SMARTGYSUM-ESR11: "On-line diagnosis and optimization of Energy Management Systems for Smart...

DESCRIPTION OF RECRUITMENT INSTITUTION

 The University of Salerno (UNISA) was instituted as public university in 1968 and today represents one of the most important scientific and cultural institutions of Southern Italy. UNISA hosts about 40,000 students, the 15% attend bachelor's and master's degree courses and PhD programs in the engineering area. The university participates in more than 40 Spin off and Innovative Startups. The university campus includes facilities for ancillary service e.g., cafeteria, libraries, residence halls for students and faculty, medical center, bank, post office, indoor swimming pool, tennis court, theater, and social activities. In 2021 the University of Salerno ranks 551st on the records of Times World University Rankings. The research group of Power Electronics and Renewable energy (UNISA-PER) is composed of 7 employees (professors and researchers), 2 Postdoc, 3 PhD students. The group has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of power electronics, renewable energy sources, energy storage, monitoring, diagnosis, control systems.

 The Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Lab includes the hardware and software divisions. Activities related to the new technologies for renewable energy and power electronics for the energy transition are led by scientists of recognized expertise. The hardware section is devoted to the analysis and design of high efficiency power circuits for photovoltaics, LED lighting, automotive, battery management, fuel cells, micro wind systems, wireless power transfer. The software section is active in simulations, programming of embedded systems, power electronic control techniques, modeling and diagnosis of renewable energy and storage systems, control algorithms for photovoltaic, fuel cell and battery applications. Some lab activities are in collaboration with Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, Power One (now incorporated in ABB), Coilcraft Inc., Elettronica Santerno, Astrid, Bitron Industrie S.p.A., Whirlpool.

 DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH GROUP AND TOPIC

 SMARTGYsum (SMART Green energY Systems and bUsiness Models)project groups together leading European Universities and Institutions (the consortium is composed by 13 universities and 14 companies/institutions) with the aim to implement a multidisciplinary and innovative research and training program, bringing to enable a new generation of Early Stage Researchers (ESR) to foster a New Green Energy Economy in Europe. ESR will acquire the knowledge, methods and skills across a wide range of disciplines around the Energy ecosystem, Renewable Electric Energy Systems and Business Models for the deployment of the Green Energy System. Trained ESR will have the technical and economical knowledge to break the barriers for the deployment of energy transition as market and social barriers (price distortion through externalities, low priority of energy issues, split incentives); financial barriers (investment, high up-front costs, lack of access to capital); information failures (lack of awareness, knowledge and competence); or regulatory barriers (restrictive procurement rules).

UNISA-PER invite applicants for a PhD Fellowship in Green Energy Systems to research in “On-line diagnosis and optimization of Energy Management Systems for Smart Buildings”.

The research topic will be contextualized in WP4 - End user of Energy and prosumers, being supervised by Prof. Giovanni Petrone and co-supervised by Prof. Éric Monmasson, with a complementary secondment in CY Cergy Paris Universite (France) as a university partner and BRIGHTLOOP SAS (France) as an industrial partner.

The student will acquire expertise in interdisciplinary fields, gaining through this training program a set of skills that are highly appreciated by semiconductor corporations, providing him/her a valuable expertise background for a future career in the green energy industry.

The ESR will take part in the whole researching process, starting with the proposal of new ideas, going from the design to the experimental validation of prototypes in the laboratory and industry facilities, and finishing with the developing of the business models.

 CONTEXTUALIZATION OF POSITION

 The position is in the frame of a H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) action for Early Stage Researchers within the project SMARTGYsum (Research and Training Network for Smart and Green Energy Systems and Business Models). ESR11 fellow to be recruited in March 2022. The grant covers up to 3 years (contract will be for 1 year with renewing possibility) of full time research according to salary table established in the grant for Italy.

 APPLICATION

 For consideration, interested applicants should submit the required information by completing the form in https://www.smartgysum.eu/Home/Apply based on the instructions given. An attached document must be uploaded containing at least:

• the curriculum vitae including academic carrier, scientific and professional skills
• a letter of interest with your motivation to apply for this specific ESR position
• contact details of two references

All documentation should be in English and merged in a single PDF document. Please, note that applications which do not follow the announcement’s guidelines will not be considered.

The following further documents will be asked in a second phase of the selection process:

• a detailed curriculum, duly signed by the candidate, including scientific, academic and professional activity;
• Master degree (or equivalent title) diploma or certificate with complete transcript of records;
• The Master thesis in pdf format in English or Italian. If written in another language, the candidate can submit an extended summary in English, in pdf format;
• any publications including all identifying data: authors, title, Journal/book, page numbers, year of publication and, if available, a DOI
• any other document deemed suitable to prove the professional qualification, scientific production and aptitude for research (including recommendation letters, max 3, by academic supervisors or previous employers, certificate of English proficiency, etc)
• any other qualifications that the candidate deems useful to evaluate (Documented research activities in public or private institutions with contracts, scholarships or assignments, specialization diplomas, additional Master's diplomas, certificates of attendance at post-degree specialization courses are considered as valid titles).

For further information, please contact Dr. Eva Gonzalez-Romera ([email protected] ) for questions about application procedure or Prof. Giovanni Petrone ([email protected] ) for questions about research objectives.

 CLOSING DATE

 Tuesday, the 31th of January 2022.