Sd-25136- Post-Doc On Data And Model Harmonization For Digital Twin Systems

Temporary contract | 24 months | Belval

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The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials, environment and IT. By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST empowers citizens in their choices, public authorities in their decisions and businesses in their strategies.

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LIST coordinates a National Centre of Excellence in Research (NCER) for a Data-Driven Energy Transition (D2ET). This initiative aims at supporting Luxembourg's energy transition through a nation-wide digital platform, built together with public and private stakeholders in the Energy sector. Such a platform puts together multidisciplinary data and models covering different aspects of the energy transition, including energy infrastructure, market design, regulatory constraints, social and environmental impacts.

Within the project, we aim at addressing the research challenges associated with the design and operationalization of a nation-wide platform including data collection and energy-related data and model harmonization aspects, through a postdoctoral position.

You will join a collaborative and multidisciplinary team and will act as a reference expect on data and model harmonization across domains, including semantic and technical interoperability of data and models towards its integration into a common digital twin platform.

How will you contribute?

You will be designing and implementing appropriate methodologies and technical frameworks to harmonize and integrate data and models from core research work-packages into a common decision-support platform. This involves providing model management support, with concrete prototype, by analyzing and understanding data through models—both static and dynamic representations that capture the knowledge and behavior of a physical system.

The role includes characterizing and engineering diverse models and their relationships with underlying data coming from different stakeholders pertaining to the key impacted domains. Additionally, model engineering will consider the lifecycle of the Digital Twin (DT), addressing both its progressive development and the evolution of the physical system it represents.

Key research areas include ensuring the consistency and evolution of heterogeneous DT models, accounting for variations in purpose, precision, granularity, completeness, and nature (e.g., ML/AI-based models, business rules, human knowledge vs. data-driven insights, and process models).

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and implement a model-based management infrastructure to support integration and harmonization of data and models in a heterogeneous context (i.e., different data source from human to technical, from knowledge to generative AI models).

• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate the management infrastructure within the Digital Twin platform delivered in the context of the project.

• Collaborate with the project’s stakeholders (data scientists, domain experts) via participation into Living Labs, to integrate/harmonize knowledge and models (e.g., including simulation, prediction).

• Enable the evolution of integrated data/models all along the Digital Twin lifecycle

• Ensure the consistency of integrated data and models with regard to potential evolution of the physical system it represents.

• Support project planning, execution, and reporting.

• Write technical documentation, research reports, and contribute to scientific dissemination (e.g., conferences, workshops, white papers).

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Required Qualifications

• PhD degree in System Engineering, Software Engineering, Model-Driven Engineering or a related technical field.

• Strong proficiency in model-driven or model-based system design, includes domain specific languages, data and system modelling, model transformations.

• Experience in formulating and presenting innovative/ scientific/ technological concepts.

• Excellent skills in communication and interaction with scientific and industrial stakeholders.

• Experience in the development and maintenance of prototypes.

• Experience with open-source software ecosystems.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with data management, data discovery, data collection, data exploration.

• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and collaborative development practices.

• Experience with generative AI in a system engineering context.

• Familiarity with various data-based, data collection and data workflow

• Experience working with energy systems, simulation tools, or digital twin technologies.

• Background in research-to-industry integration.

Language skills

• Good level both written and spoken English

Your LIST benefits

• 
  An organization with a passion for impact and strong RDI partnerships in Luxembourg and Europe that works on responsible and independent research projects

• Sustainable by design, empowering our belief that we play an essential role in paving the way to a green society

• Innovative infrastructures and exceptional labs occupying more than 5,000 square metres, including innovations in all that we do

• An environment encouraging curiosity, innovation and entrepreneurship in all areas

• Personalized learning programme to foster our staff’s soft and technical skills

• Multicultural and international work environment with more than 50 nationalities represented in our workforce

• Diverse and inclusive work environment empowering our people to fulfil their personal and professional ambitions

• Gender-friendly environment with multiple actions to attract, develop and retain women in science

• 32 days’ paid annual leave, 11 public holidays, 13-month salary, statutory health insurance

• Flexible working hours, home working policy and access to lunch vouchers

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Your application must include:

• A motivation letter oriented towards the position and detailing your experience

• A scientific CV with contact details

• List of publications (and patents, if applicable)

• Contact details of 2 references

Please apply ONLINE formally through the HR system. Applications by email will not be considered.

Application procedure and conditions

• We kindly request applicants to provide their nationality for statistical purposes only, as part of our commitment to promoting diversity and ensuring equal opportunities in our workforce. This information will be kept confidential and will not be used for any discriminatory purposes.

• LIST is dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining a diverse workforce. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on national origin, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, religion, age, or disability.

• Applications will be continuously reviewed until the position is filled. An assessment committee will thoroughly evaluate applications, adhering to guidelines designed to ensure equal opportunities. The primary criteria for selection will be the alignment of the applicant's existing skills and expertise with the requirements mentioned above.