Aarhus University has made an ambitious strategic investment in a 2025-year recruitment plan to increase its activities significantly within research and education in the engineering sciences with the vision of bringing AU into the global engineering elite. As of 1 January 2021, ECE become a department within the Faculty of Technical Sciences with a focus on strengthening the growth strategy and focusing on the strategic goal of becoming the “Green” Faculty. Therefore, the University seeks exceptional, innovative and visionary engineering researchers to be part of this build-up to strengthen and develop ECE at Aarhus University.
The announced position will support the strategic agenda of the university by extending the competencies in ECE within the Electrical Energy Technology section, including renewable power generation, energy system control, drives systems, power electronics, power engineering, system integration, transmission, distribution & storage systems, energy efficiency, energy policies, markets and operations, including sector coupling.
The Sections focus on the energy system integration and energy transition of the future energy system, including coordinated planning and operation of the energy system across multiple energy systems, renewable energy production, infrastructures and consumption for a more efficient, circular and reliable future energy system.
The position is open from February 1st or shortly thereafter and is a 4 year fixed term contract.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Electricity is the key to the future decarbonizing society, but the challenges are huge. It took around 130 years to get to where we are today, and now we have less than 15 years not only to replace the existing system but also to replace it with variable energy resources, demand side response, electrification of transport sector, challenging energy markets, and rapid growth in electrical energy consumption.
The stable operation of the electrical energy systems is essential for modern society. With the ongoing transformation of the electrical energy system, including the integration of power converter-driven technology and the transition towards a more integrated energy system, we seek highly qualified and ambitious candidates to build and develop their research area.

APPLICANT PROFILE

We are seeking highly motivated candidates for an Assistant Professor position within electrical power system integration and energy conversion, with a particular emphasis on the grid integration of Power-to-X (PtX) technologies.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background and proven research track record in one or more of the following areas:

• Grid integration of energy storage systems & PtX systems including electrolysis, hydrogen production, and synthetic fuels.
• Power converter technologies for e.g. PtX applications such as grid-forming converters, high-power rectifiers for electrolysis, and advanced control of converter-dominated systems.
• Modeling, control, and optimization of consumer systems and their interaction with the power grid to ensure efficiency, stability, and compliance with grid codes.
• Modern power system operation and control, including distributed and transmission-level integration of renewable energy and PtX processes.
• Hybrid power plants with PtX components and their role in providing grid services, flexibility, and stability.

The research area at Aarhus University is relatively new. Therefore, you must have a strong network in your research area, be entrepreneurial, think out of the box, be good at seeing development opportunities, enjoy being at the cutting edge of new technologies and effectively translate your knowledge into robust solutions for society.
The position will be anchored in the EET section under the ECE department. The candidate is expected to attract and lead research activities, work closely with other researchers/groups within the department as well as with external stakeholders,

Please refer the Job description for details