Dear all,

Just to announce that we have an open position about Energy Flexible Buildings in the framework of INCITE project. Please, be free to consider and distribute this information among the ones that could be interested. The position is

ESR2.1: Energy flexible and smart grid/energy ready buildings (IREC) - http://www.incite-itn.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/ESR21_JobDescription.pdf -, among other 14 positions opened at the end of January..

14 PhD positions are available in the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) project INCITE (Innovative controls for renewable source integration into smart energy systems - http://www.incite-itn.eu/)

INCITE is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network (ITN-ETN) funded by the HORIZON 2020 Programme, which brings together experts on control and power systems, from academia and industry with the aim of training 14 young researchers capable of providing innovative control solutions for the future electrical networks. INCITE is a multidisciplinary network formed by:

* IREC (Catalonia Institute for Energy Research), Barcelona, Spain (Coordinator)

* UPC (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya), Barcelona, Spain

* TUDelft (Delft University of Technology), Delft, Netherlands

* VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), Mol, Belgium

* UniBo (Universita di Bologna), Bologna, Italy

* UGA (Universite Grenoble Alpes), Grenoble, France

* GE Global Research, Munich, Germany

* EFACEC ENERGIA, Porto, Portugal

* 3E, Brussels, Belgium (Partner organisation)

The network supports the recruitment of 14 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) during 36 months. Each ESR will be working on an Individual Research Project (IRP) in the host institution and will have secondments related to her/his research in other academic and industrial partners of the network. Strong interactions among the different ESRs and institutions is expected. All ESRs will be enrolled in a PhD programme and the development of the IRPs will be part of their thesis. The network will support training activities (including scientific, personal and transferable skills) and periodical events. This is a unique opportunity for highly motivated young researchers of developing their career in a multi-sectorial and multi-national environment and obtain a wide knowledge on the control of electrical networks.
In Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, ESRs are paid a competitive salary (adjusted for the host country), including a Mobility Allowance and a Family Allowance (subject to family situation). To be eligible as an ESR, the researcher should be within four years of the diploma granting her/him access to doctorate studies at the time of recruitment and must not have spent more than 12 months in the host country within the 3 years prior to starting. More information about eligibility criteria and Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Networks can be found in: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/about-msca/actions/itn/index_en.htm

The PhD positions:

- ESR1.1: Partitioning and optimisation-based non-centralised control of dynamical energy grids (UPC)
- ESR1.2: Decentralised control for RES by fast market-based MAS (TUDelft)
- ESR1.3: Hybrid agent-based optimisation model for self-scheduling generators in a market environment (TUDelft)
- ESR1.4: Development of non-intrusive and intrusive energy-management algorithms (VITO)
- ESR2.1: Energy flexible and smart grid/energy ready buildings (IREC)
- ESR2.2: Control and management of storage elements in micro-grids (UPC)
- ESR2.3: Robust management and control of smart multi-carrier energy systems (TUDelft)
- ESR3.1: Control strategies for hybrid AC-DC grids (IREC)
- ESR3.2: A new modelling approach for stabilisation of smart grids (UGA)
- ESR3.3: Distributed control strategies for wind farms for grid support (IREC)
- ESR4.1: Integrated simulation for MAS design and testing (UniBo)
- ESR4.2: Fault detection and isolation for renewable sources (UGA)
- ESR4.3: Advanced monitoring and control of electrical distribution grid (GE)
- ESR4.4: Advanced functionalities for the future smart secondary substation (Efacec)

The expected starting date for all positions is between June 2016 and October 2016.

The full description of the job positions and application procedure is announced last Friday at http://www.incite-itn.eu/vacancies/

Please, contact coordinate-incite at irec.cat for any question during the application procedure.

Regards,
Jaume Salom