Recruitment

Within DENSE, we offer 12 fully paid PhD research and training projects for doctoral candidates (DC). These are listed below.

The DENSE consortium invites highly-motivated, outstanding candidates to apply by following the application instructions detailed in the “Guide for Applicants” below. We particularly encourage female and LGBTQ+ researchers to apply for the DENSE positions. Further details on the selection process are also provided in the “Guide for Applicants”. Please note that only applications that strictly comply with the application instructions detailed in the “Guide for Applicants” can be considered.

Overview:

  • DC1: Hierarchical coordinated operation control of integrated electric-gas systems
    • Recruiting Organisation: Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems IEG
    • Supervisors: Johannes Schiffer, Anton Plietzsch
    • Detailed Information
  • DC2: Robust procedures for state estimation of uncertain systems with disturbances attenuation
  • DC3: Data-driven decentralised control design in active distribution grids
    • Recruiting Organisation: Cyprus University of Technology
    • Supervisors: Petros Aristidou
    • Detailed Information
  • DC4: Smart adaptive control scheme for a multi-sources energy system
    • Recruiting Organisation: Ecole Centrale de Nantes
    • Supervisors: Franck Plestan
    • Detailed Information
  • DC5: Fault detection and diagnostics in large-scale heat pump systems
    • Recruiting Organisation: Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems IEG
    • Supervisors: Shahin Jamali
    • Detailed Information
  • DC6: Optimal operation of electric vehicles and heat pumps in active distribution grids
    • Recruiting Organisation: Electricity Authority of Cyprus
    • Supervisors: Chrysovalantis Spanias
    • Detailed Information
  • DC7: Robust and optimal planning of district heating networks for next-generation energy systems
    • Recruiting Organisation: Flemish Institute for Technological research (VITO)
    • Supervisors: Robbe Salenbien and Maarten Blommaert
    • Detailed Information
  • DC8: Advanced control for highly energy-efficient buildings and neighborhoods
    • Recruiting Organisation: The University of Manchester
    • Supervisors: Alessandra Parisio
    • Detailed Information
  • DC9: Stable and scalable control algorithms for managing energy flexibility in thermal networks
    • Recruiting Organisation: Flemish Institute for Technological research (VITO)
    • Supervisors: Tijs Van Oevelen, Maarten Blommaert
    • Detailed Information
  • DC10: Optimization of costs and availability of green hydrogen production
  • DC11: Enhancing CO2 emissions reduction strategies through advanced machine learning techniques: A case study with enersis’ environmental data
    • Recruiting Organisation: enersis suisse AG
    • Supervisors: Christian Thomann, Thomas Koller
    • Detailed Information
  • DC12: Smart control and grid integration of floating wind turbines
    • Recruiting Organisation: Ecole Centrale de Nantes
    • Supervisors: Mohamed Hamida
    • Detailed Information