PhD: Thermal Management for Megawatt Planar Magnetics

Aalborg University; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 336,000 - 384,000; Full time

Job summary

AAU Energy at Aalborg University offers a three-year full-time PhD stipend within Electrical and Electronic Engineering, starting December 2026 or soon after, based at the Aalborg campus in a highly international research environment.

You will work on the GreenMag project in the Section of Power Electronics Systems and Materials within SPELL, conducting modelling, experiments, and prototype development to advance thermal management in megawatt planar magnetics for future electrification systems.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required for PhD enrolment.
• Strong experimental and modelling skills are desirable.
• Proficiency in English for scientific communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct multiphysics modelling and simulations.
• Design, build and test prototype thermal management solutions.
• Collaborate with academic and industrial partners.

Skills

Power Electronics

Thermal Modelling

Research Skills

English Proficiency

Education

Master's degree in EE/Power Electronics

Tools

COMSOL Multiphysics

ANSYS

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

AAU Energy at Aalborg University offers a three-year full-time PhD stipend within Electrical and Electronic Engineering, starting December 2026 or soon after, based at the Aalborg campus in a highly international research environment.

You will work on the GreenMag project in the Section of Power Electronics Systems and Materials within SPELL, conducting modelling, experiments, and prototype development to advance thermal management in megawatt planar magnetics for future electrification systems.