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Research Fellow in Electric Vehicle Battery Management Algorithms

Employer
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Location
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Salary
£33,309 to £37,127 per annum with additional performance related pay up to £46,409 per annum
Closing date
18 Sep 2019

Job Details

School/Department School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered
Contract type Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period Until 31 July 2022
Salary £33,309 to £37,127 per annum with additional performance related pay up to £46,409 per annum
Apply by 18/09/2019

Role Description

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research fellowship, working on a pair of exciting new vehicle electrification projects using lithium-sulfur batteries. The projects are funded by Innovate UK and the European Horizon 2020, and are being undertaken with partners from the battery supply chain and the automotive sector.  The project will involve the characterization of batteries subject to degradation in use, the parameterization of state estimators and the development of robust parameter-tuning software suitable for an industrial development environment. Algorithms will be demonstrated on real battery packs hosted by an industrial partner and in Cranfield’s own laboratories.

You will be expected to contribute to the design, development and demonstration of the system, including model-based work and practical laboratory work, and to work closely with our industrial and research partners. The research fellow will also be expected to help mentor PhD and MSc students working in the group.

Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant engineering discipline or be close to completion and have experience of practical laboratory work with electrical devices or systems.  Prior experience of relevant algorithm development (e.g. Kalman filters, ANFIS) and software development in MATLAB and Simulink is also advantageous.

The post is available immediately and is offered on a fixed end-date basis, terminating on 31 July 2022.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Daniel Auger, Senior Lecturer in Vehicle Systems and Control, d.j.auger@cranfield.ac.uk, or Dr Abbas Fotouhi, Lecturer in Advanced Vehicle Engineering.

Company

Cranfield is world-leading in its contribution to global innovation. With our emphasis on the aerospace, agrifood, defence and security, environmental technology, leadership and management, manufacturing and transport systems sectors, we have changed the way society thinks, works and learns.

We generate and transform knowledge, translating it to the benefit of society. Our partners, from micro SMEs to the largest blue-chip multinationals, from governments across the world to NGOs and charities, tell us this is what they value about Cranfield.

Innovation is part of Cranfield’s ‘corporate DNA’, evolved over 60 years of commitment to this agenda.

Our work informs policy for governments and produces new technologies and products for the world of commerce. We draw on this pool of research and consultancy to provide our students with a distinctive ‘real-world’ learning environment, allowing them to develop as professionals and transfer their new knowledge to the global economy. This has always been the ‘Cranfield way’ but it has never been more important than in today’s world.

People are key to our competitive advantage and so we need to attract, develop and retain the best talent for our business. We aim to create a culture where you can flourish and succeed and, in turn, contribute towards Cranfield’s success.

Company info
Telephone
+(44)01234 750111
Location
CRANFIELD
CRANFIELD
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK43 0AL
United Kingdom

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