Research Fellow in Circularity and Sustainable Infrastructure

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/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

This research project investigates the end-of-life management of offshore wind energy infrastructure, with a focus on improving material circularity and supporting sustainable infrastructure development in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany.

As the Research Fellow in Circularity and Sustainable Infrastructure you will:

• Hold weekly meetings with the project lead and team members to discuss progress and next steps.
• Liaise with the project partners and other stakeholders in the offshore wind sector.
• Conduct analyses (e.g., structured interviews, MFA, LCA) on offshore wind circularity.
• Prepare and document research-focused workshops and meetings.
• Combine understanding from the different project streams and lead the write-up of the project results to a report and/or research publication(s).

On-site first (working more than 80% of time on-site)

Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.

This role is an open-ended contract with a funding end date of 31 12 2027.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

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