We're hiring: Research Fellow in Hydrogen Systems

Key information

• UCL Department / Division: The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
• Specific unit / Sub department: The Institute for Sustainable Resources
• Location of position: London
• Grade: 7
• Salary: £38,308- £46,155
• Hours: Full Time
• Professional Expertise: Research and Research Support
• Department: UCL BEAMS (B04)
• Location: London
• Contract Type: Fixed-term
• Working Type: Hybrid (20% - 80% on site)
• Available for Secondment: No
• Closing Date: 08-Jan-2023
• Ref Number: B04-03154

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Duties and Responsibilities

The Research Fellow will lead UCL’s contribution to the NERC-funded “Community scenarios of hydrogen energy and impacts on air pollution (COSH-AIR)” project. The Research Fellow will produce scenarios of future hydrogen deployment in low-carbon energy systems and work with our partners at Imperial College to understand the air quality implications. Both teams will use models that have been adopted by the UK Government to support policy development. This post is available from 1 February 2023 and is funded for 18 months in the first instance. Further funding to support the post is expected to become available. Contact information: A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact: bseer-recruitment@ucl.ac.uk If you have specific questions about the role please contact Professor Paul Dodds (p.dodds@ucl.ac.uk).

Key Requirements

The successful candidate will have a PhD, or be near to completion or have commensurate experience. They will have experience using energy system optimisation models; experience with TIMES models would be desirable.

Further Details

The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and the UCL Energy Institute are multidisciplinary, impact-focused institutes that contribute to solving environmental, energy and resource challenges.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee Assistance Programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Use these links for the job description and person specification.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the page.

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact: bseer-recruitment@ucl.ac.uk.

If you have specific questions about the role please contact Professor Paul Dodds (p.dodds@ucl.ac.uk).

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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