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Job Responsibilities

In collaboration with CorPower Ocean, this research project offers a unique opportunity to develop wave energy technology by creating optimized control strategies for large-scale WEC installations.

You will treat a facility with 15 wave energy converters as a spatially distributed network system and address complex challenges in consensus-based estimation and distributed control to maximize power output. Key responsibilities include conducting a literature review, extending existing models for individual units to a simplified numerical simulation, and designing strategies to quantify the performance benefits of coordinated facility operation. This role is ideal for researchers passionate about applying advanced control theory to help CorPower Ocean transition to emission-free energy systems.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Completed degree at the undergraduate or advanced level (higher education) in the subject of employment or equivalent competence.

The ideal candidate is a motivated researcher with a solid background in control systems and a drive for sustainable innovation. To succeed in this role, you should have:

• Solid understanding of control theory and numerical simulation within a research context at the master's level.
• Expertise in one or more key areas, including nonlinear system modeling and control design or state estimation techniques.
• Currently enrolled in a master's program (systems, control and robotics, mechatronics, or similar).
• Good programming skills in MATLAB/Simulink or Python for developing and evaluating complex system models.

Desirable

• Knowledge of wave energy conversion and the mechanical innovations driving the transition to emission-free energy.
• Awareness of diversity and equality issues with a particular focus on gender equality.

We will place great emphasis on personal attributes.

Become a part of KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and participating in the transition to a sustainable society. Here, you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Gender equality, diversity, and equal opportunities are quality issues and an obvious part of KTH's values as a university and public authority.

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Union Representatives

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Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have the main responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.

The application should include:

• CV including relevant work experience and qualifications.
• Copy of degree certificate and transcripts from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in either of these languages.
• Cover letter, maximum 2 pages long

The application must be received by KTH no later than the last application day at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the Employment

The employment is temporary according to agreement - for up to 4 months, with start date by agreement.

Other

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