Academic Faculty Position — Power Supply for Industrial Enterprises and Civil Facilities

About the position

This vacancy is open to candidates across the full academic ladder — from Senior lecture to Professor level (or equivalent). Applicants are required to indicate a preferred title. The final position level will be confirmed by the University's Selection Committee based on the candidate's qualifications, publications, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Teaching courses in power supply systems for industrial enterprises and civil facilities, electrical networks, substations, relay protection and automation, energy auditing, the operation of electrical equipment, and dispatch control at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Developing and regularly updating course syllabi and instructional materials to reflect current requirements in digital power engineering, distributed generation, smart grids, and the sustainable development of power systems.
• Teaching contemporary applied courses on smart grids, digital substations and IEC 61850, Industrial IoT in power supply, power system analytics, energy storage systems, power system digital twins, and ESG in power engineering.
• Supervising coursework, thesis and master's research on power flow calculations, network and substation design, power supply reliability analysis, digital substations, renewable energy integration, energy storage, energy analytics, and sustainable power engineering.
• Participating in the university's research and applied projects together with power-sector, industrial, water-management, and regional grid organizations.

Requirements

Education Requirements

• Possession of a PhD degree or an equivalent degree in power supply, electrical power engineering, electrical engineering, power supply systems, relay protection and automation, power system management, or a related engineering field.
• Candidates from adjacent fields may be considered provided that their dissertation topic, publications, and professional experience are directly related to power supply systems, substations, electrical networks, smart grids, digital power engineering, Industrial IoT, or power analytics.
• Ability to translate these competencies into high‑quality teaching and student supervision at all levels of higher education

Experience Requirements

• Academic and teaching experience consistent with the requirements for the position of Professor / Associate Professor (Dotsent) established by the university's internal regulations and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in force.

Language Requirements

• For teaching in the state and/or Russian language: fluency in the state and/or Russian language sufficient to conduct classes, engage in scholarly communication, and handle business correspondence.
• For teaching in English: a confirmed level of English proficiency sufficient to conduct classes and carry out academic duties.

Key competencies

Core Professional Competencies

• A thorough understanding of the principles of designing power supply systems for industrial enterprises and civil facilities, calculating electrical loads, selecting and verifying equipment, and ensuring power supply reliability, with the ability to teach the corresponding subjects at a contemporary methodological level.
• Expertise in electrical networks and substations, power flow calculations, substation design and operation, and the installation, commissioning, and technical supervision of electrical equipment, with the ability to teach students the relevant calculation methods.
• Professional competence in relay protection and automation, energy auditing, energy efficiency, and the operation and dispatch control of power supply facilities, sufficient for teaching and supervising student and master's research on this subject.

Additional Competencies

• Smart Grid and Microgrid: knowledge of the principles of building smart electrical grids and microgrids, load management, distributed generation, and the integration of renewables into power supply systems.
• Digital Substation and IEC 61850: an understanding of digital substations, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), digital relay protection and automation, the IEC 61850 standard, and substation automation architecture.
• Power System Analysis: an understanding of DIgSILENT PowerFactory, ETAP, or similar software for load-flow, short-circuit, protection-coordination, harmonic studies, and power system reliability analysis.
• Industrial IoT in Power Supply: knowledge of smart meters, telemetry, and digital monitoring of power supply facilities, as well as the OPC UA and MQTT industrial protocols.
• Energy Analytics: use of Python, SQL, Power BI, and other tools to analyze losses, reliability, and power supply modes.
• Energy Storage Systems: an understanding of the principles of designing and integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS).
• Digital Twin of Power Systems: command of approaches to digital modelling and the creation of digital twins of grids and power facilities.
• Predictive Maintenance: application of equipment condition analysis, intelligent monitoring, and failure forecasting for substations, switchgear, and network equipment.
• ESG in Power Engineering: an understanding of decarbonization, sustainable power engineering, energy efficiency, and ESG indicators for power companies.

Selection process

selection process includes interview, presentation of the teaching course and research work to be conducted

Documents

• a CV including a list of publications;
• a motivation letter (maximum 1 page) describing research and teaching interests;
• copies of diplomas and degree certificates;
• where applicable, a list of research projects and grants, as well as information on supervision of master's and PhD students.