Postdoc Wireless Power Transfer for EV Charging

Job description

Wireless power transfer (WPT) based electric vehicle charging provides a user-friendly, seamlessly integrated into the urban landscape and cost-effective solution for urban environment. When combined with bi-directional charging feature, the WPT based charging infrastructure enables a quick and grid integrated roll-out and can be a grame-changer technology for passenger cars (static, especially overnight) and for fleets (stationary, daytime). There are still several challenges to be addressed before the mass deployment of WPT chargers including foreign object detections, interoperability and electromagnetic compliances. The postodoc will work on the design of the WPT system, particularly on the foreign and living object detection subsystem, charger ground unit and system validation in collaboration with industrial partners.

This postdoc is co-funded by a Horizon Europe project. Together with 22 other academic and industrial partners this project aims at developing wireless charging demonstrators in several European cities.

The postdoc will work in the DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage (DCE&S) group of the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy at TU Delft. The research in the department is inspired by the technical, scientific, and societal challenges originating from the transition towards a more sustainable society and focuses on four areas:

• DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage (DCE&S)
• Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (IEPG)
• High Voltage Technologies (HVT)
• Photovoltaic Materials and Devices (PVMD)

The department owns a large ESP Laboratory assembling High Voltage testing, DC Grids testing environment, and large RTDS that is actively used for real-time simulation of future electrical power systems, AC and DC protection and wide-area monitoring and protection. The DCE&S group is responsible for research and education in the fields of DC systems, high voltage technology, energy storage, electronic power conversion (power electronics), and electromechanics. DC systems is a multidisciplinary field of research, exploring the integration of renewable energy sources and energy storage (electric vehicles) in DC networks and systems and future DC transmission grids. The group is currently active in applications such as Direct Current distribution and transmission grids and microgrids, electrification of mobility (charging of electric vehicles), and renewable generation of electrical energy (such as wind and solar energy).

Would you like to know more about the ESE department and the DCE&S group? Please take a look at the webpage www.tudelft.nl/ewi/ese.

Job requirements
Who are we looking for?

• You have a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline from a well-established university.
• A solid background in wireless power transfer, power electronics or motor drives and the development of experimental setups.
• Excellent English and programming skills are a requirement.
• A combination of excellent mathematical and analytical skills.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.

PhD Position in African Precipitation Variability from Raindrop to Continental Scales

Job description

The project "African convective systems in a changing climate (ANVIL)", funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Flemish Research Council (FWO), aims to address critical uncertainties in our understanding of rainfall systems over Equatorial East Africa (EEA) and how they may change in the future. It is a collaborative project between TU Delft, KU Leuven and Ghent University.

The successful PhD applicant will be involved in the work package "African precipitation variability from raindrop to continental scales", led by TU Delft. This WP leverages new observational capabilities (from disdrometers, rain gauges, radars, satellites and commercial microwave links) to study EEA precipitation variability from the smallest (raindrop) to the largest (near-continental) scales. This will provide an evaluation benchmark for the cloud and precipitation-modelling efforts in ANVIL's other WPs. Concretely, the successful PhD applicant will work on: (1) Parameterizing rainfall variability from the micro-γ to the meso-β scale; (2) Lagrangian properties of EEA rainfall for the period 1979 – 2025; (3) Eulerian properties of EEA rainfall for the period 1979 – 2025; (4) Statistical rainfall analysis of EEA rainfall under warming, urbanisation and aerosol scenarios. This will provide unprecedented insights into factors affecting African rainfall and identify key areas for future model development.

Job requirements
A completed MSc in hydrology, atmospheric sciences, remote sensing, (environmental) physics, civil engineering, environmental engineering or related field and affinity with the application of remote sensing and numerical models in the field of weather and water. Strong quantitative and communication skills (written and oral) are a prerequisite, as well as a motivation to work with (BSc and MSc) students.

TU Delft
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (CEG) is committed to outstanding international research and education in the field of civil engineering, applied earth sciences, traffic and transport, water technology, and delta technology. Our research feeds into our educational programmes and covers societal challenges such as climate change, energy transition, resource availability, urbanisation and clean water. Our research projects are conducted in close cooperation with a wide range of research institutions. CEG is convinced of the importance of open science and supports its scientists in integrating open science in their research practice. The Faculty of CEG comprises 28 research groups in the following seven departments: Materials Mechanics Management & Design, Engineering Structures, Geoscience and Engineering, Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Transport & Planning, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences.

