Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Università degli Studi di Padova
- Department: Dipartimento Ingegneria dell'Informazione
- Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering; Engineering » Electronic engineering
Offer Description
BESCAPE (“Boosting Europe’s Space Competitiveness through Advanced Power Electronics”) is a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network Joint Doctorate (DN-JD) initiative developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and leading European space companies. The project will officially start on 1 January 2027.
The project addresses emerging challenges in power conversion, advanced control, and power distribution systems for future human space exploration missions.
BESCAPE brings together a highly international consortium comprising 11 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) distributed across leading European universities and research institutions. The academic beneficiaries include Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM, Spain), Universiteit Twente (UT, The Netherlands), Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI, Spain), KU Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium), Université de Mons (UMONS, Belgium), Ghent University (UGent, Belgium), Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD, Italy), and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH, Spain). These academic partners collaborate closely with space-sector stakeholders, including the European Space Agency (ESA, The Netherlands), Leonardo S.p.A. (Leonardo, Italy), IMEC (Belgium), Thales Alenia Space Belgium (TAS-B, Belgium), OHB System AG (OHB, Germany), and CRISA-AIRBUS (Spain), creating a unique research and training environment that combines academic excellence with industrial and space-sector expertise.
The University of Padova offers 1 (ONE) fully funded PhD position “Innovative digital control of DC/DC converters for adaptive load transient response” (DC5) within this international research network, providing the opportunity to work closely with leading academic experts and industrial partners (Leonardo) while contributing to technologies for future space missions.
Where to apply
Website: https://forms.gle/cyNWXtn8NhYhJEaf8
Requirements
Research Field: Engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
University of Padova, as part of BESCAPE consortium, is looking for highly motivated doctoral candidates with a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or related disciplines.
The qualifications must be held on the announcement deadline date.
Please see the job offer for more details.
Specific Requirements
Please see the job offer for more details.
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent
Research Field: Engineering » Electrical engineering; Engineering » Electronic engineering
Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4
Additional Information
Benefits
Gross Salary (before all employer and employee’s taxes and contributions): 54,378.36 € (including Living and Mobility Allowances) per year (plus Family Allowance, up to a maximum of 7,920.00 € per year, if applicable). Please see the job offer for more details.
Eligibility criteria
MSCA Eligibility Criteria and UNIPD Recruitment/Exclusion Criteria. Please see the job offer for more details.
Selection process
The initial phase involves reviewing candidates' eligibility and evaluating their qualifications, skills and experience. The top candidates will be shortlisted and invited to an online interview. Please see the job offer for more details.
Additional comments
Candidates who would like more information/details about the project and the related scientific research activity can contact the email address provided in the job offer, taking care to write “BESCAPE project: information request” in the subject line. Please see the job offer for more details.
Website for additional job details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BwpeZKMnL3Z4fUez1GFwqmjI3XUnu8F3/view?usp=sharing
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Padova - Department of Information Engineering
Country: Italy
State/Province: Padova
City: Padova
Postal Code: 35131
Street: Via G.Gradenigo 6b
Contact
State/Province: Italy
City: Padova
Website: https://www.dei.unipd.it/en/; https://www.unipd.it/en
Street: Via Gradenigo 6/b
Postal Code: 35131
E-Mail: simone.buso@dei.unipd.it
