PhD: Robust Energy Infrastructure Planning

Delft; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position on Future Energy Infrastructure Planning Under Uncertainty, carried out in collaboration with Stedin. The project intends to derive robust planning insights by capturing plausible socio‑economic developments and evaluating their effects on energy demand and infrastructure.

You will combine open‑source modelling frameworks with MGA and AI to generate actionable insights for near‑term investments, spanning Dutch energy systems.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or related discipline (awarded by the start date).
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop methods to capture socio‑economic developments for energy demand.
• Quantify impacts on local energy infrastructure (heat, electricity, CO2).
• Create actionable insights for near‑term investments under uncertainty using MGA and open‑source models.

Skills

Quantitative skills

English proficiency

Dutch proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Job description

TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position on Future Energy Infrastructure Planning Under Uncertainty, carried out in collaboration with Stedin. The project intends to derive robust planning insights by capturing plausible socio‑economic developments and evaluating their effects on energy demand and infrastructure.

You will combine open‑source modelling frameworks with MGA and AI to generate actionable insights for near‑term investments, spanning Dutch energy systems.