Doctoral student in Innovation Sciences with focus on Innovations in Energy and Environment

Högskolan i Halmstad; Halmstads kommun; Sur place; SEK 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Högskolan i Halmstad seeks a PhD student in Innovation Sciences focusing on Innovations in Energy and Environment. The chosen candidate will work on the Smart Renewable Energy Systems project to improve energy flows for SMEs.

This role involves an interdisciplinary approach, combining innovation science, energy technology, and computer science. Responsibilities include mapping value creation potential and developing simulation models using SME data.

Fluency in English and Swedish, with a Master’s degree in a relevant field, is required. The employment is for 2 years, aiming for a Licentiate degree with the potential for additional funding for a full PhD.

Qualifications

• Completed a second-cycle degree in Innovations in Energy and Environment.
• Good knowledge of spoken and written English and Swedish.
• Experience in digitalization, artificial intelligence, or machine learning.

Responsabilités

• Map and describe the value creation potential of Smart Renewable Energy Systems.
• Develop a model using data from SMEs to simulate potential gains.
• Explore the best design for the system and design a proof of concept.

Connaissances

Knowledge of renewable energy systems

Digitalization and data analysis

Programming skills (Python, R)

Strong collaboration skills

Formation

Master’s degree in relevant field

Description du poste

Doctoral student in Innovation Sciences with focus on Innovations in Energy and Environment

We seek a PhD student in Innovation Sciences with the subject focus on Innovations in Energy and Environment.

The PhD student will be a central part of the new research project Smart Renewable Energy Systems (SmartRESs) which investigates how to improve the energy flows of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with both photovoltaics (PV), electric vehicles (EV) and biogas production. The SmartRESs project is part of the Halmstad University ProActS research program, a multidisciplinary research collaboration on sustainability and circularity.

The PhD project is inherently interdisciplinary, uniquely combining innovation science, energy technology, and computer science to study how circular, sustainable, and renewable energy systems can be designed, implemented, and adopted within SMEs. The research project integrates perspectives and methods from all disciplines, and the PhD student is expected to engage in all parts while the exact balance between innovation-oriented and technical work can be adapted to the PhD students background, interests, and competencies. The PhD student will have a supervision team which includes experts from all fields.

For the innovation science perspective, the PhD student will map and describe the value creation potential of SmartRESs in SMEs. This includes investigating barriers, drivers, value intentions, and organizational conditions that affect implementation of SmartRESs, and how the system is perceived and adopted by business managers and decision makers.

For the perspective of energy technology and computer science, the PhD student will develop a model using data from collaborating SMEs to simulate the potential gains from SmartRESs. Furthermore, the PhD student will explore how the system best can be designed and, at a later stage, design a proof of concept together with project partners.

The employment is initially funded for 2 years, making it possible to achieve a Licentiate degree. To pursue a full PhD degree, the candidate and supervisors are obliged to apply for additional external funding.

Eligibility and assessment criteria

• Completed a second-cycle degree that is relevant to the third-cycle subject Innovations in Energy and Environment.
• Completed a second-cycle degree that is relevant to the research project SmartRESs and the third-cycle subject Innovations in Energy and Environment.

Other requirements

• A Master’s degree with technical focus within energy, physics, mechanics, computer science, environmental science, industrial engineering and management, or equivalent.
• A good knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Knowledge of renewable energy systems, energy issues or energy transition.
• Experience of digitalization, data analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, simulation or digital twins.
• Knowledge of innovation, sustainable business development, circular economy or industrial transition.
• Experience of programming or analysis tools such as Python, R or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of spoken and written Swedish.
• Experience of, and a proactive attitude and strong collaboration skills towards cross-organizational and interdisciplinary settings.

Salary

Doctoral students are employees of the University and paid a salary according to a uniform salary scale, adjusted in relation to the progress in education.

General Information

We value the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to our organization. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds, gender, functionality and, not least, life experience.