For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for freedom, equality and solidarity, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.
At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities: innovators pur sang, but above all people who are 100% their authentic selves. With some 4,000 employees, we are the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located.
Add to this our principle of free research - in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research. In short: the VUB all over again.
Moreover, the VUB is a member of EUTOPIA, an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves.
The Faculty of Engineering, Department Elektrotechniek en energietechniek, is looking for a PhD-student with a doctoral grant.
More concretely your work package, for the preparation of a doctorate, contains:
• R&D with respect to the scalable design and operation of multi-energy systems hosting a wide variety of energy carriers and assets.
• Continuous development of the existing energy system modelling framework
• Conducting the research according to the workplan of the project (including literature studies, simulations, data analysis, measurements, etc.)
• Disseminate research results through conferences and journal publications
• Collaborate with other researchers (internal and external) and project partners
For this function, our Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene) will serve as your home base.
What do we expect from you?
You must have:
• Good knowledge of energy conversion and storage technologies
• Good knowledge of python programming language
• Good knowledge of mathematical optimisation principles
• Basic knowledge of version control (e.g. git)
• Interest in research and development
• Good communication skills in English (speaking and writing)
• Ability to work both in a team and independently while carrying out complex tasks
The VUB wants to be a reflection of the society where everyone's talent is valued, regardless of gender, age, religion, skin color, migration background, disability and neurodiversity.
Are you going to be our new colleague?
You’ll be offered a full-time PhD-scholarship, for 12 months (extendable up to max. 48 months, on condition of the positive evaluation of the PhD activities), with planned starting date 01/09/2024.
You’ll receive a grant linked to one of the scales set by the government.
IMPORTANT: The effective result of the doctorate scholarship is subject to the condition precedent of your enrolment as a doctorate student at the university.
At the VUB, you’re guaranteed an open, involved and diverse workplace where you are offered opportunities to (further) build on your career.
As well as this, you will also enjoy various other benefits:
Is this the job you’ve been dreaming of?
Then apply, at the latest on 15/05/2024, via jobs.vub.be, and upload the following documents:
Do you have questions about the job content? Contact Thierry Coosemans at evergi@vub.be or on N/A.
Would you like to know what it’s like to work at the VUB? Go to jobs.vub.be, and find all there is to know about our campuses, benefits, strategic goals and your future colleagues.
Would you like more information about EUTOPIA? Go to eutopia-university.eu, and read more about the role of the VUB in the development of the EUTOPIA alliance.
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