PhD Research Fellow - Power Quality & PV Grid Planning

Stipendiat; Grimstad; On-site; NOK 496,000 - 606,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Participation in FME SOLAR

International research environment

Modern laboratories with OPAL-RT

Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

Job summary

The University of Agder (UiA) invites applications for a 100% PhD Research Fellow position in Electrical Engineering at Campus Grimstad, within the Energy Systems Group and the national SOLAR centre. The appointment spans three years with a negotiable start date and admission to UiA’s PhD programme.

The project focuses on power quality monitoring, EMT-based simulations, and grid hosting capacity with high PV penetration.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, or related field.
• Experience with scientific programming and data analysis, preferably MATLAB or Python.
• Good written and spoken English; English proficiency documented if NOKUT requirements apply.

Responsibilities

• Develop digital twins for pilot distribution and transmission grids with high PV integration.
• Create an event-based power quality assessment framework with EMT simulations.
• Evaluate grid control strategies to increase PV hosting capacity and optimize losses.
• Validate research through hardware‑in‑the‑loop lab experiments within the SOLAR consortium.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

Power systems

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Renewable Energy

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The University of Agder (UiA) invites applications for a 100% PhD Research Fellow position in Electrical Engineering at Campus Grimstad, within the Energy Systems Group and the national SOLAR centre. The appointment spans three years with a negotiable start date and admission to UiA’s PhD programme.

The project focuses on power quality monitoring, EMT-based simulations, and grid hosting capacity with high PV penetration.