Vacancy Tenure Track Assistant Professor Energy Systems and Scenario (1.0 FTE) (218475)

Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative centre of higher education offering high-quality teaching and research. Balanced study and career paths in a wide variety of disciplines encourage currently more than 30,000 students and researchers to develop their own individual talents. Belonging to the best research universities in Europe, the top 100 universities in the world and joining forces with prestigious partner universities and networks, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of knowledge.

This exciting academic position is now available within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. It is embedded in the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG). The successful candidate will join the Energy and Environmental Sciences Group (IVEM) within ESRIG, where she/he is expected to develop his/her own interdisciplinary research programme. Keyword for this area of research is "Energy Transition", an area of profound societal importance, with numerous scientific challenges. Teaching a motivated group of students of the master programme Energy and Environmental Sciences is an equally important part of the position. This includes the supervision of master students during their thesis research. The candidate is expected to raise funding for PhD student projects, and supervise these PhD students > read more.