The role is for a research fellow for a 3-year full time post in Marine Renewable Energy research (MRE). The funding has been secured as part of the EU INTERREG Channel Area TIGER project. The aim of the project is to deploy in-stream tidal energy devices at various sites in the UK and Northern France. The University of Plymouth is contributing tidal resource modelling and analysis of flow data.
This role will suit a researcher who not only has relevant technical expertise but who also has a passion for in-stream tidal energy and collaborative research.
You will work with Dr Jon Miles, Dr David Simmonds, Dr Martyn Hann and Professor Deborah Greaves OBE. These four academics are leading members of the University’s COAST Engineering Research Group. This comprises academics, postdocs and PhD students carrying out an exciting range of European and UK research in coastal engineering and ocean energy, and publishing in leading journals. Professor Greaves leads the SUPERGEN Offshore Renewable Energy Hub that coordinates UK research into wave, tidal and offshore wind energy funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
The group benefits from the £19m Marine Building and COAST laboratory. The latter is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for research focussed on marine renewable energy and coastal engineering. For further information about the COAST Research Group at the University please visit www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/coast-engineering-research-group
and for further information about the COAST Laboratory please see www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/marine-institute/coast-laboratory
You will support a programme of research to review current state of the art in tidal flow modelling, engage in modelling tidal flows at different sites (e.g. using DELFT3D), and analyse ADCP data from these sites to determine velocity and turbulence characteristics.
You are expected to publish results of the TIGER project in leading academic journals. You are also expected to take part in publicising the project and topic, including delivering outreach and stakeholder events, taking part in workshops, project meetings, higher education, conferences, and working collaboratively with our European research partners.
You will be a researcher who is passionate about tidal energy and who:
Further details of the desired characteristics for this post can be seen in the job description.
Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Dr Jon Miles by email jrmiles@plymouth.ac.uk or by telephone on 01752 584737.
Interviews are likely to take place in May 2020 and you will be notified beforehand if you have been shortlisted or not.
We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.
This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 3 years due to the nature of the funding.
The University of Plymouth is committed to equality of opportunity, promoting a diverse and inclusive culture, demonstrated through our commitment to the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and as a Stonewall diversity champion. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, for example black and minority ethnic groups.
University of Plymouth holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework) Silver by the Office for Students.
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