Description
The successful applicant will become member of the Energy Group within the Institute F.-A. Forel, Faculty of Sciences and they will be housed within the inter-faculty Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) that is active in cross-disciplinary research in the domains of energy, climate change, surface waters and urban ecology as well as sustainability. The institute offers an enthusiastic, dynamic and international working environment. It offers an interdisciplinary Master programme in Environmental Sciences (MUSE) with a track on Energy to which the successful candidates will contribute.
While the increased use of renewable energy and the abatement of greenhouse gasses have been actively pursued by energy and climate policies for some 20 years, energy efficiency has been given a more important role only recently. Important milestones are the European Union’s Energy Efficiency Directive and Switzerland’s Energy Strategy 2050. According to the latter, electricity use shall be reduced by 10% until 2050 which is a very challenging goal considering population growth and structural changes favouring increased application of electricity. The objective of the post-doc, as described in the summary, comes within this background.
The post-doc position is funded by the Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research (SCCER-CREST) and the research will be conducted in collaboration with the project partners and the local energy utility.
The position offers unique opportunities to further develop a wide range of analytic skills, presentation and reporting skills and networking in a cutting-edge R&D area that is essential for the energy transition, nationally and internationally. Candidates should have a PhD degree in engineering, environmental sciences and/or physics, and they must be able to combine thorough technical understanding with economic assessment and broader aspects of the energy transition.
Excellent knowledge of English is a necessity and good knowledge of German and/or French is an advantage.
We offer a two-year appointment (likewise with further extension planned). The salary will be in accordance with the regulations at the University of Geneva.
Interested applicants are requested to send a letter describing their motivation and competences next to an up‐to‐date CV with transcripts (course load and grades). Applications should be sent by email to maxime.raynaud@cuepe.ch. The announcement remains valid until qualified candidates have been found.
More information about the position can be obtained from Prof. Martin Patel (martin.patel@unige.ch) or Dr. Maxime Raynaud (maxime.raynaud@cuepe.ch).
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Engineering - Electrical engineering
Environmental science - Other
Career Stage
Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
Research Profiles
Recognised Researcher (R2)