PhD Student in Applied Energy Informatics at UDE 2026

Your main responsibilities

• In the funded research project InterPhaSe “Integrated platform for peer-to-peer energy trading and market-based grid congestion management through sector coupling”, you will take on research tasks.
• In the sub-project, which aims to extend the chair's own open-source tools for systematic software development, you will be responsible for further development with regard to sector coupling and the connection of market participants.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMarch 26, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of Duisburg-Essen
• City to studyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
• School to studyUniversity of Duisburg-Essen
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• a varied and diverse range of tasks in a research-intensive, interdisciplinary environment
• an interesting, responsible job with great potential for shaping the future
• a work environment with respectful, appreciative interaction
• a pleasant working atmosphere in a dynamic team
• the opportunity to pursue a doctorate with numerous support services
• Family-friendliness through childcare services for your children
• Advice on family caregiving tasks
• a wide range of training and professional development opportunities, individual onboarding
• Excellent public transport connections and free parking
• attractive sports and health programs (university sports)
• the possibility of working from home

Requirements

• A university degree with an above-average qualification in computer science or business informatics, which, according to the current doctoral regulations of the faculty, allows admission to doctoral studies, with a minimum of 8 semesters of standard study time.
• Sound knowledge and practical experience in the area of ??methodological approaches in agent-oriented software development ("AOSE"), e.g. using UML and AUML
• sound knowledge of software modularization using OSGI in the RCP environment
• Prior experience in Java-based software agent development using the JADE framework and the Agent.Workbench toolchain.
• Prior scientific experience is also desirable.

Check also:
2026 Fully Funded Humboldt Research Fellowship
2026 Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholarship

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Please send your application with the usual documents, quoting reference number 080-26, to Prof. Dr. Stefan Eicker, University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Computer Science, 45117 Essen, Germany, email: [email protected].

For more information, kindly visit the UDE webpage.