We are seeking enthusiastic new colleagues as postdoctoral fellowships in the field of design and control of electric machine with strong interest in industrial applications and cooperation to join Centre for Industrial Electronics (CIE) at the SDU campus in Sønderborg. 

The application deadline is February 1, 2026, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)

The centre has currently approximately 30 faculty members including senior (full and associate professors), junior (assistant professors and postdocs), PhDs, and support staff. The task portfolio of the postdoc will be linked to one main project and several smaller projects within CIE. CIE is embedded in a powerhouse in electronics, which includes researchers and developers at universities and industries on both sides of the Danish-German border. CIE is a new initiative striving for high quality and great impact of its research, innovation, and education. Central to achieving this objective is access to state-of-the-art facilities and collaborations with industries.

The aim of the position is to build strong knowledge and competencies within the field of power electronics especially in the fields of motor integrated drives, power to X, advanced power electronic simulation or control and reliability of modern power devices.

Job Description (Control of BLDC/PMSM machines)

• You will conduct research in the field of design and control of electric machines with fed by WBG power electronic converter.

• You will do research on various control of power converter for multiphase PMSM motor and/or BLDC motor.

• You will use advanced tools for controller design with high sampling frequency.

• You will use advanced finite element analysis techniques and tools for electric motor design.

• You will do research and development on control algorithms (vector control, scalar control, six-step control, energy-based control, model predictive control).

• You will apply simulation and design tools, build demonstrators, and verify your simulation by experimental measurements.

• You will do research on power electronic setups for electric drives.

• You will participate in planning, execution, and documentation of projects with industrial partner.

• You will be involved in the daily supervision of PhD, master’s and bachelor’s students that perform research on similar topic.

• You will publish and present your work both at international conferences and in scientific journals with high impact.

• You will assist in teaching activities.

Profile and Requirements

• You have a PhD degree in Control of electric machine, Power Electronics or related fields.

• You have experience in design, development, and control of power converters using WBG devices.

• You have experience with rapid prototyping tools such as Speedgoat, Imperix etc.

• You have experience in hardware design and measurements.

• You have experience with DSP and/or FPGA used for power electronics applications.

• You have published in high-impact conferences and journals in the field of design and control of electric machine.

• You are a team player and have strong communication skills.

• You are interested in a longer-term commitment in a growing research group, and you are willing to work in close cooperation with industry.

• You are fluent in English, both spoken and written.

• A track record in participating in national and/or European research projects is a plus.

Contact 

Further information is available Professor Thomas Ebel, Head of CIE, phone: +45 93 50 72 05, email: ebel@sdu.dk and Associate Professor Ramkrishan Maheshwari, phone: +45 65 50 16 86, email: ramkrishan@sdu.dk.

If you experience technical problems, please contact hcm-support@sdu.dk. 

Application procedure

Applicants are advised to read the SDU information on how to apply.

Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material, and an application must include: 

• Motivated application.

• Curriculum Vitae. 

• Master’s and PhD degree certificates or equivalent (copy of original/official English translation). 

• Complete list of publications.

• Publications most relevant to the position.

• Summary and documentation of experience in teaching, if relevant to the position. 

• A research statement may be included.

• References/reference letters may also be included.

• A statement/documentation of other qualifications relevant to the position may also be included.

UPLOAD GUIDE: Motivated application shall be uploaded under ‘Cover letter’ (max. 5 MB), Curriculum Vitae shall be uploaded under ‘Resume’ (max 5 MB). All other documents shall be uploaded under ‘Miscellaneous documents’ (max 10 files of max 50 MB per file). 

All documents must be in English and PDF format. CPR number (civil registration no.) must be crossed out. All PDF-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.

The application deadline is February 1, 2026, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST) 

Assessment and selection process

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied, and only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU.  Interviews and tests may be part of the overall evaluation.

Read about the Assessment and selection process.  

Conditions of employment

Appointment as postdoc is temporary for an initial 2-year period, and the preferred start date is from March 1. 2026. Extension may be possible depending on available funding.

Employment as a postdoc requires scientific qualifications at PhD level at the time of employment. Employment will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations for academics in the state with the associated circular on the protocol for the job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for postdoc as described herein. Further information on salary and taxation. The person employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial evaluation, be exempted from time registration, also known as a “self-organizer”.

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The University of Southern Denmark wishes our staff to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position. SDU conducts research in critical technologies, which, due to the risk of unwanted knowledge transfer, are subject to a number of security measures. Therefore, based on information from open sources, background checks may be conducted on candidates for the position.

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