Faculty of information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, 8 w' z2 Q; l8 Q+ iDepartment of Electric Power Engineering., A' m, r" F( {
A PhD or Post Doc Fellowship at the Department of Electric Power Engineering within* S% X9 ~: G7 V' t/ d# W
Design and Control of Energy Conversion Systems for the Integration of Offshore' K. f/ o' Q, [% @
Renewable Energy Sources into the Electric Grid - IME-021-2009. 2 y7 m+ Z3 E- `/ J& yAt the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Department " N1 l* h- ~# b0 |of Electric Power Engineering, there is one vacant position as a research fellow (PhD or Post; _+ @' t7 p! ~* m
Doc position) within “Design and Control of Energy Conversion Systems for the Integration% d7 a8 F" E$ x& A
of Offshore Renewable Energy Sources into the Electric Grid”./ L2 f& V3 v7 S4 e/ Y
Description of the PhD/Post Doc task:* r' M D( k1 i( n, O0 f1 M
Large scale integration of wind and/or wave farms will require innovative integrated. f0 f, {# D/ D7 _" p
approaches for the design of the energy conversion system, the layout of the farm itself, the 9 K5 ^/ U! m, _7 B7 gdistribution system of the farm, and for the transmission of power to the distant shore.4 T" m' y8 b. @, l. B
Conventional generation and power electronic conversion systems will be revised and adapted: {) B" b% _& h. K
to the harsh conditions and stricter requirements of offshore installations. A system oriented + i# x9 v7 n1 e( Q: bapproach for the integration of this power will be introduced, taking into account the most& Q. Q7 @" D' i) F: W
severe contingencies to be encountered with the goal of fulfilling the regulations regarding! J# o& D8 X( p" n. `3 I
grid integration and quality of delivered power. ; m1 w6 n& g2 D% F! h$ NNTNU’s PhD-rules require a master degree or equivalent with at least 5 years of studies and # u# H# n# W \an average grade of A or B within a scale of A-E for passing grades (A best). Candidates from, \$ Z8 `" d- o. O4 C* Q$ |
universities outside Norway are kindly requested to send a Diploma Supplement or a similar - M) a' d- d5 Rdocument, which describes in detail the study and grade system and the rights for further $ ~) I6 k: |* `& W8 x. Wstudies associated with the obtained degree:, b" E! s/ _; y http://ec.europa.eu/education/po ... ion/diploma_en.html8 c* U2 m& }( k( H
Contact person: ; o6 @8 B$ p, ?) r( bProfessor Marta Molinas, email: marta.molinas@elkraft.ntnu.no( b8 a* x# P4 {0 u+ K; d' f/ a
For the Post Doc research fellowship:8 O0 a) A% T/ ~3 z2 w Y
The applicant for the position should have a good background in power electronics and power 8 R" Y! H/ u6 A0 |9 o9 Qsystems. The post.doc candidate should have a doctoral degree from a recognized university.- L2 I+ e# J, Z3 ]
The appointment is made for up to 2 years. % |) t9 ?* v) Z3 `" ^This position is remunerated according to wage levels 57 – 76 on Norwegian State salary ( v9 a2 Y9 }7 \1 E) kscale, with gross salary from NOK 435 500 to NOK 625 900 a year, of which 2 % is deducted3 W0 b2 }4 V- m) x- J% Y e) I
for the State Pension scheme. 3 ^+ A; t- ?1 a/ }* h% o3 _3 J, MThe successful applicant must agree to the conditions laid down for public employees.& O- v* c+ P# o3 P$ }
For the PhD research fellowship: ( m6 G4 i# v$ \1 A1 g4 YAward holders at NTNU are normally appointed for 4 years with 25% of the time spent on $ @$ d* ?+ M0 c h) [4 especified work. The objective of the grant is to obtain a PhD degree, hence the successful / O5 Z6 \& q2 P8 }applicant must be enrolled as a PhD candidate at NTNU. # @* {+ }' M1 F, WSee also information about PhD education at NTNU at - u. R, g5 L/ f* P! @: t( j; \/ jhttp://www.ntnu.no/ime/english/research/phd9 ~. n( O, o+ J H1 E6 e; U
The position is remunerated according to wage levels 45 to 61 on the Norwegian State salary ; v9 N/ o! Y3 l( V8 Q, M- S8 M4 QScale, with gross salary from NOK 353 000 to NOK 468.500 a year, of which 2% is deducted% m: {+ {7 U. u3 e9 T- M- b
for the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.7 `4 t2 y, G% ?
The appointment will be made in accordance with current regulations with relevant parts of* [3 t9 i1 N1 N# s# m& z8 U* F
“Supplementary guidelines for employment as research fellow at NTNU”. 2 e/ `% p: }; fApplicants must agree to participate in organised doctoral study programmes within the( G( Y6 i0 T. b& \/ B, S
period of the appointment. The successful applicants must agree to the conditions laid down " v0 k D3 W+ ]3 J0 L2 r+ Ffor public employees. A contract will be drawn up regarding the period of appointment and1 v) Y. s9 @$ w9 r) m# j& I4 o* N% i
work-related duties for award holders.% ^: {2 b8 i3 q& P, m7 s" `
For both positions: ^" W+ a- q, w. SThe national labour force must reflect the composition of the population to the greatest " O: t, _' x4 Y1 Rpossible extent. It is therefore a major political objective to achieve a balance of age and . R: I. L/ e7 W! z+ L+ D+ w" Dgender and to recruit persons with an immigrant background. Immigrants are encouraged to: ~$ k. P: | T9 _$ T
apply for this post. NTNU wants to increase the proportion of women in its scientific posts. + m, P; H8 f4 y M! MWomen are encouraged to apply. . W. X" ]+ o3 {: ~ d3 SThe application must contain information about education, examinations and previous! m" R! p. D) Y& X% [9 K- z' N3 N
experience. Certified copies of certificates and documents must be attached. & h. p1 I# j P0 GCopies of publications and any other work which the applicant wishes to be taken into 6 f: \& K8 V5 Vaccount should also be enclosed. Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to specify the6 J% ?$ g% n8 c
input of the applicant in a joint work, a short summary should be attached outlining the# p0 u/ o; A) O4 U
applicant's input.& Z, b4 O9 S* d
Applications are to be sent to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty7 c( b: f, M$ z. w' S: g+ m) l
of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, NO- 7491 Trondheim, 5 u$ F5 A2 p* _( A& ~3 B& v4 ^( TNorway, or by e-mail to: application@ime.ntnu.no2 T1 w" n4 B. B$ B7 X
Applications should be marked Jnr. IME-021-2009. Closing date 04th of April 2009. 8 o+ q% ~/ u* J9 s% OKunngjøres:+ b+ U$ {; m- W9 {0 u2 J) T7 X
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