Research Fellow in Circularity and Sustainable Infrastructure

ABOUT US

UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. Our powerful collective of individuals and institutions work together to explore new possibilities. Academic excellence is demonstrated by our 30 Nobel laureates and our top ranking in the UK for research strength. We are a global university with 14,300 employees and over 150 nationalities represented in a student body of 43,800 students. Our main location in Central London has recently been augmented by a campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The UCL Faculty of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the UK, ranked as the second most impactful engineering faculty in Europe and first for Research Strength in the Research Excellence Framework. Within Engineering, the UCL Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering is a multidisciplinary department renowned for innovation and excellence in research and teaching. We are ranked in the Top 50 worldwide for civil and structural engineering according to the 2021 QS World University and Subject rankings.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This research project investigates the end-of-life management of offshore wind energy infrastructure, with a focus on improving material circularity and supporting sustainable infrastructure development in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany.

As the Research Fellow in Circularity and Sustainable Infrastructure you will:

•   Hold weekly meetings with the project lead and team members to discuss progress and next steps.
•   Liaise with the project partners and other stakeholders in the offshore wind sector.
•   Conduct analyses (e.g., structured interviews, MFA, LCA) on offshore wind circularity.
•   Prepare and document research-focused workshops and meetings.
•  Combine understanding from the different project streams and lead the write-up of the project results to a report and/or research publication(s).

ABOUT YOU

Key requirements of the role are:

•   PhD in environmental engineering, industrial ecology or related disciplines.
•   Working experience and knowledge of research methods in industrial ecology (LCA, MFA, and similar)
•   Publications in Scimago Q1 journals on the above topics.
•   Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
•  Ability to support organisation and documentation of scientific and multi-disciplinary stakeholder events and workshops.

On-site first (working more than 80% of time on-site)

Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.

This role is an open-ended contract with a funding end date of 31 12 2027.

WHAT WE OFFER

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