Postdoc Safe Waterborne Digital Systems NL, CD

Postdoc Safe Waterborne Digital Systems

Challenge:
Integrating Fault Tolerance and Dependability

Change:
What if cyber-physical ship design

Impact:
Integrating resilience, safety and security

The candidate will work in the Horizon Europe Project WARRANT with 13 partners, pursuing innovative research to meet the following objectives: (1) The functional analysis and reliability assessment of waterborne digital systems, addressing the growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Remote & Autonomous shipping, and the increasing cybersecurity threat landscape; (2) The experimentation and validation of the WARRANT methods and platforms in Living Labs with representative stakeholders concerned with waterborne digital systems dependability innovations, and safe, secure and resilient operations of digitalized ships;

(3) the scientific dissemination and communication, and industry engagement.

The candidate will work in the department of Maritime and Transport Engineering (MTT) of Mechanical Engineering Faculty and will be a senior researcher in the SAFE‑NET group. They will interact with MTT Young Professionals and the researchers of the Transport Engineering & Logistics Section, and join social activities.

• A PhD degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Fault Diagnosis, Fault Tolerant Control, Reliability-Availability-Maintainability-Safety, Risk Assessment/Mitigation, Safe/Secure by design
• Excellent skills for quantitative/qualitative modelling of ship systems/operations
• Advanced programming skills
• An excellent command of English, as you’ll be working in an internationally diverse community and with international partners
• A problem-solving mindset and passion for interdisciplinary research working together with academic/industrial partners

• Duration of contract is 1 year Temporary
• A job of 36-40 hours per week.
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.