Full time, 12 months fixed term. Located on the Darlington Campus at the School of Civil Engineering
Solidify the understanding on the methodology of renewable energy sharing among energy entities in modern urban systems. Advance the study peer-to-per energy trading in energy demand side and its impact for the grid’s operation and reliability.
Base Salary, Level A $101,507 - $112,462 p.a + 17% superannuation
About the opportunity
The School of Civil Engineering is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Smart Grid and Sustainable Energy Systems to carry out an ARC Discovery Project (DP220103881), specifically: conduct research on peer-to-peer energy trading schemes in smart cities, transactive energy demand side management techniques, and building-to-grid integration with high renewable penetration.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
work with Dr Fengji Luo on ARC DP220103881 in School of Civil Engineering
establish numerical models of distributed energy resources, building envelopes, and power distribution networks in Matlab and/or Python
develop peer-to-peer energy trading and transactive energy demand side management algorithms in Matlab and/or Python
perform numerical simulation for the developed models and algorithms in Matlab and/or Python
prepare academic manuscripts to report the research work.
About you
The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who has:
a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or Computer Science
solid understanding in smart grids and modern energy systems
solid understanding in optimisation and machine learning techniques
proficient skills in Matlab and Python programming
good academic publication record in the areas of smart grids and energy-efficient buildings
professional English communication skills (reading, writing and oral presentation).
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