Rochester Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Researcher - Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (ECTET)
RIT Main Location, USA · Contract
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About the role
- The Postdoctoral Researcher will conduct research and development in advanced power electronics and energy conversion systems, with an emphasis on high-power back-to-back converters, solid state transformer technologies.
- The researcher will work under the supervision of Dr.
- Liwei Zhou at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Responsibilities
- Develop models, control algorithms, and experimental platforms for high-power back-to-back power converters.
- Support integration of back-to-back converter and DAB stages toward a Solid-State Transformer system.
- Design, implement, and test power converter control algorithms, including active front-end and rectifier control.
- Perform experimental characterization, data analysis, troubleshooting, and performance evaluation of converter prototypes.
Requirements
- Experience with modeling, simulation, control, and experimental validation of power electronic converters.
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or comparable modeling and control-development tools.
- Experience with laboratory testing of power electronic hardware.
- This will be required to ensure your application is processed in a timely manner.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
Nice to have
- Research experience with one or more of the following: DC/AC inverters, Dual Active Bridge converters, Solid-State Transformers, grid-connected power converters, or high-power DC/DC converters.
- Experience with real-time control platforms, rapid-control-prototyping systems, DSPs, FPGAs, or similar embedded-control hardware.
- Experience with high-voltage/high-power laboratory testing, sensing, protection, and hardware integration.
- Demonstrated research productivity through peer-reviewed publications, patents, or significant prototype development.
- Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with institutional, sponsor, and regulatory requirements
- Disseminates and publishes research results in peer-reviewed journals, reports, meetings, workshops, and conferences
- Assists in the writing of grant proposals
Compensation
- In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above.
- $45,000-$55,000
Company info
- If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to careers@rit.edu.
Equal opportunity
- Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Ensure compliance with institutional, sponsor, and regulatory requirements
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