Research Assistant, College of Engineering and Architecture

Applications are invited for a temporary post of aResearch AssistantwithinUCD College of Engineering and Architecture.

Under the revised Climate Action Plan, the targets for wind energy in Ireland have been set as 6 GW of onshore wind energy by the end of 2025, growing to 9 GW of onshore wind energy by 2030, and at least 7 GW of offshore wind energy by the end of 2030 with 2 GW of that to be used for green hydrogen production. The ambitious plan includes the potential for in the region of 30 GWs off Ireland's west coast with the development of Floating Offshore Wind (FOW).

In such a context, for an exciting new multi-disciplinary project (Offshore-ADAPT), our interdisciplinary team is currently looking for a talented and motivated Research Assistant to join us for a period of one year. This project will establish an evidence base drawing of the global best practice on design flexibility for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) developments. The successful candidate will support the team to review the state of art and design practices of OWTs across different countries to identify the current design components required by planning consent regulations (e.g. turbine overall height, tower hight, length of blades, etc.). The successful candidate will also evaluate the policy context of changes in OWTs technology alter the impact of wind farms in Ireland and the rest of the world.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct a specified programme of research and scholarship under the supervision and direction of your Principal Investigator.
• Prepare the technical reports as required by the funding agency under the supervision and direction of the Project's Principal Investigator.
• Engage in the dissemination of the results of the research in which you are engaged as directed by and with the support of and under the supervision of your Principal Investigator.
• Engage in the wider research and scholarly activities of your research group, School and Institute.
• Carry out administrative work associated with your programme of research.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Salary: €30,025 -€ €35,429

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 17th of January 2024.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/