Renewable energy and electrical engineering Deakin University in Australia

Semiconductor Power Electronics Center (SPEC) has immediate openings for two postdoctoral researcher positions in power electronics . Position 1 focuses on leading the power electronics effort in an ARPA-E funded DC-Grids project . Position 2 focuses on radiation-hardened power electronics . Applicants should have a Ph.D. and hands-on power electronics experience . For the radiation-hardened position, green card or U.S. citizenship is required. To apply, email Dr. Alex Huang at [email protected]...

The ACDC Research Group at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in photovoltaics and solar energy research. The project area spans advanced photovoltaic research, including solar cell characterisation, defects, contacts, imaging, PV systems, and AI/ML applications for photovoltaics. Example topics include novel tandem characterisation techniques, machine learning for luminescence and thermal imaging, and machine learning for uti...

PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom focused on the design optimisation of brushless doubly fed machines (BDFMs) for offshore wind turbine generators. The project addresses key research challenges in electrical engineering and renewable energy , including low power density, low power factor, vibration, and complex magnetic field behavior. The aim is to improve BDFM performance and help position these machines as a competitive alternative to direct-drive and...

Center for Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems (SEES) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in power electronics and multi-objective optimization for shipboard power systems . The project is described as funded and is co-supervised by Ali Moghassemi and Dr. Rob Cuzner. The work appears to combine electrical engineering, simulation, experimental validation, model-based design, thermal management, and electrified transportation/ship power applicatio...

⚡ 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...