Professor, Sustainable Large-scale Implementation of Wind and Solar Power
Professor, Sustainable Large-scale Implementation of Wind and Solar Power
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
We are seeking outstanding individuals who have a strong background and broad understanding on the challenges and solutions of sustainable large-scale implementation of renewable energy systems, especially focusing on utility-scale wind and solar power and solar energy (excluding bioenergy). In the middle of the green energy transition, we need to actively work for pushing our current climate, food, water etc. systems back within their planetary boundaries, making it critical to consider the impacts large scale deployment of renewables has on, e.g., land use, biodiversity and critical material demand. This position does not encompass wind or solar PV material research or electrical engineering aspects of power generation, nor bioenergy research. Position also excludes research on fluid mechanics and CFD modeling. The competences for these excluded fields should come from the research partners and collaborators.
The candidate should have a strong background in large-scale wind power and renewable energy engineering applications to be able to work on actual engineering solutions that can minimize the impacts on nature and environment. Scientific fields that fit to the TT-position are wind and solar power plant engineering and design, combined with environmental assessment, spatial and temporal analysis, and sustainability analysis. Tools to be used are for example LCA methods, spatial and temporal analysis tools such as QGIS and different wind turbine siting and wind power plant design tools, and similarly for solar PV and hybrid renewable energy systems. Willingness to learn, and ability for close collaboration with multidisciplinary networks will be needed.
The focus of the position is in understanding how we can implement all the required renewable energy generation systems, to secure the needed reduction of CO2 emissions, and at the same time, minimize the negative impacts on nature, societies and climate. What technical solutions are required and how they need to be implemented?
As a tenure-track faculty member, you are expected to complement the expertise of the current faculty by bringing new ideas and perspectives into our community. You are also expected to teach in our study programs with a typical teaching load of about three courses per year.
Your experience and ambitions
We are looking for applicants with
- A positive, solution-based “We can do it!” attitude
- a doctorate in renewable energy technologies, especially on wind power and wind power deployment, combined with land-use, siting analysis (e.g., GIS) and/or environmental (LCA, biodiversity and nature impact) and societal (social acceptance) analysis competences and understanding their role in a system limited by the planetary boundaries and social foundation
- a proven ability and passion to carry out high-quality research and publish in top venues of the discipline
- potential to attract research funding and build up your own research team
- an interest and capability to collaborate with industry
- already existing (or a proven ability to build) high-level multidisciplinary (including, e.g., engineering-ecology-social sciences-economics) international collaboration network
- motivation to teach at undergraduate and/or graduate levels
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