PhD Positions in Power Systems, Inverter-Based Resources, and Digital Twins at University of South Florida University of South Florida in United States

PhD openings are available for Fall 2027 in the San Diego State University (SDSU) – University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, working with Dr. Tong Huang and a UCSD co-advisor. The research focus is on electric energy systems, especially resilience of electricity infrastructure, domain-tailored AI, cyber-physical security, and modeling/control for inverter-based resource (IBR)-dominated grids. This is a strong fit for a...

Multiple fully funded Ph.D. positions are available at the Smart Grid Power Systems (SPS) Lab , College of Engineering, University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida, USA). The lab focuses on power systems , smart grids , electric machines , power electronic converters , data-driven dynamic modeling , measurement-based analytics , hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing , control hardware prototyping , and digital twin applications for power grids and power plants. Applicants should have an M.S. degree...

Washington State University (USA) is advertising multiple fully funded PhD positions in Power Systems and Power Electronics with Dr. Wei Du’s group (ESIC). The research topics include power electronics-dominated systems, dynamic modeling, simulation, and stability; grid-forming inverter (GFM) control/modeling/hardware validation; power electronics and protection co-design; data center grid integration mitigation; HVDC; and AI in power electronics systems. Applicants should ideally have a backgro...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in grid modeling , with a focus on electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation , power systems , power electronics , and inverter modeling . The position sits in the Grid Transients & Advanced Modeling Group within the Electrification and Energy Infrastructure Division (EEID) of the Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD). The work involves developing EMT models for transmission and distribution grids, s...

Multiple Fully Funded PhD Positions are available for Fall 2026 in the Smart Grid Power Systems (SPS) Lab at the University of South Florida . The lab, led by Prof. Lingling Fan , is recruiting outstanding PhD students interested in modern power systems and inverter-based resources. Research topics include power system modeling , simulation , stability analysis , data-driven modeling , analytics , software tool development , hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing , control prototyping , and digital ...