Research Fellow: AI-Driven Power Markets

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore seeks four talented Research Fellows to develop next‑generation electricity market design and coordination for low‑carbon power systems. You will work on market clearing, flexibility coordination, storage integration, and AI-enabled market simulation.

The roles require a PhD in relevant fields, strong publication records, and experience in analytical modelling, optimisation, and data‑driven methods.

Qualifications

• PhD qualification in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, and Information Engineering.
• Strong research background in electricity market design, power system operation & planning, energy storage, smart grids, DERs, flexibility coordination, optimisation or reinforcement learning.
• Experience with analytical modelling, optimisation, simulation, machine learning, reinforcement learning, or data-driven methods for power systems and markets.
• Familiarity with electricity markets, renewable energy integration, low-carbon energy systems, and future power system challenges is advantageous.
• Experience with programming and computational tools such as Python, Jax, or related simulation and optimisation platforms.
• Good publication record in high-quality journals or conferences related to power systems, power markets, or reinforcement learning.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research on future low-carbon power systems, electricity markets, and energy flexibility coordination.
• Develop analytical, optimisation, simulation, and data-driven models for electricity market design and power system operation under high renewable penetration.
• Design and evaluate market mechanisms for energy storage, distributed energy resources, demand-side flexibility, and low-carbon energy integration.
• Develop AI-enabled and computational methods for power system planning, operational decision-making, and market simulation.
• Perform modelling, simulation, and quantitative analysis of power systems, integrated energy systems, and electricity market operations.
• Collaborate with academic researchers, industry partners, and government stakeholders on research activities and technical discussions.
• Contribute to the preparation of research proposals, technical reports, journal papers, and conference publications.
• Present research outcomes at project meetings, academic conferences, workshops, and industry engagement activities.
• Support the supervision and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students involved in research projects.
• Assist in developing research software tools, datasets, and simulation platforms related to future energy systems and electricity markets.
• Participate in interdisciplinary research activities related to sustainability, digitalisation, and energy transition.
• Contribute to the establishment of international research collaborations and external funding opportunities.

Skills

Electricity market design

Power system operation

Power system planning

Energy storage

Smart grids

Distributed energy resources

Reinforcement learning

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, and Information Engineering

Tools

Python

Jax

Job description

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore seeks four talented Research Fellows to develop next‑generation electricity market design and coordination for low‑carbon power systems. You will work on market clearing, flexibility coordination, storage integration, and AI-enabled market simulation.

The roles require a PhD in relevant fields, strong publication records, and experience in analytical modelling, optimisation, and data‑driven methods.