Postdoc: EV Charging & Second-Life Batteries in Urban Grids

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education opportunities

ABP pension

Flexible working week

Annual leave and personal leave

Job summary

Delft University of Technology in Delft invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in EV charging and second-life batteries for urban DC traction grids. The role explores repurposing end-of-life batteries for energy storage, battery diagnostics, and integration with traction grids to enable high-power charging on construction sites.

The project is within GRID4CITY under DUT Partnerships, coordinating EU partners, publishing in journals, supervising students, and contributing to pilots in

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Solid background in batteries, battery management systems, battery SoX modeling, thermal management, and lifetime estimation.
• Experience with modeling, simulating and building experimental setups related to Batteries SoX, AC and DC Grids, EV charging.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Experience with managing large projects with partners, planning and following up of tasks, organizing meetings and budgets is preferred.

Skills

Batteries

Battery Mgmt

SoX modeling

Battery lifetime estimation

AC/DC grids

EV charging

Project management

English proficiency

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Delft University of Technology in Delft invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in EV charging and second-life batteries for urban DC traction grids. The role explores repurposing end-of-life batteries for energy storage, battery diagnostics, and integration with traction grids to enable high-power charging on construction sites.

The project is within GRID4CITY under DUT Partnerships, coordinating EU partners, publishing in journals, supervising students, and contributing to pilots in