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Dear TRNSYS experts,
Position: New PhD position (starting from Sep 2019, for those with good TRNSYS experience) in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Not the same position as announced in August).
There is one new available position of the PhD Candidate (for those with good TRNSYS experience) in the field of the building energy technology, renewable energy technologies and energy flexibilities in the Department of Building Services Engineering,
the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. The PhD candidate is expected to use TRNSYS simulation environment during the PhD period. This position is different from the position announced by me in August.
Position start date: September 1st 2019.
Duration: Three years.
Please note that the first two years’ funding of this new PhD position has been secured, whereas the funding of the 3rd year has not been fixed yet. However, the funding of the 3rd year of this position is expected
to be covered by various funding sources, and the funding situation in the Department of Building Services Engineering is quite healthy now.
Requirements:
(1) With a Master’s degree (or will have graduated before July 15th 2019) or equivalent in the field of energy engineering, HVAC technology, thermodynamics and heat transfer, building energy technology, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering,
or applied physics.
(2) Strong competence in the building energy simulation (TRNSYS simulation), modelling and optimization.
(3) Outstanding academic and publication records.
(4) Hard working and high sense of responsibility.
(5) English Requirement: Applicants who have not obtained a degree of which the language of instruction was English from a recognised university are required to obtain an overall score of at least 6.5 (with score for the writing component at 6.0 or above)
in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or 550 or above in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for the paper-based test (with a score of at least 4 out of 6 in the Test of Written English), or 80 or above in the internet-based
test (with a writing score of 23 or above).
For those who are interested in this position, please send your CV, transcript of records (of both the Bachelor’s and Master’s Periods), list of publications, and English Certificate to Assistant Professor Cao by email: sunliang.cao@polyu.edu.hk
Thank you for your attention.
Kind Regards,
S Cao, Dr.,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Building Services Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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