Choisissez votre région

Sélectionnez la région qui correspond le mieux à votre emplacement ou à vos préférences.

Choisissez la langue du site

Ce paramètre contrôle la langue de l'interface utilisateur, y compris les boutons, les menus et tout le texte du site. Sélectionnez votre langue préférée pour une meilleure expérience de navigation.

Choisissez les langues des offres d'emploi

Sélectionnez les langues des offres d'emploi que vous souhaitez voir. Ce paramètre détermine quelles annonces d'emploi vous seront affichées.

University Assistant in the field of Optimal Drive Inverter for DC-Microgrids
Graz University of Technology

University Assistant in the field of Optimal Drive Inverter for DC-Microgrids

2025-06-03 (Europe/Vienna)
Enregistrer le travail
  • Publication Date 20.05.2025
  • Application deadline 03.06.2025
  • Job Category Scientific staff
  • Job Profile University Project Assistant
  • Employment Start As soon as possible
  • Contract Duration 42 mths.
  • Hours per week 20 h/w
  • Employment Type Temporary

Responsibilities

In the DC-Microgrid project, a consortium of ten academic and industrial partners is conducting research on innovative and future-oriented solutions for industrial DC microgrids. We are looking for an outstanding, highly motivated person who is interested in a PhD position in the field of Optimal Drive Converters for DC-Microgrids, with a 50% Co-employment at Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) and 90% of the working time spent at the institute.

  • Research in the field of optimal drive inverters for compressor drives based on modern power semiconductor technologies (e.g. SiC and GaN) and their optimal connection to DC grids.
  • Verification of the concepts with modern circuit simulators and FEM simulations.
  • Construction of laboratory prototypes to verify the developed approaches.
  • Scientific publication of the results at international conferences and in journals.
  • Writing a PhD thesis.
  • Supervision of students in Bachelor's and Master's theses as part of the research project.

Admission Requirements

Completed master degree in electrical engineering, physics or similar.

Desired Qualification

  • Good knowledge in power electronics and corresponding control methods.
  • Experience with experimental laboratory as well as theoretical work, using analytic and numerical techniques including circuit simulation programs.
  • Experience with construction and start-up of power electronic hardware.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Willingness to fully commit yourself as part of an international team.
  • High degree of self-initiative and an inherent curiosity for engineering and interdisciplinary questions.
  • Language: Fluency in English, both written and spoken; knowledge of German is an advantage.

We Offer

  • Interesting area of responsibility
  • Collegial and friendly working atmosphere
  • Flexible working schedule (e.g. possibility for home office, paid lunch break - depending on working hours)
  • International training and teaching opportunities
  • Seal of quality for in-house advancement of women
  • Award for being the most family-friendly company in Styria 2018
  • Subsidy for public transport
  • University’s sports program
  • Shopping Discounts
  • Workplace Health Management
  • Top research infrastructure and access to the latest technologies
  • Exciting opportunities for professional and personal development
  • Safe and stable working environment
  • Company pension funds

We offer an annual gross salary of at least € 52,007.20 for a fulltime position. An overpayment based on qualification and experience is possible.

Graz University of Technology aims to increase the proportion of women, in particular in management and academic staff, and therefore qualified female applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to women if applicants are equally qualified.

Graz University of Technology actively promotes diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants are not to be discriminated against in personnel selection procedures on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion or ideology, age, sexual orientation (Anti-discrimination).

People with disabilities and who have the relevant qualifications are expressly invited to apply.

About us

Graz University of Technology is the longest-established university of technology in Austria. Here, successful teams of students, talented up-and-coming scientists, ambitious researchers and a lively start-up scene enjoy an inspirational environment as well as access to top-quality equipment. And all this in one of the most innovative and livable regions in Europe. TU Graz offers an inspiring working environment with outstanding infrastructure and service-oriented university management.

Organisational Unit

The Electrical Drives and Power Electronic Systems conducts research in the field of highly efficient and highly compact power electronic systems. Together with Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) and 8 other industrial partners, research is being carried out in the field of DC networks in this project.

Contact

Graz University of Technology
Electric Drives and Power Electronic Systems
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. sc. ETH Michael Hartmann
Inffeldgasse 18/I
8010 Graz

Electric Drives and Power Electronics Institute
Head of the Institute
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.sc.ETH Michael Hartmann

Institute Website

Become part of the team of Graz University of Technology - we are looking forward to your application!

Détails de l'offre

Titre
University Assistant in the field of Optimal Drive Inverter for DC-Microgrids
Localisation
Rechbauerstraße 12 Graz, Autriche
Publié
2025-05-20
Date limite d'inscription
2025-06-03 23:59 (Europe/Vienna)
2025-06-03 23:59 (CET)
Type de poste
PhD
Enregistrer le travail

Jobs from this employer

Affichage des offres d'emploi en Anglais, Français Modifier les paramètres

No jobs found. Changing your language settings may help you find more jobs from this employer.

A propos de l'employeur

Graz University of Technology is an important university in the international research and education network of engineering and science.

Visitez la page de l'employeur

Cela pourrait vous intéresser

...
Six Reasons to Join MBZUAI: Where Research and Innovation Meet Opportunity Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) 4 min de lecture
...
Forecasting the Future of Water University of Oulu 4 min de lecture
...
Supercharging Chemicals For Clean Energy Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research DIFFER 4 min de lecture
Plus de stories