Research expert: Protection of future power systems

The Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), within the Group of Science, Engineering and Technology at KU Leuven, is looking for a research expert in the domain of protection of the future power system.
The research expert will be part of the ELECTA research group as part of EnergyVille and its newly found competence center HC3. The research expert will support the protection part of the research roadmap "Towards HVDC Grids" by acquiring relevant expertise in the fields of power system protection and HVDC. The research roadmap "Towards HVDC Grids" aims to develop algorithms and models to support developments in protection of the future power system.
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• You will work as a Research Expert in an internationally recognized team at the most innovative university in Europe.
• Senior research position with contract of indefinite duration (with the possibility to grow within the function).
• Involvement in the EnergyVille research collaboration, a new facility with state-of-the-art laboratories and over 300 researchers working in the field of energy.
• Possibility to shape the position based on the profile.

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Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Dirk Van Hertem, tel.: +32 16 32 34 62, mail: dirk.vanhertem@kuleuven.be.

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