Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow

This EPSRC funded full-time post is available from 1 July 2026 until 31 June 2028.
 
The starting salary will be from £ 34,610 on Grade E for the Postdoctoral Research Associate level and from £ 43,482 on Grade F for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow level, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

The Role

Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate or Fellow to participate in the interdisciplinary project: "SeaHIVE: Sea Ecovoltaic Arrays for Habitat Integration, Vitality and Energy". This team consists of 4 academics (3 in Engineering and 1 in Biosciences), working together to create and validate a new class of multifunctional marine solar infrastructure that integrates renewable energy generation, extractive aquaculture, and environmental monitoring. We will investigate the design of an integrated solar and aquaculture platform, supported by self-powered sensing and forecasting models, to create a system that learns from and responds to its surroundings, achieving both energy optimisation and ecological enhancement. The successful applicant will contribute to the design, modelling, instrumentation and validation of SeaHIVE prototypes. The work will include investigating optical, thermal, structural and hydrodynamic performance; developing and applying laboratory, field and/or computational methods; integrating environmental sensing and monitoring approaches; analysing multidisciplinary datasets; and working with Engineering, Biosciences and external partners to evaluate how marine solar infrastructure can support both renewable energy production and ecological enhancement, as well as the potential benefits of aquaculture to the solar infrastructure.

The post will include delivering research objectives; writing up research work for publication; presenting research progress and outcomes at national and international conferences and to project stakeholders; contributing to collaborative decision making within the project team; preparing reports and funding or contractual proposals; supporting project planning, monitoring and risk assessment; and contributing to teaching, supervision or the development of student research skills as appropriate to the grade of appointment.

About You

Postdoctoral Research Associate: 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 possess a relevant PhD (or nearing completion) 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 will be able to develop models, test prototypes and analyse data systematically.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.
Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in insert subject area and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to to develop models, test prototypes and analyse data systematically.

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

Further information

Please contact insert Zheng Jun Chew, insert z.j.chew@exeter.ac.uk

Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above.

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