Salary: £25,550 – £27,709
+ 45 days holiday in a full year (inclusive of 14 public/general holidays)
+ Enrolment into Local Government Superannuation Scheme
The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) is part of North Highland College, a partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). The ERI is a distinctive research centre with significant industry engagement and development of business collaborations to maximise research impact.
We are seeking to recruit an Energy Research Associate to join our multidisciplinary group working at the forefront of the energy transition across Scotland and internationally. The Associate will assist in energy-related knowledge exchange activities and support collaborative and contract research projects as part of the UHI’s Energy Knowledge Exchange (KE) Group.
The Energy KE group facilitates collaboration with industry, increasing the impact of research and access to UHI expertise and facilities to champion greater innovation with businesses and the wider community. This includes collaborative research, consultancy services, access to state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and services, innovation funding and knowledge transfer partnerships.
The post will be based at the ERI and will involve liaison with all UHI Academic Partners as well as national and international organisations. It will present opportunity to engage in diverse and cross-cutting projects including understanding the design, implementation and impacts of energy systems; life cycle assessment and carbon management, through to engineering, instrumentation and marine sensing research, ecology, environmental interactions and social science.
The successful candidate will facilitate new and existing projects across a range of energy technologies (wind, wave, tidal stream, biomass) and applications. The position offers a unique opportunity for a talented individual with strong technical or analytical background and an interest in the role of different energy technologies to bring about the energy transition across sectors. This multi-disciplinary role would suit candidates from an engineering, environmental / physical sciences or social science background.
Informal enquires can be made to Dr Benjamin Williamson, Lead Scientist for the ERI’s ‘Renewable Energy and the Environment’ research theme, and Chair of the UHI Energy KE Group at:
benjamin.williamson@uhi.ac.uk
The appointment will be until 30 July 2024 (subject to probationary period) with the possibility to extend or transition to an open-ended position.
Closing date for applications is 2 March 2022. Interviews are planned for 7 March 2022 onwards.
