Opportunities

PhD Scholarship Opportunity

University of Wollongong

ARC FUTURE GRIDS TRAINING CENTRE - LEADING THE TRANSFORMATION TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

The PhD scholarship program under the ARC Future Grids Training Centre aims to develop future leaders in power and energy with a strong commitment to advancing the transition to a clean energy future. The program provides candidates with advanced research training, industry engagement and professional development through collaboration with leading researchers and industry specialists.

The scholarship contributes to an industry-focused project seeking to unlock latent capacity in existing electricity networks through advanced monitoring, modelling, optimisation and control. The research will support more flexible operation of distribution and transmission systems, increased renewable energy hosting capacity and better use of existing network infrastructure.

Higher Degree Research PhD Scholarship           

Scholarship for 3.5 years full-time study $A36,943 pa

The ARC Future Grids Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC), led by the University of Wollongong, is a 5 year, $8.5m research and training program, bringing together 6 Universities and 16 industry partners across five Australian states. The Centre delivers industry-led research and develops the next generation of specialists in renewable energy generation, electricity transmission, distribution systems and future grid technologies.

The successful candidate will join a large multidisciplinary research team of PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, academic supervisors and industry specialists. The candidate will receive structured supervision, industry mentoring, access to specialist research facilities and opportunities to participate in Centre-wide training, professional development and knowledge-sharing activities.

Selection criteria

Essential

• Academic qualification. Applicants should hold a Masters by Research, or an Honours 1st class undergraduate degree in electrical engineering or equivalent combination of professional experience and academic qualifications.

• Sound knowledge of electrical power systems, including distribution and/or transmission networks.

• Communication skills in both in writing and orally, presenting research work and outcomes to different audiences

Highly Desirable

• Demonstrated capability in power system modelling, optimisation, data analysis, and laboratory hardware experience

• Experience in renewable energy integration, distributed energy resources, network congestion, grid flexibility or grid-enhancing technologies

• Simulation modelling experience and laboratory hardware experience

Conditions for application

• Capacity to be based at the Wollongong campus, with engagement at industry partner sites where required.

• Applicants should submit cover letter detailing relevant experience; CV with names and addresses of two referees; and Academic transcripts to future-grids@uow.edu.au

• Both domestic and international prospective candidates are encouraged to apply.

• The University seeks to increase the diversity of the workforce and the representation of women in areas they have been traditionally under-represented. Consistent with this, the University is seeking to increase the representation of women in the academic workforce across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and encourages suitably qualified candidates to apply. The University is highly committed to supporting the participation of Aboriginal people in all aspects of the higher education sector and strongly encourages Aboriginal people to apply. 

Closing date:The positions will close once the appropriate candidate has been recruited.