Postdoctoral Research Associate - Equity Lab

This full-time post is available from September 2025 for a period of 33 months. The successful applicant will join the Equity Theme of EDRC.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to participate in the UKRI funded Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) to work with Prof Gesche Huebner. The Energy Demand Research Centre undertakes research for an affordable and secure low energy future. Our interdisciplinary research programme identifies evidence-based energy demand reductions for a sustainable and more equitable future. The programme is arranged in five main research themes of Futures, Flexibility, Place, Governance and Equity. These themes cut across different scientific disciplines from engineering to social sciences, exploring the combined technological, economic and societal solutions that can deliver energy demand reductions in buildings, transport and industry. For further information on EDRC, please visit the project’s webpage: https://www.edrc.ac.uk/. 

The post will include creating the “Energy Equity Lab”. We will recruit about 200 householders from a low-income background to create a picture of lived experience of energy and housing inequalities. This will involve collecting their energy data via smartmeters, deploying a range of sensors, and running interviews and surveys with householders. One of the areas of interest is to understand to what extent those who experience energy inequalities will also be affected by other inequalities such as related to air pollution and ambient noise, and what mitigation options could be put into place.

About you

We are looking for a passionate individual who is committed to conducting outstanding research with the potential for real-world impact who has an appropriate research track record for their career stage.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants need to be able to conduct quantitative data analysis, such as of energy or sensor data, using relevant software such as R Studio. Additional familiarity with qualitative data analysis is desirable. Prior experience related to energy inequalities is required or a strong desire to learn about these.

The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare academic outputs.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification on our website for full details of this role.

For further information please contact Gesche Huebner, Professor of Environment & Human Health, g.huebner@exeter.ac.uk

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