IAESTE AUSTRIA

AT-2019-2024GR_Student
WORK OFFER Ref. No. AT-2019-2024GR

Employer Information
Employer: Website:
Location of placement: Gleisdorf
Nearest airport: Graz Thalerhof
Working hours per week: 38.5
Working hours per day: 7.7
Number of employees: 85
Business or products: Research on renewable energy

Student Required
General Discipline: 14A-ENGINEERING, Other Completed years of study: 4
Field of Study: 14.0101-Engineering, General. Language required: English Excellent

Required Knowledge and Experiences: Other requirements:

- Prerequisite: experience with simulation environments in the fields of
renewables;
- Nice to have (no prerequisite!): programming skills (e.g., python or
comparable), knowledge in GIS

Work Offered
The company is an independent research institute and one of the leading institutes in applied research in the fields of Thermal Energy Technologies and
Hybrid Systems, Building and Retrofit and Industrial Processes and Energy Systems. The company is located in Gleisdorf (20 km east of Graz, Austria) and
currently employs a staff of about 70 people from eight different countries. The company investigates, among other topics, the efficient and effective
application and integration of renewable energy sources in urban and regional energy supply systems. Development, analysis and optimization of on-grid
heat and cold supply systems, development of intelligent and hybrid energy supply concepts as well as holistic approaches for spatial and temporal analysis
and evaluation of energy and resource cycles for urban and regional settings are current challenges The company is focussing on in its research. To tackle
these challenges, the company applies and develops new analysis, simulation and optimization tools and uses monitoring and simulation tools to investigate
and optimize the operation of energy supply systems. These challenges are investigated within the scope of national and international research projects in
cooperation with renowned partners from industry (e.g., utility services, technology and software providers), partners from the R&D sector (e.g., universities,
research institutes) and public institutions (e.g., municipalities, ministries). We are currently looking for support for ongoing research projects in our research
group "On-grid energy supply and system analysis". For these projects we are looking for motivated students with a background in engineering, natural and
computational sciences and a keen interest in renewable and our future energy supply.

Number of weeks offered: 20 - 52 Working environment: Research and development

Within the months: 03-JUN-2019 - 31-DEC-2020 Gross pay: 1,200 EUR / Month
Or within: - Deduction to be expected: 20%
Holidays: - Payment method / frequency: bank transfer / monthly

Accomodation
Canteen at work: No
Expected type of accommodation: Student dormitory Estimated cost of lodging: 350 EUR / Month
Accommodation will be arranged by: IAESTE Graz Estimated cost of living incl. lodging: 650 EUR / Month

Additional Information

informational talk by IAESTE and employer

Nomination Information
Deadline for nomination: 25-APR-2019 Please send nominations by Exchange Platform

Date: 10-APR-2019 On behalf of receiving country: Mark Feichtinger