Doctoral Researcher in Power Electronics (DSII) / Väitöskirjatutkija, Tehoelektroniikka (DSII)

Job Overview

Doctoral Researcher in power electronics for a four‑year dissertation project at the Doctoral School of Industry Innovations (DSII) at Tampere University. The role is supervised jointly by a university professor and a company representative from GE Vernova.

Position Goals

• Develop control methods for utility‑scale power electronic converters operating as static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs).
• Develop software tools to support design, testing, and validation of the control methods.

Responsibilities

As a Doctoral Researcher, you will design and test the control methods in a simulation environment (e.g., Matlab), implement them in a hardware‑in‑the‑loop simulator, and finally run them on a low‑voltage laboratory prototype. You will also fulfill teaching duties amounting to approximately 5 % of annual working hours, unless an exception applies. Participation in DSII events, excursions, meetings, and traini...