KTP Associate in moisture & mould risk

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This role offers a springboard to a career in both industry and academia to postgraduates and postdocs interested in combining advanced technical work with significant stakeholder engagement and practical commercial application. The successful candidate will apply their skills in time-series analysis and statistical sampling to a project that will deliver practical solutions for the management of moisture and treatment of mould in homes. The work is not just theoretical; it will feed directly into real-world interventions in partnership with housing providers and community organisations, creating evidence-based tools and approaches that improve living conditions. This opportunity offers a unique mix of exposure and support from world leading academics and industry. The work will be visible to a project steering board comprised of experts from the wider academic and non-profit world.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a postgraduate or doctoral degree in building physics, environmental science, or computer science. The post holder will lead a cutting-edge innovation project that seeks to quantify the relationship between building stock characteristics, airborne moisture, and mould growth using sensor data. The ultimate aim is to create a robust metric for identifying houses at higher risk and to design practical mitigation options that support tenants, landlords, and housing providers. Based at the Centre for Energy Equality London office, the KTP Associate will apply advanced data analysis within a Social Enterprise that blends expertise, practical solutions, and access to strong community networks. The project will generate case studies from testing in real homes, ensuring that the technology developed is grounded in the needs of communities and capable of being scaled into a system that makes tangible improvements to health and housing quality . This will involve analysing sensor time-series data to classify moisture-producing events using simulation software, developing sensor data collection and storage pipelines, and integrating these tools into a cloud platform designed for user-centred interaction. The Associate will also manage multiple work packages with dependencies, maintain project progress, think flexibly in the face of unexpected blockers, and prioritise research elements with the greatest potential for community and commercial impact.

First round interviews are scheduled for 26 November 2025, and second round interviews are scheduled for 03 December 2025.

The successful candidate must start by the 26 March 2026 and the post has funding for 18 months in the first instance. Further funding to support the post may be available.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, or the application process, please contact bseer-.

UCL welcomes applications from international applicants and has licence to sponsor individuals who require a visa. This is dependent on the post and candidate meeting eligibility requirements for visa sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation.

About you

Strong communication skills, a collaborative and self-motivated attitude, and good project management abilities will ensure the KTP Associate fully benefits from their unique position at the interface between industry and academia. They will work closely with energy modelling and net zero experts from both UCL and the Centre for Energy Equality, while also engaging with community partners to ensure the project delivers measurable, lasting impact in tackling damp and mould in UK homes. Find out more about KTPs here: https://www.ktp-uk.org/graduates/

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