Graduate Research Assistant

The starting salary will be from £33,951 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

Summary of the role

This new full-time (1.0FTE) post is available from 03/11/2025 until 26/06/2026 on a fixed-term basis, within the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Graduate Research Assistant to support the work of Dawei Qiu and Zhong Fan. This ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency) funded post is available from 03/11/2025 to 26/06/2026. The successful applicant will conduct cutting edge research on developing safe and scalable AI decision support tools for energy systems.

The post will carry out research in the application of advanced AI technologies to energy systems and publish in top energy and AI conferences / journals. The successful applicant will also develop open-source simulation and decision-making tools based on their research. 

About you

The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

Applicants will be educated to first degree level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be able to have background in energy system, with good knowledge of AI techniques.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the 'apply' button.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Exeter.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information please contact Dawei Qiu and Zhong Fan, e-mail d.qiu@exeter.ac.uk, z.fan@exeter.ac.uk.

The closing date for completed applications is 29/09/2025 at midnight. Interviews are expected to take place 07/10/2025.

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