PhD position in Singapore: Urban Energy Systems Modeling and Analysis
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Deadline: 06 Sep 2015

We are looking for highly skilled and motivated candidates to work on research, modeling and simulation of energy conversion and supply building systems with special focus on district scale cooling systems. You will form part of an interdisciplinary team researching and identifying optimal configurations and operation modes of energy systems for their utilization in high performing urban settlements. Your strong analytical skills are complemented with a solid knowledge of energy and HVAC infrastructure systems on both building and urban scale. Thanks to your good programming skills you are able to contribute to the ongoing development of a software framework for iterative and integrated urban energy systems design, evaluation, optimization and visualization. As a researcher you are strongly motivated to testbed your research in ongoing case studies on highly sustainable buildings and cities in the tropics.
The candidate should have a master degree in environmental-, mechanical-, process-, electrical- or civil engineering ideally already focused on urban energy infrastructures. Good knowledge of the state of the art of building and district energy systems. Acquainted with modeling and analyzing renewable energy systems using CAD / GIS / BIM design environments and dynamic modeling. Excellent modeling and analysis skills as well as programming experience in any object-oriented language. Strong communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills. Good skills in statistics and methods of data analysis (e.g. clustering, probability) are welcome. Your English must be fluent, both written and spoken. German / French / Italian / Spanish skills are welcome.

For further information please contact Jimeno A. Fonseca (no applications) by e-mail: (fonseca@arch.ethz.ch) or visit our website: http://www.fcl.ethz.ch/module/low-exergy/

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