Research Associate in Power-Electronics

The Opportunity:

The Electrical Power Conversion Group, within the Institute for Energy Systems at the University of Edinburgh, are delighted to be able to offer a 14 Month Post-Doctoral Research Associate Position Working on Power-Electronics converter design as part of the EPSRC funded Wind2DC project, and DC circuit breaker reliability modelling as part of the Network-DC project.

The Wind2DC project will focus on developing light-weight Medium Voltage DC power take off systems for Offshore Wind Turbines providing a direct MVDC transmission compatible voltage output from each turbine, addressing the issue of cost-effective collection architectures, and enabling large scale arrays. Specifically, the project aims to develop novel MV machines, AC-DC interface converters and DC-DC converters for the challenging and unique conditions presented by floating wind, where innovative powertrain solutions may have the greatest benefit. A focus will be placed on exploiting next-generation wide bandgap semiconductor technologies, such as Silicon-Carbide, in order to achieve the above aims.

The successful candidate will work closely with the other members of the Electrical Power Conversion group at Edinburgh (including members of academic staff, post-doctoral researchers and PhD students) as well as project collaborators at Durham University. Applicants will be strongly encouraged and supported to generate and publish results in both conference and journal publications.

Applicants should have a PhD in power electronics, with an enthusiasm for experimental power electronics, ideally in the field of high-power applications. 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Proven track record of practical power-electronics research, with a specific focus on modular power-converters.
• Experience of ‘hands-on’ design and build of experimental power electronics.
• Experience in delivering research project results as evidenced by publications in high-tier journals/conferences.  
• Ability to work collaboratively with researchers from different disciplines or technical background.
• Capable of working independently, exercising a high degree of initiative and demonstrating a pro-active and flexible approach to work.

Informal enquiries before application can be made to Dr. Paul Judge (paul.judge@ed.ac.uk)

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