Senior Research Fellow in Energy and Buildings

About us

UCL Energy Institute - Our aim is to help to build a globally sustainable energy system, by bringing to bear multiple disciplinary perspectives to observe, analyse, model and interpret energy use and energy systems.

The Smart Energy Research Group (SERG) - is a thriving research group that primarily conducts data-driven research relating to energy and residential buildings. We have a range of UK and international research projects and evaluation studies funded by research councils, government and industry.

About the role

The main purpose of the role is to undertake research across the Smart Energy Research Group’s range of projects relating to energy use in residential buildings.

Developing and maintaining SERG’s data assets via best practice data management (e.g., data quality, data linking) processes to ensure SERG data is research-ready and fit for purpose is also a key aspect of this role.

This role will be required to engage with SERG partners (particularly the EDOL team at the University of Oxford), and a range of SERG stakeholders, including government (DESNZ), industry and academic organisations.

This post is available immediately and is funded to January 2027 in the first instance; further funding to support the post may become available.

Contact information:

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-.

If you have specific questions about the role please contact Simon Elam,

Visa information

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

The successful applicant will have a degree with a strong data science, statistical or quantitative research component and/or similar experience in a comparable working environment. The candidate should have demonstrable applied experience of managing and analysing data in a rigorous manner and experience in undertaking data-driven research in relation to energy and buildings.

What we offer

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.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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