Floating offshore wind turbines are widely regarded as a key technology to accelerate renewable power generation and reach climate targets. Installing a wind turbine on a floating structure comes with opportunities as well as new engineering challenges. In a Dutch-funded project, the development of innovations in offshore and floating renewable energy technologies is accelerated.
A key bottleneck to the implementation of these innovations is the system integration of different actors/needs and the supply chain readiness.
What you do
- Work on multi-disciplinary design analysis and optimisation (MDAO) for floating wind farms in different regions.
- Develop and disseminate MDAO software.
- Apply MDAO software to assess logistical aspects of the large-scale deployment of floating wind farms.
- Research supply chain requirements and bottlenecks for large-scale deployment of floating wind farms.
- Optimise the system.
- Reduce or mitigate technical, monetary, and schedule risks.
- Work among diverse and energetic peers in a stimulating and inclusive working environment.
- Contribute to and benefit from multidisciplinary research within a research framework.
- Work closely with companies and help strengthen the European ecosystem in this area.
- Utilise opportunities to use the MDAO framework for outreach activities.
What they ask
- PhD degree in system engineering, applied sciences, wind energy, or a related field.
- Fundamental knowledge and application of MDAO (multi-disciplinary analysis and optimisation).
- Good knowledge of scientific computing, object-oriented programming (e.g., Python), and version control (e.g., git).
- Familiarity with the system and/or supply chain challenges for offshore/floating wind energy.
- Curiosity to engage with multi-disciplinary stakeholders.
- Attitude to teamwork and excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
- Demonstrated creativity, self-learning skills, and an inclination towards research.
Nice-to-have.
- Experience with FAIR and open-source software development.
- Experience with supply chain modelling for offshore/floating wind energy.
- Experience with collaboration across institutions.
Practical
- Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
- Excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
- Possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
- Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
- Flexible working week.
- Annually 232 leave hours (at 38 hours), with the option to sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
- Plenty of opportunities for education, training, and courses.
- Partially paid parental leave.
- Attention to working healthy and energetically with a vitality program.
- Relocation support to the Netherlands, including information, events, and a Dual Career Programme for the accompanying partner.
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