Working as part of a research team, the successful candidate will develop and design a power converter for EV rapid charging and big renewable hookups.
This is an opportunity for the right candidate to join an exciting, prestigious new project funded by the Invest NI, aiming to implement a power converter with the view to boosting its efficiency reliability and scale. It is a unique opportunity to build the next generation of renewable energy interfaces and work at one of the leading institutions in the United Kingdom, Queen’s University Belfast, collaborating with a team of academics and industry.
The successful candidate will become an active member of the Energy, Power and Intelligent Control (EPIC) research centre within the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS), contributing to word leading research outputs and completely new research initiatives in the broader area of Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Conversion.
About the person:
To be considered for interview, candidate must demonstrate that they meet the following essential criteria:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.
Candidate Information