PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in Power Systems, Inverter-Based Frequency Regulation, and Smart Grids University of New Brunswick in Canada

Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is advertising a fully funded PhD position in Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Battery Management Systems (BMS/BMU) for Fall 2026 . The project is associated with Professor Karim Zaghib and focuses on advanced research in lithium-ion battery technologies under extreme low-temperature conditions. The successful PhD student will work on intelligent energy management algorithms for coordinating battery storage , hydrogen fuel cells , solar PV , wi...

ETH Zurich’s Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems Group (EECIS) is seeking a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher to develop energy- and area-efficient high-speed analog-to-digital converters for next-generation wireline transceivers serving AI data centers. The project addresses the interconnect bottleneck created by large-scale GPU clusters. It aims to develop active electrical cables with extended reach using space-time coded signaling, reduced baud rates, and ADC-based receivers ...

⚡ The University of Manchester is advertising 3 PhD opportunities in Power System Protection with research focused on modern electricity networks and inverter-based resources. Research themes include source-independent protection for inverter-dominated power networks, protection-compatible fault response design for grid-forming converters, protection of power grids with high renewable penetration, protection-friendly IBR control design, and DC grid modelling and protection. Funding routes includ...

Colorado State University’s Grid Modernization Initiative within the Energy Institute is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance AI-enabled microgrids and resilient energy systems for critical infrastructure. The researcher will develop and evaluate optimization, control, and data-driven methods for microgrids, distributed energy resources, and energy storage. The work will also involve power-system models and digital twins developed through offline or real-time simulation, measurement data...

Reposting: a fully funded PhD position is still open for Fall 2026 at Texas A&M University–Kingsville in the PhD in Engineering Program . The project is centered on AI , Machine Learning , Computer Vision , and Contrastive Learning . This is a strong fit for applicants interested in modern intelligent systems, visual learning, and data-driven engineering research. Applicants should have an MS degree in Computer Science , Engineering , AI/ML , or a related field. The post is from Shaif Chowdhury ...