Doctoral Researcher in energy system studies (2 positions)
About this role
Multidisciplinary recruitment
The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary, international research university, with about 4000 employees who produce new knowledge based on high-standards research and provide research based education to build a more sustainable, smarter, and more humane world. The University of Oulu community has about 17,000 people in total. Our northern scientific community operates globally and creates conditions for the emergence of innovations.
We are now looking for
Doctoral Researchers (2 positions)
interested in energy system studies, with a focus on challenges of decarbonization from environmental and business perspectives. The positions are available at the Martti Ahtisaari Institute (MAI) at the Oulu Business School (OBS), and the Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit (WE3) at the Faculty of Technology (TTK). Both positions are fully funded for three years and part of the DSOFlex project funded by the Research Council of Finland.
About the job
As a doctoral researcher, you will conduct scientific research and perform post-graduate studies to achieve a doctoral degree. You will also participate actively in teaching and supervision activities at the MSc level.
TheDSOflex project (DSOs facilitating energy transition - The carbon handprint of flexibility) addresses the critical role of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) enabling a sustainable, flexible, and inclusive energy transition. DSOs face increasing pressure to manage local grid constraints while supporting system-wide decarbonization. The project investigates how DSOs can facilitate flexibility services and contribute to the creation of carbon handprint. The project is carried out in collaboration with VTT and the University of Oulu, OBS/MAIGBE and TTK/WE3 units. Please find project info here.
Position 1: Business model framework
In this research, you will develop a holistic platform-based business model framework to capture and analyse DSOs' flexibility s