Postdoc Wireless Power Transfer for EV Charging

Job description

Wireless power transfer (WPT) based electric vehicle charging provides a user-friendly, seamlessly integrated into the urban landscape and cost-effective solution for urban environment. When combined with bi-directional charging feature, the WPT based charging infrastructure enables a quick and grid integrated roll-out and can be a grame-changer technology for passenger cars (static, especially overnight) and for fleets (stationary, daytime). There are still several challenges to be addressed before the mass deployment of WPT chargers including foreign object detections, interoperability and electromagnetic compliances. The postodoc will work on the design of the WPT system, particularly on the foreign and living object detection subsystem, charger ground unit and system validation in collaboration with industrial partners.

This postdoc is co-funded by a Horizon Europe project. Together with 22 other academic and industrial partners this project aims at developing wireless charging demonstrators in several European cities.

The postdoc will work in the DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage (DCE&S) group of the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy at TU Delft. The research in the department is inspired by the technical, scientific, and societal challenges originating from the transition towards a more sustainable society and focuses on four areas:

• DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage (DCE&S)
• Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (IEPG)
• High Voltage Technologies (HVT)
• Photovoltaic Materials and Devices (PVMD)

The department owns a large ESP Laboratory assembling High Voltage testing, DC Grids testing environment, and large RTDS that is actively used for real-time simulation of future electrical power systems, AC and DC protection and wide-area monitoring and protection. The DCE&S group is responsible for research and education in the fields of DC systems, high voltage technology, energy storage, electronic power conversion (power electronics), and electromechanics. DC systems is a multidisciplinary field of research, exploring the integration of renewable energy sources and energy storage (electric vehicles) in DC networks and systems and future DC transmission grids. The group is currently active in applications such as Direct Current distribution and transmission grids and microgrids, electrification of mobility (charging of electric vehicles), and renewable generation of electrical energy (such as wind and solar energy).

Would you like to know more about the ESE department and the DCE&S group? Please take a look at the webpage www.tudelft.nl/ewi/ese.

Job requirements
Who are we looking for?

• You have a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline from a well-established university.
• A solid background in wireless power transfer, power electronics or motor drives and the development of experimental setups.
• Excellent English and programming skills are a requirement.
• A combination of excellent mathematical and analytical skills.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make completely sustainable and future-proof. At the same time, we are developing the chips and sensors of the future, whilst also setting the foundations for the software technologies to run on this new generation of equipment – which of course includes AI. Meanwhile we are pushing the limits of applied mathematics, for example mapping out disease processes using single cell data, and using mathematics to simulate gigantic ash plumes after a volcanic eruption. In other words: there is plenty of room at the faculty for ground-breaking research. We educate innovative engineers and have excellent labs and facilities that underline our strong international position. In total, more than 1000 employees and 4,000 students work and study in this innovative environment.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.

PhD Position in African Precipitation Variability from Raindrop to Continental Scales

Job description

The project "African convective systems in a changing climate (ANVIL)", funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Flemish Research Council (FWO), aims to address critical uncertainties in our understanding of rainfall systems over Equatorial East Africa (EEA) and how they may change in the future. It is a collaborative project between TU Delft, KU Leuven and Ghent University.

The successful PhD applicant will be involved in the work package "African precipitation variability from raindrop to continental scales", led by TU Delft. This WP leverages new observational capabilities (from disdrometers, rain gauges, radars, satellites and commercial microwave links) to study EEA precipitation variability from the smallest (raindrop) to the largest (near-continental) scales. This will provide an evaluation benchmark for the cloud and precipitation-modelling efforts in ANVIL's other WPs. Concretely, the successful PhD applicant will work on: (1) Parameterizing rainfall variability from the micro-γ to the meso-β scale; (2) Lagrangian properties of EEA rainfall for the period 1979 – 2025; (3) Eulerian properties of EEA rainfall for the period 1979 – 2025; (4) Statistical rainfall analysis of EEA rainfall under warming, urbanisation and aerosol scenarios. This will provide unprecedented insights into factors affecting African rainfall and identify key areas for future model development.

Job requirements
A completed MSc in hydrology, atmospheric sciences, remote sensing, (environmental) physics, civil engineering, environmental engineering or related field and affinity with the application of remote sensing and numerical models in the field of weather and water. Strong quantitative and communication skills (written and oral) are a prerequisite, as well as a motivation to work with (BSc and MSc) students.

TU Delft
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (CEG) is committed to outstanding international research and education in the field of civil engineering, applied earth sciences, traffic and transport, water technology, and delta technology. Our research feeds into our educational programmes and covers societal challenges such as climate change, energy transition, resource availability, urbanisation and clean water. Our research projects are conducted in close cooperation with a wide range of research institutions. CEG is convinced of the importance of open science and supports its scientists in integrating open science in their research practice. The Faculty of CEG comprises 28 research groups in the following seven departments: Materials Mechanics Management & Design, Engineering Structures, Geoscience and Engineering, Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Transport & Planning, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences.

