Organisation/Company Universidad de Alcalá Research Field Technology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Application Deadline 18 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The University of Alcalá is offering one full-time research position to work jointly within the UrbanFlex and DATIA projects.

UrbanFlex - "Digital Twin Aggregator of Urban Buildings with Photovoltaic Generation and Storage for Participation in Local Flexibility Markets" - is a research project funded by the Community of Madrid.

DATIA - "Research on the Operation, Maintenance and Energy Management of Data Processing Centres using Artificial Intelligence to Achieve Climate Neutrality" - is funded by MYTRA CONTROL, S.L. under an Article 60 LOSU contract.





The position is associated with the Department of Signal Theory and Communications and Electronics at the Polytechnic School of the University of Alcalá.

Research area: Energy.

Research line: Smart Energy Networks.

The successful candidate will work across both UrbanFlex and DATIA.

Within UrbanFlex, the researcher will contribute to the development of an advanced energy management platform for buildings equipped with photovoltaic generation and energy storage, focusing on participation in local flexibility markets and interaction with the electricity distribution system.

Within DATIA, the researcher will work on the operation, maintenance and energy management of data processing centres using artificial intelligence to improve energy efficiency and contribute to climate neutrality.

Research activities will include:
- Stochastic optimisation methodologies.
- Probabilistic forecasting.
- Artificial intelligence and machi

📌 Researcher in Smart Energy Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Energy Management (España)
🏢 Universidad De Alcalá
📍 España