As the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) post-doctoral researcher in the Energy Transition project, you are part of the sMArt Green Ports (MAGPIE) project. An H2020 European project.

Your role as RSM's post-doc MAGPIE researcher includes the optimisation of energy investment and operation decision making as well as the development of predictive traces of future traces, including energy and pricing based on the historical data. Your colleague project members then use your input to develop a decision support system.

Additionally, you contribute to researching optimal schemes which must account for energy flexibility across time, space, energy vectors and energy sectors. This also requires reliable predictions of energy supply and demand across all dimensions.

The MAGPIE consortium consists of four ports - Lighthouse port Rotterdam, Fellow Ports DeltaPort (inland), Sines and HAROPA - nine research institutes and universities, 32 private companies and four other institutes. These form a unique collaboration that addresses the missing link between green energy supply and green energy use in port-related transport and the implementation of digitalisation, automation and autonomy to increase transport efficiency.

This project accelerates the introduction of green energy carriers combined with the realisation of and logistic optimisation in ports through automation and autonomous operations. A living lab approach is applied in which technological and nontechnological innovations are developed or demonstrated.

All results feed into the master plan for the future European green port, which is aimed at full decarbonisation by 2050 through the provision of solutions that can be immediately implemented to make significant steps in decarbonisation by 2030.
See https://www.magpie-ports.eu/ for more information.

Your main tasks

• Develop models
• Implement results
• Write academic papers and reports
• Attend meetings and coordinate with consortium members

• You possess a PhD in either economics, operation management, computer science, electrical/computer/mechanical/industrial engineering, management science, physics/mathematics, information systems or related fields.
• You have experience with machine learning and AI, predictive models, optimisation and energy systems.

Your required competences
You possess:

• Strong commitment to high-quality research
• Evidence of your ability to conduct impactful work and to publish in top journals
• Strong communication skills
• Confidence with Python
• Openness, intellectual curiosity, eagerness to learn and a willingness to be proved wrong
• Experience in writing scientific papers
• Experience in leading research projects

Fixed-term contract: 24 months.

Organisation

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe's top 10 business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education which enables cohorts to further their excellence in all aspects of management. Based in the international port city of Rotterdam - a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade - RSM's primary focus is to develop business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying over their innovative mindset to a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelors, masters, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourages students and learners to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers.

Expectation:

This is a full-time position, and we would like you to come to the office to perform your research and other work. However, we're flexible if you prefer to work from home up to three days a week.

The conditions of employment correspond with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU).

Salary indications follow the standard Dutch scales for post-doc positions with small adjustments subject to training and experience.

Erasmus University has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8 per cent, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent and a considerable amount of vacation days.

EUR offers all employees an annual personal career budget which can be used to advance your skills and competences. Furthermore, there are lots of training, development and coaching opportunities at EUR.

Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe's top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam - a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM's primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. Study information and activities for future students, executives and alumni are also organised from the RSM office in Chengdu, China. www.rsm.nl

RSM is a faculty of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). EUR is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research. Our scientists and students work in close collaboration with internal and external parties to solve global, social challenges, inspired by the always dynamic and cosmopolitan Rotterdam. Our mission is therefore "Creating positive societal impact". Our academic education is intensive, active and application-oriented. Our research increasingly takes place in multidisciplinary teams, which are strongly intertwined with international networks. With our research impact and thanks to the high quality of education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. The Erasmian values function as our internal compass and make Erasmus University recognizable to the outside world: engaged with society, world citizen, connecting, entrepreneurial and open-minded. www.eur.nl