As an Assistant/Associate Professor your focus will be on the following tasks:
1. Research in Electrical Sustainable Energy in the field of high voltage materials and components, including supervising PhD and Master students. The focus will be on materials for HVDC and HVAC insulation systems and for high voltage technologies. It is expected that you will conduct research in solid, liquid, and gas insulating materials with special emphasis on thermal, mechanical, and electrical improvement by nanoparticles addition. The research topics include material characterisation techniques, ageing mechanisms, self-restoring insulating materials, material assessment, space charges, and new conductor materials based on superconductivity, nanotubes, and new metal combinations. The research output should be applicable to different high voltage fields, such as power electronic converters, high voltage cables, power transformers, gas insulated substation components, and gas insulated lines.
2. Education: Teaching in the area of high voltage materials and components, sustainable electrical power engineering, and high voltage infrastructures (MSc level), and in the BSc programme in Electrical Engineering.
3. Management: Acquisition and management of national and international research projects as well as establishing strong collaborations with industrial partners.
4. Participation in international bodies such as IEEE, Cigré, and IEC. A holistic approach, in which design, implementation, deployment, and analysis are integrated, is strongly desired.
A Tenure Track, a process leading up to a permanent appointment with the prospect of becoming an Associate or full Professor, offers young, talented academics a clear and attractive career path. During the Tenure Track, you will have the opportunity to develop into an internationally acknowledged and recognised academic. We offer a structured career and personal development programme designed to offer individual academics as much support as possible. For more information about the Tenure Track and the personal development programme, please visit
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