Doctoral Researcher Innovative Management for Saturated Energy Communities

UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA Organisation/Company UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA Research Field Engineering » Industrial engineering Engineering » Electrical engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 19 Oct 2026
- 23:59 (Atlantic/Canary) Country Spain Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 20 Offer Starting Date 5 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher (ICP1) within the research line: \"Development of Models for the Decarbonisation of the Electricity System.\" The position is associated with the research project: \"Innovative Management for Saturated Energy Communities (iMAGEC)\" Project reference: ProID2026010003 The project is funded by the Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society (ACIISI) and has an execution end date of 30 September 2028. 1. Convocatoria de oferta de tr… The selected researcher will be based at the School of Industrial and Civil Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, ULPGC. The research position focuses on the development of models and strategies for the operation and decarbonisation of electricity systems, particularly in the context of energy communities, grid stability, inverter operation, controlled power curtailment, coordinated Volt/Var dispatch and participation in electricity, flexibility and carbon markets. Main Responsibilities The selected researcher will participate in the activities associated with the work packages of the iMAGEC project, including:
* Modelling electrical grids under both steady-state and dynamic conditions.
* Carrying out stability studies.
* Performing sensitivity analyses relating system stability to inverter operating parameters. Energy Management and Optimisation
* Designing controlled power curtailment plans.
* Defining coordinated Volt/Var dispatch frameworks.
* Developing multi-criteria and multi-objective optimisation approaches.
* Defining strategies for participation in: o Electricity markets. o Flexibility markets. o Carbon markets. Regulatory Analysis
* Analysing regulatory frameworks at: o Local level. o National level. o European level. The researcher will also contribute to:
* Project management activities.
* Preparation of technical and scientific reports.
* Monitoring of the project's quality plan.
* Dissemination of project results. Travel Availability to travel is required for communication and dissemination activities and project meetings. Additional Information Contract type: Permanent position linked to a research line/project.

Working hours
Part-time, 20 hours per week. Working schedule: Monday to Friday, 10:00–14:00. Workplace: School of Industrial and Civil Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Monthly gross

salary:
€1,150.13 gross per month, according to the applicable salary scale. The offer may include additional salary supplements, subject to the availability of funding within the project and the applicable instructions of the ULPGC Vice-Rectorate for Research. Proposed starting date: 1 November 2026. Eligibility criteria The maximum score is 100 points. A minimum score of 60 points is required to be selected or included on the reserve list. 1. Convocatoria de oferta de tr… 1. Research and/or Professional Experience – Maximum 70 points Only merits appropriate to the profile of the position will be assessed. 1.1. Suitability of Experience – up to 50 points Experience will be assessed through contracts or membership of research or working teams in the field of industrial engineering, obtained through public and competitive calls. Scoring:
* Predoctoral contract: 5 points per year.
* Postdoctoral contract: 10 points per year.
* Predoctoral research team membership: 5 points per year.
* Postdoctoral research team membership: 10 points per year.
* Predoctoral working team membership: 2 points per year.
* Postdoctoral working team membership: 4 points per year. 1.2. Scientific Publications – up to 20 points Articles published in JCR-indexed journals:
* Q1: 10 points.
* Q2: 5 points.
* Q3 or Q4: 1 point. 1.3. Conference Participation – up to 20 points
* International conference: 2 points.
* National conference: 1 point. 1.4. Patents – up to 10 points
* 10 points per granted patent. 1.5. Participation in Contracts with Public or Private Entities – up to 15 points
* Predoctoral contract: 2 points per year.
* Postdoctoral contract: 4 points per year. 1.6. National or International Research Stays – up to 6 points Research stays of at least one month:
* 6 points per year #J-18808-Ljbffr