Postdoc in cyber-physical security for smart grids

Job description

As power systems become more digitalised and rely increasingly on synchronised measurements, protecting monitoring data and communications is essential for reliable grid operation. The research will focus on threats such as time-synchronisation attacks and manipulation of monitoring data in wide-area monitoring systems, characterization of their impact on system operation, and their timely detection using machine learning algorithms. The postdoc will develop methods for detection and resilience, and collaborate with an international team to validate them in cyber-physical power-system scenarios.

Qualifications

Requirements

A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made
Strong publication track record in leading conferences and/or journals in a relevant research field
As the work involves international cooperation, excellent skills in English are required, both oral and in writing

Preferred qualifications

A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
Experience with simulation-based on experimental validation
The ability to work in a team as well as independently
Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.
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CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.
Name and email address of two references.
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About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.
A
position as a postdoctoral fellow
is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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