Opportunities, Power Systems Architecture Lab, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford. The lab is led by Professor Thomas Morstyn.

I am always happy to discuss DPhil supervision with students who share my research interests in power systems and energy markets. Please email me at thomas.morstyn@eng.ox.ac.uk with your CV, latest academic transcript and topic areas you find interesting.

Information on applying for a DPhil with the Department of Engineering Science is available here. Information on funding and scholarships is available here.

Research Studentship in Generative AI for Renewable Development

We are offering a funded DPhil studentship which will investigate the opportunity for specialised generative AI co-pilots to help renewable developers take projects from conception to implementation. As part of the UK’s net-zero transition, £10bn+ is being invested per year in renewable generation. Project planning is critical for success, but it is also highly complex and requires significant time from expert analysts. To address this, we will leverage the new opportunity created by interactive AI co-pilots that can assist human experts with analysis and decision-making. The studentship will involve close collaboration with the EDF R&D UK Centre, which is supporting the project through an EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award. The application website will open soon.

Job openings for postdoctoral researchers on specific projects will be posted here when available. A full list of job openings in the Department of Engineering Science is available here.

I am also happy to discuss supporting postdoctoral fellowship applications on topics aligned with my research interests in power systems and energy markets. Please email me at thomas.morstyn@eng.ox.ac.uk with your CV, proposed research topic and details of the fellowship scheme. Information on fellowships is available here.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Second-Life Battery Grid Storage

We are recruiting a 2.5-year postdoctoral position in Second-Life Battery Grid Storage. The position will involve original research on the technical integration and economic evaluation of second life batteries for power grid energy storage, focusing on clean electricity access in the Global South. The project will involve close collaboration with researchers from other disciplines within the Oxford Martin Circular Battery Economies Programme, who are working on second-life battery modelling, re-certification, and redeployment, as well as social acceptability and policy design. Apply by the 22nd of April.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Machine Learning for Grid-Edge Flexibility

We are recruiting a 3-year postdoctoral position in Machine Learning for Grid-Edge Flexibility. The position will focus on multi-agent reinforcement learning to coordinate grid-edge flexibility across spatial and temporal scales, while accounting for network constraints and uncertainty. Collaborating with other researchers on the project, you will also contribute to the design of a supporting cloud-to-edge computing architecture and profit-sharing mechanisms for grid-edge device federations participating in local and national flexibility markets. The position is funded by the EPSRC-FNR project “FleXEdge - Data-Driven Cloud-to-Edge Computing for Scalable Near Real-Time Local Flexibility Markets”. Apply by the 25th of April.