Wetenschapsjournalist

Functieomschrijving

Als lid van de redactie publiceer je op Delta, het prijswinnende onafhankelijke journalistieke platform van TU Delft.

Je onderzoekt je wat er schuilgaat achter publicaties, promoties, onderwijs, subsidies en prijzen. Hiervoor interview je onder meer experts en onderzoek je tips van studenten en medewerkers. Door research te doen en kritische vragen te stellen, maak je de achtergrondverhalen en nieuwsberichten die studenten en medewerkers van de TU Delft nodig hebben om op de hoogte te blijven. Delta experimenteert momenteel met andere vertelvormen, zoals video’s op onze sociale media. Ook audiovisueel liggen er dus kansen om je te ontwikkelen.

Als redactielid van Delta word je uitgedaagd om kritisch te zijn op je eigen werkgever. Dit geeft jou en je collega’s een unieke positie. Je zorgt er mede voor dat de TU Delft scherp blijft op haar eigen handelen en beleid. Je krijgt veel vrijheid om je onderwerpen te kiezen, uit te werken en een netwerk op te bouwen. Daarnaast kun je altijd rekenen op je collega’s: een hoofdredacteur, twee eindredacteuren, twee nieuwsredacteuren en de andere wetenschapsredacteur. Je spreekt je collega’s dagelijks – live of online – en werkt afwisselend op de redactievloer en thuis.

Nieuwsgierig naar de verhalen die je kunt maken? Luister bijvoorbeeld ons spannende audioverhaal over een reddingsactie van kostbare data op zee. Of lees dit interview over de gesmoltenzoutreactor, een artikel dat viraal ging.

Functie-eisen

• Je hebt minimaal vijf jaar journalistieke ervaring.
• Je hebt aantoonbare interesse in techniek en bèta-wetenschap en je bent hierin bij voorkeur opgeleid.
• Je hebt een gouden pennetje.
• Je spreekt en schrijft Nederlands op C2-niveau. Interviewen en af en toe schrijven in het Engels is geen probleem voor je.
• Je bent goed in het opbouwen en onderhouden van een netwerk.
• Je staat open voor andere vertelvormen dan geschreven artikelen, zoals sociale media, video en audio. Ervaring hiermee is een pre.

TU Delft
De Technische Universiteit Delft heeft een sterk fundament. Als bouwer van de wereldberoemde Nederlandse waterwerken en pionier in biotech is TU Delft een internationale topuniversiteit die wetenschap, engineering en design combineert. TU Delft staat voor onderwijs, onderzoek en innovatie van wereldklasse om uitdagingen op het gebied van energie, klimaat, mobiliteit, gezondheid en digitale maatschappij aan te gaan. Generaties Delftse ingenieurs hebben bewezen ondernemende probleemoplossers te zijn in bedrijfsleven en in sociale context.

Bij TU Delft omarmen we diversiteit als een van onze kernwaarden en zetten we ons actief in om een universiteit te zijn waar jij je thuis voelt en kunt floreren. We hechten veel waarde aan verschillende perspectieven en kwaliteiten, omdat wij geloven dat dit ons werk innovatiever, de TU Delft-gemeenschap levendiger en de wereld rechtvaardiger maakt. Samen bedenken en ontwikkelen we oplossingen die een positieve invloed hebben op wereldwijde schaal. Daarom nodigen we jou uit om te solliciteren. Je sollicitatie krijgt een eerlijke behandeling.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Universiteitsdienst – Directie Communicatie
Impact voor een betere samenleving; dat is de missie van TU Delft. De Marketing & Communicatiemedewerkers van de directie Communication dragen daar steeds meer ‘accountable’ aan bij en daar zijn ze trots op! We begeleiden onze 28.000 studenten in hun ‘engineer journey’ van studiekiezers tot en met professionals in de maatschappij. Binnen de wetenschapscommunicatie benadrukken we de vraagstukken en onderzoeksresultaten in de maatschappelijke thema’s Klimaatactie, Energietransitie, Digitale Samenleving, Veerkrachtige Steden & Mobiliteit, en Gezondheid. Vanuit TU Delft Campus leggen we de verbinding naar bedrijven en beleidsmakers in ons innovatieve ecosysteem, waar onderzoeksresultaten versneld hun weg naar de samenleving vinden. En onder het motto #BetterTUgether! verbinden we onze bijna 8.000 TU Delft-collega’s. Zo versterken we samen het merk TU Delft, dat staat voor grensverleggend onderzoek, excellent onderwijs en baanbrekende innovaties.