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Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering

Department of Engineering Cybernetics

Research Assistant (Early-Stage Researcher) at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in model-based optimization - PRONTO EID

This position (ESR-F) is offered by the PRONTO EID-ITN (European Industrial Doctorate - Initial Training Network). The successful candidate will join the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in Trondheim, Norway. The task of the post will be dynamic real-time optimization of process networks taking uncertainty into account.

Description

The objective of PRONTO (PROcess NeTwork Optimization) is efficient and sustainable operation of Europe's process industries taking machinery condition and process performance into account.

EID is a funding scheme in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions under Horizon 2020. In EID, each Early Stage Researcher is enrolled in a doctoral (PhD) programme and spends at least 50% of his or her time in the non-academic sector. There is joint supervision of the researchers by supervisors in the academic and non-academic sectors.

The PRONTO EID has eleven partners from industry and academia across Europe. The research program for this post will be carried out as part of PhD studies at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU. The person appointed will be sent to ABB Corporate Research in Ladenburg, Germany to carry out significant parts of the research. Further, a short secondment at Statoil in Norway is planned.

The activity of the post will be to develop a framework for a robust, adaptive scheduling methodology of process networks with continuous and discrete decision variables. Advances will include i) optimization formulations that exploit structure to increase efficiency and robustness, and ii) an online model calibration methodology using knowledge of constraints and monitoring data in addition to normal process data. The advances will act as enablers for real-time model-based scheduling in large-scale process plants.

The candidate

Candidates should have an internationally recognized degree at the master level (or equivalent) in Control, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (or a closely related field, such as applied mathematics). The candidate is expected to be well acquainted with numerical optimization methods, and possess good programming skills (in a language such as Matlab, Python, C, or similar). In addition to documented excellent qualifications, personal qualities will be emphasized.

To be eligible, any candidate must be an Early Stage Researcher. They must not have a PhD and must have fewer than 4 years' research experience. At the time of the selection, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work or studies) in Norway for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the starting date.

These eligibility requirements for Marie Sklodowska-Curie ESRs are non-negotiable and ineligible candidates will not be considered.

It is a prerequisite that the PhD scholar applies for and is granted admission to the NTNU PhD studi

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Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

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