Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in Power Electronics
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Closing date
- Feb 5, 2019
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- Sector
- Science, Computer Science and IT, Computer Science, General Computing, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
Recent award of research funding, in collaboration with Imperial College London, and the Universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh, has generated an opportunity for the appointment of a post-doctoral researcher in power electronics to support the Group's research into advanced GaN FET driving. We will explore means of maximising switching efficiency, reducing EMI, high-speed active gate profiling, gating techniques for enhanced reliability, temperature sensing, etc. Part of this role's responsibility is to deliver certain industry contracts, and therefore you will have the opportunity to work with industry, including the industrial sponsors of our EPSRC grants.
You should be educated to postdoctoral degree level or have equivalent industrial track record, and have experience in the designing, instrumentation, and testing of power electronic circuits that contain modern fast-switching gate-controlled power semiconductor devices. You will also be familiar with EMI effects and their mitigation. Experience in programming FPGA and microcontroller-based systems is desirable.
The post will form part of an interdisciplinary team of post-doctoral researchers and postgraduates investigating advanced power electronic conversion concepts. The post will also be affiliated to the EPSRC UK Centre in Power Electronics and there will be frequent opportunities for close interaction with other leading UK universities and industrial partners. The post-holder will be encouraged and supported to attend international conferences, and to publish research findings in high-impact journals.
This position is being offered on a full time, open-ended contract with funding for up to 2 years.
Informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Bernard Stark (Bernard.Stark@bristol.ac.uk, bit.ly/BStark).
Interviews will take place shortly after the application deadline.
We appreciate and value difference, seeking to attract, develop and retain a diverse mix of talented people that will contribute to the overall success of Bristol and help maintain our position as one of the world's leading universities.
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