Job Information
Organisation/Company: University of Southern Denmark
Department: Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Engineering » Electronic engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Application Deadline: 1 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)
Country: Denmark
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Offer Starting Date: 1 Jan 2027
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon Europe - MSCA
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
The BiWPT Doctoral Network on Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer for Next-Generation Electric Mobility has a clear mission: to train a new generation of experts who possess the skills and fundamental knowledge required to effectively address the challenges of bidirectional WPT systems for electric mobility, enabling vehicle-grid integration in support of Europe’s energy transition. The network will advance fundamental understanding and practical implementation of efficient, compact, and misalignment-tolerant bidirectional WPT technologies. Expected innovations include novel electromagnetic coupling and converter designs, integrated shielding concepts and real-world demonstrators that enable seamless, efficient, and high-power electric vehicle charging and discharging. The network delivers a training programme to 15 Doctoral Candidates (DC), providing capabilities to become leaders of tomorrow’s R&I in Europe.
Objective of the doctoral position: Designing, modeling, and prototyping an integrated magnetic coupler that maintains high efficiency and constant output characteristics under significant lateral and longitudinal misalignments. The DC will develop hybrid compensation topologies that ensure passive stability without active control. A digital twin will be built to simulate electromagnetic, circuit, and thermal behavior, combining simulation programs as CST Studio and circuit simulator LTspice. The optimized coupler will be fabricated and experimentally validated in a bidirectional EV wireless charging demonstrator, proving >90% efficiency under realistic misalignment conditions.
The DC will participate in two planned secondments as part of the doctoral training programme: an academic secondment at the co-supervising university abroad and an industrial secondment at the mentor’s company. The DC is expected to submit regular progress reports to the local and network supervisors. In addition, the DC will actively participate in BiWPT’s training, dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities. The DC will prepare a doctoral thesis and publish scientific articles related to the research project.
Where to apply
Website: https://biwpt.eu/
Requirements
Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Power Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent. Master's students in their final year may apply. Transcripts of the master’s degree should be obtained before signing the contract.
- Outstanding academic results. Moreover, applicants must have the necessary academic skills and background to make the success of a doctoral degree.
- Applicants must have the ability to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English to a level that is sufficiently high for them to derive the full benefit from the network training.
- Motivation and commitment to interdisciplinary and intersectoral training.
- Ability to work both individually and in a team with adequate communication skills.
- Eligible to enrol in a PhD program at the host institution.
Specific Requirements
You must comply with the MSCA Eligibility Criteria:
- Mobility Rule: Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the recruiting host institution for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays and time spent by the researcher as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
- Doctoral Candidate Rule: Applicants must not already hold a doctoral degree on the date of recruitment. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Good
Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering
Additional Information
Website for additional job details: https://biwpt.eu/
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Southern Denmark
Country: Denmark
City: Sønderborg
Contact
City: Sønderborg
Website: https://www.sdu.dk/en/dme
E-Mail: biwpt@uantwerpen.be
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