2016-03 Programmer IS - Google Groups

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has a vacancy in the “Intelligent Systems” research group for Programming and Testing Smart Energy Systems - Scientific Programmer & Coordinator of Smart Grids Lab (2.5 years), on the subject of Multi-agent Systems, Sensors and Control for Smart Energy.

Job description Energy systems are currently in a revolutionary transition, due to the increasing inclusion of sustainable energy sources. Whereas in the past, energy supply was determined by demand and was supplied centrally, in the future, demand and increasingly decentralized supply will need to respond to each other. Their balancing requires a combination of adjusting conventional generation, exploiting efficient storage technologies and implementing demand response with corresponding incentives thereof. Balancing activities may take place on multiple scales, from the individual household to the European or even an envisioned global grid. NWO will fund several positions to address balancing control and incentives pertinent to smart energy cooperatives within national and European projects, including Grid-Friends, whose proposal has been selected and ranked #1 in the ERA-Net Smart Grids+ program. The vacant position contributes to the development, experimentation and collaborative research to tackle applied scientific research questions within several projects in smart energy, including Grid-Friends, Stascade and a Public-Private-Partnership. The aims of Grid-Friends are to develop fundamental and applicable solutions for residential energy cooperatives, drawing on tools and techniques from sequential multi-agent decision-making under uncertainty, (evolutionary) game theory and market mechanism design. The project is a European collaboration and includes next to another research institute two pilot sites, one in Amsterdam and one in Cologne. The applicant will take responsibility for the implementation of algorithms and mechanisms for planning and intelligent local control in face of uncertainty, and will closely collaborate with other project team members (amongst which a postdoc within the group) for the implementation of lab and field tests. Overall, the work is aimed at developing reusable software, simulation and hardware sensing & control modules (e.g., using the Raspberry Pi), that can be employed in scientific experiments and demonstrations related to the research in the group. The research to be performed within the vacant position will contribute to the research group's ambition to make practical intelligent systems that are founded on fundamental principles. The position is embedded in a research group with experience and ongoing complementary projects on topics such as smart energy systems, demand response, electricity trading strategies, etc., and the successful applicant will join a diverse team of motivated junior and senior researchers.

Requirements Scientific programmers are required to have at least a Master's degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, or in comparable areas. Candidates must be excellent and creative in their programming, should have a clear interest in applied research, should have interest in multi-agent systems and in the application area of electricity networks, and should be able to cooperate with experts from different disciplines. Candidates are expected to have an excellent command of English. Experience in embedded systems, C/C++, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Ruby (on Rails), Energy management systems, industry communication protocols (CANbus, Modbus TCP), and academic writing and presentation is a plus.

Terms and conditions The terms of employment are in accordance with the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for Research Centres ("CAO-onderzoeksinstellingen"). The gross monthly salary for an employee on a full time basis, depending on relevant work experience, ranges from € 2579 to € 4089. The appointment will be for a period of up to two and a half years, with an envisioned starting date of 1 October 2016 and ending on 31 March 2019. Employees are also entitled to a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.33%. CWI offers attractive working conditions, including flexible scheduling. Please visit our website for more information about our terms of employment: www.cwi.nl/terms-of-employment

Application
 Applications can be sent until 28 August 2016 to [email protected]. All applications should include - a motivation letter, explaining the interest in the proposed research fields - a detailed CV, - names and contact details of at least two referees, and - a list of publications. For residents outside the EER-area, a Toefl English language test might be required.

For more information about the vacancies, please contact dr. Michael Kaisers Tel. +31 (0)20 592 4035 Email: [email protected] 
 Website of research group “Intelligent Systems (IS)”: http://www.cwi.nl/research-groups/intelligent-systems For more information about CWI, please visit www.cwi.nl or watch our video “A Fundamental Difference” about working at CWI.

About Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
 Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science and linked to the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The mission of CWI is to conduct pioneering research in mathematics and computer science, generating new knowledge in these fields and conveying it to trade, industry, and society at large. CWI is an internationally oriented institute, with 160 scientists from approximately 27 countries. The facilities are first-rate and include excellent IT support, career planning, training, and courses. CWI is located at Science Park Amsterdam that is presently developing into a major location of research in the natural sciences in The Netherlands, housing the sciences of the University of Amsterdam and of the Vrije Universiteit as well as several other national research institutes next to CWI.




Research group Please check out our website for more information about our Intelligent Systems research group.