.Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering - Fluids and EnergyProject coordinator for Solar energy community Expected start 1 JanDepartment of Mechanical and Production Engineering - Fluids and Energy Katrinebjergvej 89F 8200 Aarhus NFixed term full-time position 1 Jan 2025 - 31 May 2025 ID: 16456Are you interested in solar cells and energy communities? Do you want to contribute to establishing a community-owned solar rooftop system?We offer the candidate to join AURORA, an EU-funded project in which community solar rooftop systems will be installed in four technical universities in Europe (Madrid, Evora, Ljubljana and Aarhus). We offer the candidate to contribute to the last part of the project from 1. January 2025 and until 31. May 2025.The candidate will join the project and contribute to: The project coordinationThe activities leading to the establishment of a citizen cooperative owning the solar rooftop installation at Aarhus UniversityOrganizing public meetings to foster climate-friendly behaviour and develop a sense of energy communityJob description You will be contributing to establishing the community-owned solar rooftop system at Aarhus UniversityYou will be responsible for the reporting to EUYou will be responsible for public outreach and attracting participants to the energy communityYou will be responsible for organizing and coordinating public events to discuss energy transition topicsYou will be working in close contact with other universities in Europe where similar rooftop systems will be installedThese activities will take place in close collaboration with PhD students and researchers on the energy transitionYour profile Applicants should hold a Master's Degree in engineering, social science or similar.The candidate should have good communication skills and be willing to interact with a diverse audienceThe candidate should have a strong initiative and good abilities to work in groupsResearch experience related to the social aspects of the energy transition is positive but not mandatoryExperience with energy communities is positive but not mandatoryExperience with EU projects and reportingA good English level is a requirement. A good Danish level is positive but not mandatoryWho we are The Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Aarhus University is a recently established department researching various disciplines. Within that department, there is a strong research area on modelling energy systems to find the most cost-effective strategies to decarbonize our energy system.The research group led by Marta Victoria investigates how to integrate large amounts of solar electricity into the grid. Our research covers the system modelling, but also the policy and societal aspect of integrating solar energy