Research Fellow (Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon Free Society)

Job title:

Analysis Fellow (Electrical Energy Innovation for a Carbon Free Society)

Firm

College of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:UE07: £39,347 to £46,974CAHSS / College of Social and Political ScienceFull-time (35 hours per week)Mounted-term: 36 months from 1 July 2024We’re in search of a postdoctoral Analysis Fellow with experience in vitality and society, particularly co-ordination of demand-side flexibility and the governance of vitality and local weather coverage, to hitch the UKRI-funded Electrical Energy Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) international centre.The Alternative:You’ll conduct analysis into the circumstances underneath which vitality policymakers, regulators, and grid operators can speed up the supply of demand-side flexibility, together with consideration of fairness impacts. Additionally, you will work with UK and international EPICS researchers and contribute to integrating social science into the centre.This place affords an skilled researcher the chance to hitch a brand new international analysis centre to undertake analysis on the coverage and governance challenges of integrating demand-side flexibility into decarbonised vitality grids.This publish is fastened time period for 36 months from 1 July 2024.This publish is marketed as full-time (35 hours per week), nevertheless, we’re open to contemplating part-time or versatile working patterns. We’re additionally open to contemplating requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual foundation) that mixes a mixture of distant and common on-campus working.Your expertise and attributes for fulfillment:

• A PhD (or equal skilled qualification and/or expertise), awarded or close to completion, in a related social science (financial sociology, vitality coverage and/or science and know-how research), with coaching or expertise related to the mission
• Experience in social science analysis strategies together with coverage and practitioner knowledgeable interviews and thematic evaluation, surveys, and use of archival information sources.
• Analysis experience in vitality and society, particularly co-ordination of demand-side flexibility and the governance of vitality and local weather coverage.
• Data of the present UK panorama of grid integration and demand-side flexibility.
• Observe document of related top quality tutorial analysis and publication.

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Anticipated wage

£39347 – 46974 per yr

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 05:53:30 GMT

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