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Two Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions are available in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Position 1: Postdoctoral Research Fellow REF.# 10832 Salary: AUD$83K - AUD$89K per year (plus 9.5% employer superannuation and leave loading) A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available for work in the field of process control on an Australian Research Council funded project. This project aims to develop a new control approach to distributed energy storage, utilising one of the most promising flow battery technologies - Vanadium Redox batteries. This is the first attempt of a storage centric approach that includes (1) an integrated approach to design and control of Vanadium flow batteries to achieve optimal charging/discharging conditions and (2) a scalable distributed energy storage and power management approach incorporating energy pricing for storage dispatch that allows distributed autonomous controllers to achieve optimal local techno-economic performance and microgrid-wide efficiency and reliability. This is a multidisciplinary research project. The successful applicant will be supervised by and working with Prof. Jie Bao (Process Control), Prof. Maria Skyllas-Kazacos (the inventor of Vanadium Batteries) and Prof. Vassilios Agelidis (Power Electronics). Essential criteria: a PhD in Engineering or Mathematics; good knowledge of and research experience with process control and modern control theories including model predictive control; strong mathematical modelling skills; ability to work independently; excellent oral and written communication skills; a solid track record of research publications. Desirable criteria: Good knowledge of and research experience with: (1) flow batteries and electrochemistry; (2) dissipativity control theory, distributed model predictive control, and large systems theory; (3) power electronics. More details and the position description can be found at: https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/postdoctoral-research-fellow-15 Applicants are required to apply for this position online at the above website, addressing the selection criteria found in the position description. This is a full-time fixed term position for 12 months, with potential for a further 12 month extension. It is available immediately. An applicant may be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to appointment to this role. Enquires may be directed to Professor Jie Bao on telephone +61 (2) 9385 6755 or email: [log in to unmask] Application close: 21st June 2015 Position 2: Postdoctoral Research Fellow REF.# 10830 Salary: AUD$83K - AUD$89K per year (plus 9.5% employer superannuation and leave loading) A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available for work in the field of process control on an Australian Research Council funded project. Based on the behavioural approach to systems and dissipativity theory, this project aims to integrate nonlinear control theory with distributed optimization to develop a novel distributed predictive control approach for complex industrial processes. The outcomes will include a framework and the fundamental control theory for distributed autonomous model predictive control that achieves improved scalability, flexibility and robustness. Essential criteria: a PhD in Engineering or Mathematics; good knowledge of and research experience with modern control theories including nonlinear control theory; strong mathematical skills; ability to work independently; excellent oral and written communication skills; a good track record of research publications. Desirable criteria: good knowledge of and research experience with the dissipativity theory, large systems theory, chemical process control and thermodynamics. More details and the position description can be found at: http://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/postdoctoral-research-fellow-14 Applicants are required to apply for this position online at the above website, addressing the selection criteria found in the position description. This is a full-time position fixed term for 12 months, and is available immediately. An applicant may be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to appointment to this role. Enquires may be directed to Professor Jie Bao on telephone +61 (2) 9385 6755 or email: [log in to unmask] Application close: 21st June 2015