Professor (with special responsibilities) in Power Components in Distributed Energy Systems

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Lyngby-Taarbæk, 1 stilling

DTU Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a position as Professor (with special responsibilities) in power components in distributed energy systems.



The professor will be associated with our Center for Electric Power and Energy with approximately 100 persons focusing on technologies and solutions for a secure, cost-effective and sustainable energy system based on renewable energy sources.



Responsibilities and tasks

The professor will have special responsibilities for building up an internationally recognised research activity on use of power electronics in smart grids as well as developing the collaboration within the field with external academic and industrial partners, including our strategic partner Danfoss, a world-leading supplier of electric drives and energy components.



The research focus of the professor shall be within the area of power components in a future intelligent energy system. Focus shall cover units for demand, storage and/or small-scale generation connected by low voltage power converters and controlled to provide services to the grid while optimizing the involved processes as an element in an integrated energy system. The research can include – but is not limited to – design and control aspects, and can include aspects within the grid-connected units (e.g. drives, battery systems, electric vehicle applications, wind turbines etc.) and/or aspects related to the interaction between the unit and the grid as well as the surrounding energy system (e.g. grid services, protection, power quality, interaction with non-electrical energy systems etc.). The research is expected to contribute to overarching themes as for instance robustness, connectivity (IoT, data analytics), integrated energy systems, and user experiences.



The tasks include research, innovation and teaching as well as leadership within these. The assignments are adapted to suit the function-specific tasks associated with the position, i.e. build up an international recognised research activity and develop academic and industrial collaboration. Entrepreneurship and project management shall be integrated aspects of the position.



The professor will have access to our PowerLab world-class experimental platform, which includes among others Europe’s largest real-time digital simulator facility at a university and world’s most powerful analogue 4-quardrant amplifier (http://www.cee.elektro.dtu.dk and Department of Electrical Engineering on <a href='javascript:openLinkWindow("http://www.elektro.dtu.dk")' "="" data-cke-saved-href='javascript:openLinkWindow("http://www.elektro.dtu.dk")'>http://www.elektro.dtu.dk.



Application procedure

Please submit your online application no later than 29 November 2015. Applications must be submitted as one pdf file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one pdf file. The file must include:

•Application (cover letter) addressed to the President

•CV

•Diploma (MSc/PhD – an official translation into English)

•List of publications indicating scientific highlights

•Documentation for teaching experience (e.g. in the form of a teaching portfolio)

•A plan for future research



Applications and enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.



All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.



The Department of Electrical Engineering is the central department at DTU within electrical and biomedical engineering. Including PhD students we have a total of almost 260 staff members. It is our goal to ensure research and engineering training at the highest international level. The department is organized into seven sections and a number of cross professional centers. Center for Electric Power and Energy is a center under DTU Electrical Engineering. With approximately 100 staff members and extensive international collaboration the center is an internationally leading university unit focusing on the development of a reliable, cost-efficient and sustainable energy system based on renewable energy. CEE supports the ongoing transformation of the energy system by developing a range of new technologies and solutions as well as the underlying new knowledge, theory and methods.



DTU is a technical university providing internationally leading research, education, innovation and public service. Our staff of 5,800 advance science and technology to create innovative solutions that meet the demands of society; and our 10,300 students are being educated to address the technological challenges of the future. DTU is an independent academic university collaborating globally with business, industry, government, and public agencies.