Being „The Research University in Helmholtz Association“, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 9,300 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences. KIT prepares its 26,000 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life. The Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI) invites applications as soon as possible, limited up to 2 years, for the position of a

Scientist (m/f)
– MSc Applied Mathematics, Cybernetics,
Electrical Engineering or similar –

You are motivated to developing novel optimization-based control strategies for energy systems and you will

• formulate and implement large-scale optimization problems for electrical and multi-carrier energy systems
• focus on distributed and decentralized algorithms which consider stochastic uncertainties
• be responsible for the internal and external coordination with academic and industrial partners
• publish your research results in leading journals and present at major international conferences

The position is suitable for part-time employment. You have a degree (Diplom (Uni)/Master) in Applied Mathematics, Cybernetics, Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline. Ideally, you have already finished, respectively you are about to finish, your PhD and you have profound knowledge of numerical optimization, systems theory and control engineering; a background on distri­buted control algorithms and computations as well as knowledge of optimization under uncertainty would be a plus. Basic on knowledge on modelling of energy systems would also be helpful. Language proficiency in English as well as good communication skills and team skills are required. We offer you an attractive and modern workplace with access to the excellent equipment of the KIT, a varied and responsible work, a wide range of training opportunities as well as a supplementary pension according to VBL, flexible working time models and a casino / cafeteria. We prefer to balance the number of female and male employees. Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job. If qualified, handicapped applicants will be preferred. Please apply online  until 28.09.2018, using the vacancy number 368/2018 and the reference number 6 to Ms. Meinel, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Personalservice, Campus Nord, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen. For further information, please contact Mr. Dr. Faulwasser, phone +49 721/608-26494. Further details can be found on our website:www.kit.edu. KIT – Die Forschungsuniversität in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft.