Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Engineering » Electrical engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Ireland Application Deadline 22 Jul 2025 - 11:41 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Replacing synchronous machines by non-rotational sources has dramatic consequences on the dynamic response of the grid. Power electronics converters introduce faster dynamics than conventional controllers for both active and reactive power support. This creates unexpected couplings and control approaches based on time-scale separations may become less reliable and increasingly less valid. Likewise, system control tasks predominantly provided by synchronous generators (such as voltage support and oscillation damping) must be increasingly shouldered by nonsynchronous devices.
This FRESLIPS project is about the definition of feasible and practical solutions for the frequency control and stability analysis of power systems with high penetration of renewable energy sources and low inertia. These solutions are based on a novel theoretical approach recently developed by the Principal Investigator that is aimed at defining the fundamental relationship between power and frequency variations in AC systems. The proposed theory addresses several important challenges of modern power systems. It exploits the heterogeneous variety and high granularity of distributed, renewable energy resources based on power electronics, the ubiquity of broadband communication networks and the unprecedented availability of large amounts of measurement data that characterise the smart grid. The expected results of the project are a set of practical solutions that practitioners can implement in the field. The proposed theory is thus a timely and useful tool to foster the development of flexible, efficient, secure and sustainable power systems and smart grids.
This is a research focused role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator.
PD1 Salary: €45,847 - €52,339 per annum
Appointment on the above range will be dependent on qualifications and experience
Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 22/07/2025.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.
UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.
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