Phd Position On The Energy Transition

1 maand geleden

Delft, Nederland TU Delft Voltijd

**PhD Position on the Energy Transition - Business Dynamics of Decentral Flexibility Designs**:
**_Do you want to contribute to the energy transition, engage with renewable energy experts, and develop model-based policy recommendations? Join our interdisciplinary faculty to create impact._**

Decentralized flexibility is pivotal to the energy transition. Numerous companies, start-ups, pilot projects, and not-for-profit organizations offer decentral flexibility solutions to integrate renewable energies, provide storage capacity, balancing power and resilience for electricity grids. Decentral flexibility designs include, among others, peer-to-peer energy trading, flexibility aggregation of home batteries, heat pumps, and electric vehicles, as well as energy communities. These designs represent different pathways to achieving decentralized flexibility, each offering distinct benefits. While some of these designs have proved successful, others have not.

This PhD project investigates the systemic factors that cause decentral flexibility designs to succeed or fail in European energy markets. The aim is to analyse whether a convergence towards certain designs can be expected and where tipping in the diffusion could emerge. The PhD thesis should result in a set of policy recommendations for companies and governments to further stimulate the spreading of decentral flexibility. A mixed-method approach is foreseen for the PhD thesis. The methods applied in this PhD project are a market and literature review, System Dynamics modelling, and empirical analysis.

**Job Requirement**:

- Master’s degree in Engineering and Policy Analysis, Complex System Engineering, Sustainable Energy Technologies, System Dynamics, or a similar degree related to energy transition, sustainability, or management.
- Methodological experience in System Dynamics modelling or strong willingness to develop such skills.
- Strong interest in the energy transition, in particular decentral flexibility and energy communities.
- Affinity with qualitative research and/or empirical surveys.
- Curiosity to research complex socio-technical systems, professionalism to engage in transdisciplinary collaborations and ability to manage a long-term research project.
- Proficiency in English, including strong writing skills. Dutch language skills are welcome but not mandatory.
- Open communication and team player qualities.

**TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)**:
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

Challenge. Change. Impact

**Faculty Technology, Policy & Management**:
The Faculty of TPM provides an important contribution to solving complex technical-social issues, such as energy transition, mobility, digitalisation, water management and (cyber) security. TPM does this with its excellent education and research at the intersection of technology, society and policy. We combine insights from both engineering and social sciences as well as the humanities. TPM develops robust models and designs, is internationally oriented and has an extensive network of knowledge institutions, companies, social organisations and governments.

**Conditions of employment**:
The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service provides information for new international employees to help you prepare the relocation and to settle in the Netherlands. The Coming to Delft Service offers a Dual Career Programme for partners and they organise events to expand your (social) network.

**Additional information**:
**Application procedure**:

- CV.
- Motivational letter (including an indication of when you could start the position earliest).
- Contact details of two references.
- Master diploma including the grades, or if not yet fully graduated the master grade transcript.
- A writing sample (usually the master thesis or a seminar paper).

**Please note**:

- A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
- A knowledge security check will be part of the selection procedure (for details page 45: national knowledge security guidelines).
- Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.
- Faculty/Department: Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management- Salary range: €2872 - €3670- Hours per week: 30-40- FTE: 0,8-1,0- Submission is possible until: 3 Jan 2025- ID job: 1660

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