PhD scholarship in Advancing Planar Magnetics for Next-Generation Power Solutions – DTU Electro
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A 3-year funded PhD position is available in the Electronics group at DTU Electro from 1 January 2025. The project "Empowering Data Centers: Advancing Planar Magnetics for Next-Generation Power Solutions" is funded by DTU's "PhD grant for a joint Alliance Research Project" and is in close collaboration with EPFL.
We warmly welcome dedicated researchers who are fueled by ambition and zeal for highly collaborative research to join us in forging new frontiers in power electronics. An exciting opportunity awaits you at the Electronics group at DTU Electro.
From 1 January 2025, we are offering a 3-year fully funded PhD position. The project is funded by DTU's "PhD grant for a joint Alliance Research Project" and is in close collaboration with Prof. Drazen Dujic, Power Electronics Laboratory at EPFL.
Our project, 'Empowering Data Centers: Advancing Planar Magnetics for Next-Generation Power Solutions', aims to revolutionize magnetics technologies and set new benchmarks for power efficiency and power density of power converters for data centers.
Responsibilities and qualifications
As a valued member of our team, your insights and expertise will be pivotal in navigating the challenges of high-frequency planar magnetics for next-generation power solutions in data centers, focusing on enhancing their efficiency, reducing size, and improving thermal management for data center power applications. Your tasks in close collaboration with the group at EPFL will include:
- Develop accurate loss models of high-frequency magnetic components.
- Optimize design methodologies while managing design tradeoffs.
- Implement magnetic integration techniques to address the growing demand for compact and energy-efficient power conversion solutions in data centers.
- Validate your designs in an actual demonstrator project in the data center at EPFL.
Any candidate who:
- Has a good grasp of multiple power circuit topologies for AC-DC and DC-DC.
- Has good experience in magnetic components design and optimization.
- Has good experience in analog design.
- Is familiar with power semiconductor devices selection and characterization or power packaging.
- Has good experience in PCB schematic and layout.
- Is familiar with one or some of the following simulation tools such as MATLAB & Simulink, PLECS, LTSpice, Ansys (Maxwell, Q3D), Altium, and Orcad.
- Is familiar with embedding programming.
- Has good experience in making laboratory prototypes, debugging, and testing power electronic circuits.
- Is target-oriented, structured, eager to learn new things, and ready to think outside the box.
- Can communicate in English at a good level.
Will be considered as a candidate with a favorable background. A candidate with high self-motivation and enthusiasm, and who can work under great tension would be preferred.
As a formal qualification, you must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree.
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education.
The PhD student will be enrolled at DTU for a 3-year study program, during which the student will take a 12-month research stay at EPFL.
Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by Associate Professor Ziwei Ouyang at DTU and Associate Professor Drazen Dujic at EPFL.
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
EPFL is one of Europe's leading institutes of technology and a world-renowned research university located in Switzerland. EPFL excels in various fields of science, engineering, and technology, with strengths in areas such as electrical engineering and computer science. The Power Electronics Laboratory ( at EPFL led by Prof. Drazen Dujic is internationally recognized for its competencies and excellence in the field of high-power electronics technologies research.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
The period of employment is 3 years. The position is a full-time position. The expected starting date is 1 January 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter according to mutual agreement).
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Ziwei Ouyang,
You can read more about DTU Electro at
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark. Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar "PhD relocation to Denmark and startup "Zoom" seminar" for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU.
Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 30 September 2024 (23:59 Danish time) . Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file . The file must include:
- A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
- Curriculum vitae
- Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale
- Documentation of personal power electronics laboratory experience
You may apply prior to obtaining your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
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