R2 Senior Position in The Field of Flexibility - Barcelona, España - Fundació Institut de Recerca en Energía de Catalunya

Descripción

in the field of energy flexibility from smart buildings and electric vehicles. As part of the Energy Systems

Analytics group, the applicant will work closely with a diverse team of highly-qualified researchers.


Responsibilities:

• Lead and conduct research pertaining to modeling and optimization of aggregation services.
• Devise innovative aggregation services, encompassing services for VehicletoGrid (V2G) systems

and renewable energy generation.

• Design aggregation strategies to maximize the local renewable generation within neighborhoods,

considering potential signals from the distribution grid.

• Assess building flexibility by combining forecasted flexibility from various building devices.
• Develop an energy management system that allows V2G / V2B functionalities considering both

aggregation signals and market interaction using software tools such as Python, GAMS and R.

• Collaborate with other researchers and stakeholders to develop and validate models and

algorithms.

• Write impactful research papers and present research findings at conferences and workshops.
• Collaborate with national and international stakeholders to prepare competitive project

proposals.


Qualifications and experience required:

Required:
Engineering or a related discipline.

• Experience of optimization, modelling and statistical analysis
• Experience with energy systems and related fields Knowledge of programing, simulation and

optimization software capabilities.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in crossfunctional teams.
• Selfmotivated and able to work independently.

Desired:

• Experience in renewables, electric vehicle or energy storage integration.
• Experience in energy flexibility, local markets and optimization.
• Experience in competitive project proposal preparation.
• Experience in industrial or competitive projects leadership.
• Experience in supervising students.

qualification and professional experience.

• A motivation letter with reasons for applying, qualifications and the intentions and visions for

the position

• Curriculum vitae with personal, academic and professional data