A senior postdoctoral position is now available in the Centre for Ocean Energy Research in Maynooth
University’s Electronic Engineering Department on a strategic U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership:
‘LEAP-HI – Control co-design for ocean wave energy conversion.’
This project develops methodologies for an integrated design of wave energy devices using a novel
control co-design approach. It optimizes power take-off and wave capture structures with active motion
rectification and advanced control to boost efficiency, increase power output, and lower the peak-to
average power ratio. Experts from Queen’s University Belfast, Virginia Tech, and Maynooth University
collaborate on all stages, from concept design to system integration. Maynooth focuses on control
strategies. Funded by Research Ireland and the US National Science Foundation, this project unites
expertise in wave capture, power take-off, and control systems design.
Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) is an active international research centre involved in fundamental and applied research. It is
funded by a range of external sources including industry, national agencies (Such as Science
Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland etc.) and international agencies including the European Union
H2020 research programmes. COER has a wide range of national and international collaborators and
a staff complement consisting of academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, research students and
interns, all of which have a strong international dimension. There are also frequent international visitors
to the centre. Further information is available at: coer.maynoothuniversity.ie
COER staff publish in top ranked journals and conferences and also hold a range of international
patents in the area of ocean energy. Much of the group’s work is industrially relevant and various
aspects of the technology developed by COER has been licensed to industry in Ireland, the UK and the
US.
Principal duties will include:
• Control-oriented mathematical model development;
• Control algorithm development;
• Control system implementation and refinement;
• Communication and dissemination activities;
• Collaboration and interfacing with project academic and industrial partners.
The ideal candidate will have:
Essential
• A PhD in mechanical/electrical/electronic/control engineering or a closely related discipline. To be
appointed at the grade of Senior Post Doctoral researcher, candidates will need at least two years
post-doctoral relevant relative research experience.
• Robust analytic and programming skills.
• Experience with wave energy (control/modelling).
• Good organisational skills and a sense of the broader (e.g. economic) aspects of wave energy.
Desirable
• Postdoctoral experience and a record of scholarly publication and academic excellence.
If you would like to apply, go to post number 032921 at this link