Dear Colleagues

We are currently looking for excellent PhD students with strong interests in smart grid and renewable energy. Candidates should possess first-class (honours) bachelor's and master’s degrees or equivalent (a GPA or average mark of at least 85% or the top 10% of graduates) in a relevant discipline and results of IELTS not less than 6.5 in each area (or equivalent scores in other English examinations). All successful candidates will receive a monthly stipend and a conference and research related travel allowance. Additional scholarship opportunities are available for outstanding candidates.

SaskPower is the main electric utility in Saskatchewan, Canada, owned by the Province of Saskatchewan. Following its vision of becoming a world leading utility though innovation, performance and service, fueled by the growing Saskatchewan economy, SaskPower has a very ambitious program for development and system renewal and plans to expand the share of renewable energy in total generation in the Saskatchewan province to 50% by 2030. SaskPower and the Canadian government have jointly funded a large-scale and long-term research program, led by Prof. Chung, and aims to address critical technical issues associated with smart grid technologies and their applications to real power systems. The successful candidates will join this world-class research program and have a chance to enjoy exciting research opportunities and practical applications in advanced power and energy systems technologies and visit world-leading power research entities.

The University of Saskatchewan is a member of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (i.e., the 15 most research-intensive universities), a global leader in biological, genetic and ecological research, as well as the home of two Nobel Prize winners. Power Systems Research Group at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has a long history in producing highly trained and qualified personnel for industries along with undertaking breakthrough research in different domains of Power Systems. Our Department is the main provider of power engineers in Saskatchewan and our group with 4 IEEE Fellows is the only group working on power engineering in the province of Saskatchewan. This is one of the strongest groups in Canada working closely with the local power company, SaskPower, on power systems engineering technologies.

Applicants should submit their CVs to Prof. C.Y. Chung by email: c.y.chung@usask.ca or discuss with him directly if any information is needed.


Prof. C.Y. Chung, FIEEE, FIET
NSERC/SaskPower Senior Industrial Research Chair in Smart Grid Technologies,
Professor and SaskPower Chair in Power Systems Engineering,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Saskatchewan, Canada