项目介绍

2024年11月29日

Are you passionate about advancing electric power technology? Join us to innovate high-performance traction inverters for heavy-duty vehicle drivetrains! 

Information about the division and the department
The Department of Electrical Engineering is committed to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and creative working environment. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, and abilities, encouraging everyone to apply. Our goal is to create a positive societal impact – environmentally, socially, and economically.

The Division of Electric Power Engineering conducts cutting-edge research in electric power technology, driven by theoretical and experimental foundations. Research activities are organized into two units: power grids and components and electrical machines and power electronics, with interdisciplinary collaboration across the university and with external partners.

The Electrical Machines and Power Electronics Unit focuses on five key areas:

1. Electrical machines
2. Power electronic converters
3. Energy storage
4. Charging technologies
5. Propulsion systems

With a team of 25 researchers, including many PhD students, we provide a supportive and dynamic environment for innovation and development

Your Role
As a PhD student, your primary responsibility will be research and development of design and control methods for long-lifetime traction inverters used in heavy-duty vehicle drivetrains. These inverters require higher efficiency, power density, and durability compared to those used in passenger vehicles. Your research will involve:

• Developing loss and thermal models for high-frequency inverters.
• Designing adaptive switching frequency techniques, dv/dt filters, winding insulation enhancements, and switch balancing methods.
• Combining fast circuit simulations and slow system simulations to study high-speed drive systems.
• Prototyping and experimental testing of high-power SiC inverters.

Teaching Responsibilities:
Teaching tasks, up to 20% of your time, are an integral part of the doctoral program. These may include leading exercises or assisting in labs for bachelor or master courses. Teaching skill development is part of your training. To qualify for a doctoral degree at the end of the employment, one needs also to complete 60 study credits from different courses, and publish high-quality academic papers based on your research findings.

Read more about doctoral studies at Chalmers here.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should have:

• Required:
  • A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in electrical engineering with a focus on power electronics and control.
  • In-depth knowledge of power electronics, especially traction inverters and DC/DC converters.
  • Proficiency with design and simulation tools such as Simulink, LT-Spice, Ansys Maxwell, or Comsol.
  • Practical experience in prototyping and testing power electronics and drive systems.
• Meritorious:
  • Knowledge of electromagnetics, electrical machines, hardware design, or CAD.
  • Experience in academic publications.
  • Collaborative spirit and strong interpersonal skills.

Contract terms
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of four years.

We offerChalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees.

Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with reference number 20240625 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as PDF-files, as below. Maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system does not support Zip files.

CV: (Please name the document: CV, Family name, reference number)
• CV
• Other, for example previous employments or leadership qualifications and positions of trust.
• Two references that we can contact.

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, ref.number)
1-3 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your previous experience of relevance for the position (e.g. education, thesis work and, if applicable, any other research activities)
• Describe your future goals and future research focus

Other documents:
• Copies of bachelor and/or master’s thesis.
• Attested copies and transcripts of completed education, grades and other certificates, e.g. TOEFL test results.

Use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. 

Please note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete. Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered.

Application deadline: 2024-12-19

For questions, please contact:
Prof. Yujing Liu, Head of Unit Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
yujing.liu@chalmers.se

*** Chalmers declines to consider all offers of further announcement publishing or other types of support for the recruiting process in connection with this position. ***    

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level. The university has 3100 employees and 10,000 students, and offers education in engineering, science, shipping and architecture. With scientific excellence as a basis, Chalmers promotes knowledge and technical solutions for a sustainable world. Through global commitment and entrepreneurship, we foster an innovative spirit, in close collaboration with wider society.
Chalmers was founded in 1829 and has the same motto today as it did then: Avancez – forward.
 

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