PhD in Robust Energy Planning for Grid Operators

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Join TU Delft and Stedin to pursue a PhD focused on robust and socially viable energy infrastructure planning. You will develop models that handle uncertainty, quantify sector-socioeconomic interactions, and advise near-term investments for the Dutch energy system.

Based at TU Delft with weekly work at Stedin, you will engage with the Energy & Industry group and TPM faculty, contributing to interdisciplinary energy research and policy-relevant insights.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering must be awarded by the starting date.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Very good written and spoken English and Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Develop methods and tools to capture socio-economic developments in energy planning.
• Quantify impacts on local energy infrastructure and trade-offs between planning strategies.
• Collaborate with TU Delft researchers and Stedin system strategists.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Analytical skills

English language proficiency

Dutch language proficiency

Programming (Python)

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

PyPSA

Calliope

Tulipa

Job description

Join TU Delft and Stedin to pursue a PhD focused on robust and socially viable energy infrastructure planning. You will develop models that handle uncertainty, quantify sector-socioeconomic interactions, and advise near-term investments for the Dutch energy system.

Based at TU Delft with weekly work at Stedin, you will engage with the Energy & Industry group and TPM faculty, contributing to interdisciplinary energy research and policy-relevant insights.