate in on-going projects focusing on energy management systems for local energy communities.

Information about the division and the research
The Division of Electric Power Engineering conducts research within a broad range of topics in electric power technology. Our purpose is to develop interdisciplinary research areas within the university as well as with external partners. Research activities at the division can be organised in four main areas: electric power systems, power electronics, electric machines and high voltage engineering. The strength of our research is based on a solid theoretical basis and extensive experimental verification in our laboratories as well as in the field. Our goals are to enhance the knowledge base regarding electrical systems for renewables, vehicles, buildings and industrial applications. The division has recently been involved in a number of research projects in the area of smart energy buildings and microgrids, transmission system monitoring and protection, etc., funded by EU, state funding as well as by Swedish power industry.  

Major responsibilities
This postdoc position will mainly be a part of the in an EU collaborative project (GENTE) aiming at developing a distributed governance toolbox for local energy communities (LECs). The toolbox exploits advanced digital technologies including the internet of things (IoT), distributed ledger technology (DLT), edge processing and artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous energy resource management within and across LECs and for flexibility provisions to energy networks.
The postdoc will develop and demonstrate tools for optimisation and services from local energy communities, including e.g., advanced load and generation forecast using machine learning, optimisation of building energy through advanced building energy management systems to achieve “building control as a service” focusing on heat-pump control, and flexibility and other services to system operators by local energy communities. The work will be conducted in close cooperation with national and international project partners within the consortium of the project.

It is also expected that the post-doctoral researcher will provide support in other connected projects and to contribute in the development of future research proposals. The position also includes departmental work (e.g., teaching) up to 10%, apart from the research tasks.
The position is of full-time two years.

Qualifications
The applicant must have a PhD degree in electrical engineering or related field awarded no more than three years prior to the application deadline (according to the current agreement with the Swedish Agency for Government Employers). The applicant is required to have i) strong knowledge and demonstrated experience in developing energy management systems for resource optimization and control of multi-energy local energy communities (e.g., residential buildings) using relevant optimization tools and programming languages (e.g., Python); AND ii) experience in machine learning methods and applications in local energy systems/communities and electrical distribution systems. Knowledge of IoT platform and its integrations to energy systems as well as hands-on experience on hardware-software interfacing using standardised communication protocols in real platforms and environments are desirable.

The successful applicant should demonstrate strong scientific publication records in top ranked journals in the field and well developed problem solving skills. The applicants are also expected to have an excellent knowledge of both written and spoken English. Knowledge of Swedish language is an advantage.

Contract terms
This postdoc position is a full-time temporary employment for two years.

We offer
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
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Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20220373 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as PDF-files, as below. Maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system does not support Zip files.

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.

Use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

Application deadline: 2022-08-08

For questions, please contact:
Dr. Tuan Le, Associate Professor, project leader and supervisor,
E-mail: tuan.le@chalmers.se;
Phone: +46 31 772 3832

Dr. David Steen, Senior Reseacher, project supervisor,
E-mail: david.steen@chalmers.se;
Phone: +46 31 7721663

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