Postdoc- Power Quality and Control in Smart Grid

University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) is the first national applied University in the State of Qatar, offering applied Bachelors and Master’s degrees in addition to certificates and diplomas in various fields. UDST has over 50 programs in the fields of Engineering Technology and Industrial Trades, Business Management, Computing and Information Technology, Health Sciences, Continuing and Professional Education and more.

With more than 600 staff and over 6,000 students, UDST is the destination for top-notch applied and experiential learning. The University is recognized for its student-centered learning and state-of-the-art facilities. Our faculty are committed to delivering pedagogically-sound learning experiences with the incorporation of innovative technological interventions, to further enhance students’ skills and help develop talented graduates that can effectively contribute to a knowledge-based economy and make Qatar’s National Vision 2030 a reality.

Your Commitment
- Design and build power electronic converter hardware
- Design control systems for stable and optimal performance of power converters.
- Perform real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Perform embedded systems coding (microcontroller, digital signal processors, and field programmable gate arrays FPGAs )
- Develop different power electronic converters topologies for power quality improvement in distribution network.
- Perform hardware testing for integrated systems involving different types of power converter topologies
- Document research findings
- Write papers for journals and conferences
- Present on research progress and impact at group meetings, peer review events, and technical conferences

**Qualifications**:
Preferable research experiences and skills
- Significant experience in renewable energy and smart grid
- Significant hands-on experience in power electronics design, implementation and control.
- Good hands-on experience in electric vehicles’s motor control, charge controllers design and implementation.
- Experience with dynamic modeling of power systems, microgrids real-time operation and controls.
- Experience with energy management system software development
- Experience with energy storage technology and systems
- Ability to program embedded systems using python and implement AI for different purposes such as classification and predictions of faults in electrical networks.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team, excellent engineering analytical and experimental skills.
- Ability to work effectively as a part of a multi-disciplinary research team, and to carry out independent individual research to meet project goals.
- Advanced written and oral communication skills
- Experiences in scientific writing for preparation of scientific papers for publication and presentations for meetings and/or conferences
- Outstanding hands-on skills, strong computational and problem-solving skills, and a high level of analytical ability
- Willingness to cooperate and support other researchers in the research lab
- Experience in working with teams of engineers and supervising undergraduate students

Application procedure
- CV:(Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including:

- A complete list of publications
- Previous research experiences
- Two references who can be approached to write letters of reference/recommendation
- Cover letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number) 1-3 pages where you:

- Introduce yourself
- Describe your previous research fields and main research results
- Relate your qualifications, experience, and skills with the job requirements
- Describe your future goals and future research focus

**Qualifications**: