Programme Director (Hydrogen Solutions)

The Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) invites applications for the position of Programme Director. 

Established in 2010, the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) is a pan-university research institute that focuses on systems-level research for tropical megacities. It performs translational research that covers the energy value chain from generation to innovative end-use solutions, motivated by industrialisation and deployment. ERI@N has multiple Interdisciplinary Research Programmes which focus on translational Research, Development & Deployment which focus on specific area of the energy value chain, and a number of Living labs and Testbeds which facilitate large scale technology deployment enabling validation and demonstration of real world applications.

The job is to lead an ERI@N Interdisciplinary Research Programme focusing on Hydrogen Solutions which will enable a future hydrogen economy. This includes the existing fuel cell and electrolyser research activities but will be expanded to include novel area like Green, Blue and Turquoise hydrogen generation, hydrogen carrier technologies and hydrogen as energy storage medium for grid services.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Participate in or lead research and development, demonstration, and deployment of innovative hydrogen solutions.
• Identify strategic R&D focus and lead technical roadmap development and technology assessments for hydrogen solutions.
• Facilitate and support research joint development agreements such as Joint Industry Program, Research Collaboration Agreements with Industry or University partners and related programs.
• As a leader of a work package or Project Principal Investigator (P.I.) to ensure projects are executed to meet the scientific / technical targets.
• Provide scientific / technical leadership and mentorship to the research groups members, including relationship management with stakeholders (government agencies, key research partners, NTU Management).
• Advise the research team in preparing grant proposals, intellectual property filings, presentations in meetings, scientific conferences; publishing research papers in Journals / conference proceedings as defined in the project scope and agreements

Job Requirements:

• Domain knowledge and experience: more than 10 years relevant experience with a strong research track record in fields of relevance to ERI@N would be essential. 
• RD&D leadership: Demonstrated leadership in RD&D in energy research; strong publications, or intellectual property track record is essential.
• Communication and leadership: Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individual and professional groups. Able to motivate the team members, provide mentorship and support team building.
• Industrial experience either by having work in industry research or technical leadership capacity or having done projects with industry partners on projects which had deployment-based validation preferred.
• Able to work in and lead interdisciplinary teams with a wide variety of competences and a high level of diversity.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU