R&D Expert Energy Market Modelling

VITO/EnergyVille’s GEMS (Grid and Energy MarketS) team plays a key role in shaping the future energy system and markets to support a safe transition to a renewable energy system. The team’s expertise covers a broad range of topics: from conceptual design of energy and flexibility markets to modelling of energy markets and systems. Specific areas of application include the integration of flexibility from distribution systems into the energy system and markets, grid decision support, tariff design, TSO-DSO-consumer coordination, market-based sector integration, wholesale market design (long-term instruments and short term markets), and decentralized market concepts such as peer-to-peer trading and energy communities.

The team maintains, utilizes and further improves in-house developed state-of-the-art energy markets and system models. These models are developed in Python and Julia.

As R&D expert energy market modelling, you will be involved as modelling expert in research projects and consultancy assignments.

Your tasks and responsibilities:
• You are responsible for energy market modelling in the projects you are involved in.
• You actively translate real-world questions into modelling needs, define modelling scenarios, further develop in-house models where needed, assemble and clean needed input data, and generate quantitative and analytical results .
• You are able to link modelling results to practical implementation and solutions.
• You interpret and communicate the modelling results to stakeholders as actionable recommendations.
• You communicate research and project results in clear and high-quality reports, scientific papers and presentations.
• You actively extend your network to improve scientific excellence and to expand the team’s portfolio of consultancy assignments within your area of expertise.

• You hold a master's degree in engineering, economics, or another relevant study, combined with preferably at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• You have factual knowledge of how today’s energy markets are organized in Belgium and the EU.
• You are proficient in Python programming language.
• You are familiar with energy market or energy system models, such as market clearing models or unit commitment and economic dispatch models.
• You have advanced optimisation skills.
• You are fluent in English.

Finally, having the following qualifications can give you a competitive edge:
• You are fluent in Dutch or French.
• You are proficient in Julia programming language.
• You hold a PhD degree.
• You are familiar with game theory.

Offer

• The possibility to work activity based: your activities determine your work place. On average, you are expected at our office in Genk twice a  week. Hybrid work arrangements and/or working in a satellite office in Antwerp-Berchem, Leuven, Ghent, Ostend or Mol is possible.

• An attractive salary package supplemented with extra-legal benefits such as allowances, insurances and a modular holiday package.

• A great deal of freedom and flexibility in your job that enables you to achieve an attractive work-life balance.

• Innovation is our core value, we give our employees the opportunity to educate themselves and keep up to date within their field of expertise, moreover, we expect this.