Publisert: 14.06.20

There is a temporary PhD position for 3 years available at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management – Section Managerial Economics, Finance and Operation Research. The position is resident at NTNUs campus in Trondheim. This is an educational position, which will provide promising research recruits the opportunity for professional development through studies towards a PhD degree. The position is connected to the PhD program at the Faculty of Economics and Management and the faculty will be your employer.

Information about the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

The department is organized into six sections:

• Managerial Economics, Finance and Operations Research
• Health, Safety and Environment Management
• Strategy and Business Development
• Operations Management
• Experts in Teamwork

• Section of Economics and management (Campus Gjøvik)

About the position

The position is connected to the Norwegian Centre for Energy Transition Strategies (NTRANS), which is a multidisciplinary national research center studying transitions in the energy sector and related sectors (https://www.ntnu.no/ntrans). NTRANS is a collaboration between 8 Norwegian research institutions and over 30 user partners from industry and the public sector. Key research areas are the future energy system, active consumers and distributed solutions, deep decarbonization and sector couplings, and accelerating the energy transition.

This PhD project will analyze the short- and long-term efficiency of electricity markets, including the cost and benefits of providing flexibility. A major issue in the development of flexibility products and markets is to find viable business models. Relevant research areas and methodology includes industrial organization, complementarity and equilibrium modelling and optimization.

Qualification requirements

• The PhD position's main objective is to qualify for work in research positions. The qualification requirement is completion of a master’s degree or second degree (equivalent to 120 credits) with a strong academic background in operations research, finance or equivalent education with a grade of B or better in terms of NTNU’s grading scale. Applicants with no letter grades from previous studies must have an equally good academic foundation. Applicants who are unable to meet these criteria may be considered only if they can document that they are particularly suitable candidates for education leading to a PhD degree.
• The position requires excellent English oral and writing skills.  

In addition, the following qualifications will contribute positively to the evaluation of the applicant:

• Background and/or experience relevant to the project (see “about the position”)
• Documented experience with energy systems
• Good knowledge of digital tools like Matlab, Python, etc.

Please read more on:  https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/188867 

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Om IØT

Profil

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

IØT has challenging and inspiring educational programmes and research projects in the cross-disciplinary field of technology management. Through its programmes of study, IØT educates candidates with a solid technological basis in methodology and theory on how to develop and manage technologically based organisations.

Research

Participation in, and development of, research projects in close co-operation with Norwegian industry, the department is also developing models, tools and methods for how to manage Norwegian industry.