Job Description

Date Posted:

10/10/2025

Req ID:

45402

Faculty/Division:

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Department:

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Campus:

St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto, is seeking an experienced electrical engineer in the area of electric power systems and distributed energy resources to help design and utilize the Grid Modernization Centre (GMC). The candidate will fulfill the research goals of the principal investigator (PI) and report to the PI.

Duties:

Power system modeling and analysis using dynamic and electromagnetic transient simulation tools Real-time simulation of power systems Design and utilization of hardware-in-the-loop and power-hardware-in-the-loop test setups Failure and contingency analysis of electric power systems Testing and analysis of inverter-based resources and electric vehicle charging infrastructure Testing, analysis, and design of protection, control, and automation schemes for power systems Grid impact analysis of electric vehicles Testing and modeling of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles Develop and execute research vision with PI to achieve research goals

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be/have:



A PhD in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on power systems A minimum of 5 years of working experience in the utility sector Strong publication record in IEEE journals in the area of electric power systems Strong experience with electromechanical dynamics simulation tools (preferably PSS/E and PSLF). This experience should be reflected in the candidate's journal publication record Strong experience with real-time digital simulators (RTDS, Typhoon, and OpalRT) Experience with electromagnetic transient simulation programs (preferably PSCAD and EMTP-RV) Strong programming skills (preferably for Python and Matlab) Strong experience of design and utilization of power HIL setups Extensive experience of root cause failure analysis for electric power systems Experience with wind/solar inverter modeling using EMT simulation tools will be considered a plus Experience of post-doctoral studies is an asset

Notes:

Candidates are requested to submit a comprehensive cover letter that summarizes the research experience of the applicant and a CV.

Closing Date:

11/08/2025,11:59PM ET

Employee Group:

Research Associate

Personnel Subarea:

Research Assoc

Appointment Type

: Grant - Term

Schedule:

Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

R01 - Research Associates (Limited Term): $53,520 - $100,350

Job Category:

Engineering / Technical