Postdoc: Non-Monotone Game Theory & Control

1000scholars; Delft; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (ABP)

Flexible working week

Education and training opportunities

Relocation assistance

Annual leave hours (232 per year)

Job summary

1000scholars, in collaboration with TU Delft, seeks a highly analytical PhD candidate to develop game-theoretic control for constrained systems within the ERC-funded ARGON project. The role focuses on dynamic game theory, nonlinear dynamics, and data-driven optimization for complex, multi-agent environments such as power grids and autonomous mobility.

You will join the Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, contributing to theory and computational

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field and documented research excellence.
• Experience in control/optimization/game theory is desirable.
• Excellent communication in English; Dutch not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze notions of local equilibria for non-convex, non-monotone game problems.
• Develop dynamic game theory for switched polynomial systems.
• Create tractable computational methods for local equilibrium in dynamic games with switched polynomial systems.
• Extend methods to piecewise-monotone game equilibrium problems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Strong English

Education

PhD in Systems and Control / Electrical or Mechanical Engineering / Applied Mathematics

Job description

1000scholars, in collaboration with TU Delft, seeks a highly analytical PhD candidate to develop game-theoretic control for constrained systems within the ERC-funded ARGON project. The role focuses on dynamic game theory, nonlinear dynamics, and data-driven optimization for complex, multi-agent environments such as power grids and autonomous mobility.

You will join the Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, contributing to theory and computational