KU is seeking a highly motivated Post Doctoral Fellow to work on an Externally funded project under VRI Theme IV Smart Transmission Distribution for the project Microgrids operation and control. The candidate is expected to provide high quality research support and undertake internationally competitive research aimed at publication thereby contributing to the academic and research mission of the University.

Responsibilities of Post Doctoral Fellow

• Execution of the research project as per the plan.
• Maintenance and progress of the research lab.
• Assist the faulty in Supervising the MSc/PhD thesis related to the above research project.
• Adhere to the University’s information security and confidentiality policies and procedures, and report breaches or other security risks accordingly.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager.

Job Requirements of Post Doctoral Fellow

• A PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with specialization in power systems, renewable integration, power electronics, drives. (Those who are in the final semester of their PhD degree can apply and will be considered for research assistant position until they successfully defend their PhD and submit PhD degree certificate).
• At least 2 year of increasingly accountable relevant experience as a researcher in academia or in industry.
• Experience of undertaking assigned research tasks and starting to manage own workload.
• Experience contributing to high impact publications in top 10% journals in the relevant field.
• At least 1 lead author publication in a Q1 journal in the relevant field.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Should have credited graduate level  courses related to power systems, control systems, power electronics,  electric drives, ANN and Fuzzy control, adaptive control and model predictive control.
• Contributing to scientific papers and academic journal articles where possible acting as lead/ corresponding author.
• A willingness to contribute to a collaborative and supportive team culture.
• Excellent English language communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to function as part of a team working on multiple tasks with competing demands and deadlines.
• Well developed reasoning and problem solving skills.
• The ability to present research plans/ findings in a convincing style.
• Work towards technology transfer to industry both in oral and written modes of communication.
• Understand research group management and supervision of others.
• Establish contacts and network with colleagues pursuing a similar research agenda.
• Organize and teach a class or a course if more inclined towards a teaching career.

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