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Our energy system is currently undergoing an extensive transition away from fossil fuels and towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly energy production and consumption. The research focus of the high-voltage laboratory in the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering of ETH Zurich is the future of electric power transmission, which is one of the key technologies supporting this transition.
One of the core research projects at the high-voltage laboratory is the search for a novel insulation and switching gas to replace sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), which is one of the most potent greenhouse gases known to date. The global warming potential of SF6 on a 100 year horizon is 23'500 relative to CO2, and its atmospheric lifetime is about 850 years, therefore, it needs to be replaced urgently. The gaseous dielectrics team is aiming to identify novel insulating gases, tailor-make insulating gas mixtures, and predict the breakdown voltage in real gas-insulated switchgear geometries.
The research topic of the successful candidate will be the experimental and/or theoretical investigation of gas mixtures for application in high-voltage insulation. While there is a team of researcher working together with you in this area, everyone has her/his own area of specialisation. In your work, you will make use of and advance the techniques developed in the group, e.g the custom designed Pulsed Townsend experiment to determine discharge swarm parameters, the breakdown inception setup to investigate the discharge transistion from an avalanche to a highly conductive leader channel, the OpenAcces Monte-Carlo simulation tools "PyMethes" developed to model electron transport in gas mixutres, or similar.
The successful candidate has graduated from a university and received an excellent degree in electrical engineering, physics, mechanical engineering or a related subject. You are motivated and interested in working in an interdisciplinary research group. You work methodically and independently, are well organized and can present your results effectively and clearly (particularly in English). Prior experience in high-voltage engineering, plasma physics or electric power transmission technology is of advantage, but not mandatory.
We're looking forward to receiving your full application containing a letter of motivation, CV, academic transcripts (translated into English or German, if needed) including subject courses and grades (final year school and all years university), and letters of recommendation (if available from previous internships or stipend applications; there is no need ask for new dedicated letters at this point).
Only complete applications containing all the required documents will be considered. Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered. Interested candidates can receive further information at or upon request via E-Mail at cfranck@ethz.ch (no applications).
The starting date is upon agreement; the planned project duration is four years.
23-03-2024
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