Researcher - Open-Source Software-Defined Power Electronics

Area: Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology  | Job scope: full-time  | Duration of employment: limited  | Posting-ID: 6085

 

The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 15,000 students and covers a range of research fields from the humanities, social and economic sciences to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, the university is one of the largest employers in the region and offers a unique environment for teaching, study, research and knowledge transfer.

We seek:

In the Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, Chair of Interconnected Automation Systems, we are looking for a researcher  as of the nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt  at the following conditions:

• 100% = 39,83 hours  
• Pay grade 13  TV-L
• limited  for three years

Your tasks:

• Contributing to the DFG project "Open-Source Power Electronics"
• Development of software modules for the simulation and evaluation of power electronic circuits (e.g., in terms of efficiency or power density)
• Integration of numerical optimization methods to improve power electronic converters or sub-circuit groups
• Building a software architecture towards an automated power electronics design toolchain
• Validation by means of unit and integration tests
• Scaling the toolchain towards high-performance computing clusters
• Publication and maintenance of above software-driven solutions in open-source repositories
• Writing and publishing of scientific articles
• Coordination with further project partners

Your profile:

• Very good scientific university degree (master or equivalent) or doctorate degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics or related study field
• Advanced programming skills (with a focus on Python)
• Desirable: knowledge and practical experience in software engineering methods
• Basic knowledge (or better) or power electronics
• Independent and team-oriented way of working
• Good command of written and spoken English (German is only optional)

Our range of services:

• Promotion of own scientific qualification according to the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz [act on temporary employment in higher education] (e.g. doctorate degree or early post-doc qualification)
• Diverse opportunities to take on responsibility and make a visible contribution in the research and teaching environment
• A modern understanding of leadership and collaboration
• Good work-life balance, for example, through flexible working hours and work location, as well as support with child care
• Extensive personnel development program
• Health management with a wide range of prevention and counseling services

We look forward to receiving your application by 31.03.2024.

Please apply exclusively via our job portal (https://jobs.uni-siegen.de). Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications in writing or by e-mail.

Your contact person:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Wallscheid

0271 / 740-3357

oliver.wallscheid@uni-siegen.de

Equal opportunities and diversity are promoted and embodied at the University of Siegen. The advertisement is explicitly addressed to people of all genders; applications from women will be given special consideration in accordance with the State Equal Opportunities Act. We also welcome applications from people with different personal, social, and cultural backgrounds, people with severe disabilities, and people of equal status.