PhD Research Fellow position in Climate Risk and Energy Systems, two positions
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PhD Research Fellow position in Climate Risk and Energy Systems, two positions
Employer
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest rated institution of research and education with 26 500 students and 7 200 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.
The University of Oslo (UiO) is expanding the activity at Campus Kjeller to strengthen our education, research, and innovation in technology for a sustainable future. UiO is a well-ranked research university where the Department of Technology Systems at Kjeller (ITS) is focused on applied research in sustainable energy, autonomous systems, space, and security. At Kjeller, ITS is co-located with the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI) and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), which both offer rich opportunities for collaboration. ITS also has a range of interdisciplinary research collaborations that include the UiO Blindern Campus and Oslo Science City, as well as many other national and international institutions and industries.
ITS offers several master level programmes, alone and jointly with other departments: Renewable energy systems, Cybernetics and autonomous systems, Robotics and intelligent systems, and Information security. ITS also hosts the Centre for Space Sensors and Systems (CENSSS), which incorporates operation of an instrument on the NASA Perseverance rover on Mars. A new master program in Space systems is in the planning stage. The department currently has 9 permanent scientific staff, approximately 35 adjunct staff from the research institutes at Kjeller and from industry, as well as about 20 PhD candidates. This position is part of an ongoing expansion of the UiO activity at Campus Kjeller. Campus Kjeller is located 20 km northeast of Oslo, between the city center and Oslo Airport. It is a 20 minutes commute with public transportation from Oslo city center to the campus.
Homepage: https://www.uio.no/english/index.html
Location
Oslo, Norway
Sector
Academic
Relevant divisions
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE)
Type
Full time
Level
Entry level
Salary
Salary in position as PhD Research Fellow, position code 1017 in salary range NOK from 550 800 - 595 000, depending on competence and experience.
Preferred Education
Master
Application deadline
15 December 2026
Posted
10 November 2026
Job Description
We want to create the knowledge base for successful energy transitions under climate change. To support us in this endeavor, we have two PhD positions available that will focus on:
In both PhD project you will research how to plan climate-resilient energy systems. You will be part of an active research environment at the University of Oslo spanning energy and climate modeling and you build upon open software developed at the department like Climate2Energy and highRES. In addition, you will collaborate with PhD students at ETH Zurich, and the project provides the opportunity for a funded research visit at ETH Zurich.
The first project focuses on pathway optimization under changing climate conditions and will evaluate impacts of technological lock in in energy system optimization. Example questions that you will tackle are: Can a period of a few years with high or low wind and solar capacity factors push the energy system to a setup that favors wind over solar, batteries over transmission, long-duration storage over international collaboration? How should we best include non-sustained trends under some climate change scenarios when planning energy systems?
The second project flips the problem around and starts with analyzing stressful periods for the current European electricity system. Example questions are: How are the underlying weather patterns going to evolve in the future both in terms of severity and frequency? What mitigation options exists and how do technological trends (e.g., adoption of more air-conditioning) contribute to future stressful periods? As part of this project, you will also expand the Climate2Eenergy framework to include high-resolution stretched grid climate model simulations provided by the project partners.
The planned work is interdisciplinary and collaborative. We expect regular exchange, feedback, and discussions among the full project consortium.
We intend to conduct interviews in January and February.
Full job advertisement: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/311337/phd-research-fellow-position-in-climate-risk-and-energy-systems-two-positions
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Position
PhD Research Fellow position in Climate Risk and Energy Systems, two positions
Employer
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest rated institution of research and education with 26 500 students and 7 200 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.
The University of Oslo (UiO) is expanding the activity at Campus Kjeller to strengthen our education, research, and innovation in technology for a sustainable future. UiO is a well-ranked research university where the Department of Technology Systems at Kjeller (ITS) is focused on applied research in sustainable energy, autonomous systems, space, and security. At Kjeller, ITS is co-located with the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI) and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), which both offer rich opportunities for collaboration. ITS also has a range of interdisciplinary research collaborations that include the UiO Blindern Campus and Oslo Science City, as well as many other national and international institutions and industries.
ITS offers several master level programmes, alone and jointly with other departments: Renewable energy systems, Cybernetics and autonomous systems, Robotics and intelligent systems, and Information security. ITS also hosts the Centre for Space Sensors and Systems (CENSSS), which incorporates operation of an instrument on the NASA Perseverance rover on Mars. A new master program in Space systems is in the planning stage. The department currently has 9 permanent scientific staff, approximately 35 adjunct staff from the research institutes at Kjeller and from industry, as well as about 20 PhD candidates. This position is part of an ongoing expansion of the UiO activity at Campus Kjeller. Campus Kjeller is located 20 km northeast of Oslo, between the city center and Oslo Airport. It is a 20 minutes commute with public transportation from Oslo city center to the campus.
Homepage: https://www.uio.no/english/index.html
Location
Oslo, Norway
Sector
Academic
Relevant divisions
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE)
Type
Full time
Level
Entry level
Salary
Salary in position as PhD Research Fellow, position code 1017 in salary range NOK from 550 800 - 595 000, depending on competence and experience.
Preferred Education
Master
Application deadline
15 December 2026
Posted
10 November 2026
Job Description
We want to create the knowledge base for successful energy transitions under climate change. To support us in this endeavor, we have two PhD positions available that will focus on:
- Iterative energy system decarbonization under evolving climate conditions
- Climate Change impacts on real stressful energy system events
In both PhD project you will research how to plan climate-resilient energy systems. You will be part of an active research environment at the University of Oslo spanning energy and climate modeling and you build upon open software developed at the department like Climate2Energy and highRES. In addition, you will collaborate with PhD students at ETH Zurich, and the project provides the opportunity for a funded research visit at ETH Zurich.
The first project focuses on pathway optimization under changing climate conditions and will evaluate impacts of technological lock in in energy system optimization. Example questions that you will tackle are: Can a period of a few years with high or low wind and solar capacity factors push the energy system to a setup that favors wind over solar, batteries over transmission, long-duration storage over international collaboration? How should we best include non-sustained trends under some climate change scenarios when planning energy systems?
The second project flips the problem around and starts with analyzing stressful periods for the current European electricity system. Example questions are: How are the underlying weather patterns going to evolve in the future both in terms of severity and frequency? What mitigation options exists and how do technological trends (e.g., adoption of more air-conditioning) contribute to future stressful periods? As part of this project, you will also expand the Climate2Eenergy framework to include high-resolution stretched grid climate model simulations provided by the project partners.
The planned work is interdisciplinary and collaborative. We expect regular exchange, feedback, and discussions among the full project consortium.
We intend to conduct interviews in January and February.
Full job advertisement: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/311337/phd-research-fellow-position-in-climate-risk-and-energy-systems-two-positions
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