Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER)
Two postdoctoral positions (36M and 12M) are 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: Control Co-Design of Heterogeneous Arrays of Wave Energy Converters.
Funded by Science Foundation and the National Science Foundation (US), the focus of the roles will be on the development of numerical optimisation-based control strategies for the linear and nonlinear models of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) arrays. The overall approach will rely on suitably adapting and extending existing frameworks based on direct transcription and other techniques such as networked model predictive control to the setting of multi-objective optimal control for WEC arrays.
The posts present significant opportunities for career development, in relation to sourcing of independent research funding, research management and supervision; mentoring in these aspects will be provided. The project exists within a wider COER group of 16 researchers and has international academic collaborators, including Iowa State University and Queens University Belfast.
The ideal candidate will have:
· A PhD in engineering, mathematics or closely related discipline
. At least 2 years’ postdoctoral experience
· Some record of scholarly publication
· Familiarity with the MATLAB/Simulink software suite
· Excellent analytic and programming skills
Highly desirable:
· Some experience in wave energy systems
· Experience in developing numerical methods for optimal control
· Experience in the design and analysis of networked control systems
· Experience with numerical optimisation algorithms and model-predictive control
· Experience in multi-objective optimisation
More information on the positions can be found in the full job description
COER is an active international research centre involved in fundamental and applied research. 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
http://www.eenge.nuim,ie/coer/· Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend for interview.
· Appointments will be approved by the President based on the report of the selection board.
· It is anticipated that interviews will be held during the week of the 21st February 2021.
· The appointment will commence on 1st May 2021.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University
