Research Assistant or Research Fellow in Hydrogen Economics Modelling

Fixed Term Contract for 36 months

Research Assistant (if close to completing PhD)

£34,450 per annum

Research Fellow (if PhD obtained)

£37,337 per annum

About the Role

HyPT seeks to accelerate the development of net zero hydrogen technologies and ecosystems. You will be joining the global HyPT centre to support the work programme on policies, economics, and markets. You will be developing economic models to develop recommendations for the design of policies in support of net-zero hydrogen technologies and systems across the four founding countries of the centre, cognisant of the international perspectives. You will be assessing the implications of these policies on communities across local, regional and national scales, as well as contributing to analysis of scaling up of net zero hydrogen technologies, using technology innovation systems framework in collaboration with local teams in each country. It is expected that you will be travelling to the partner countries to take part in collaborative meetings or to undertake research activities.

The Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center (HyPT) is a multidisciplinary and multi-institute project with £14.1million funding from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the National Science Foundation (USA), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada). The UK funding (£6.2 million) comes via Building a Green Future Fund and International Science Partnerships Fund. HyPT is led in the UK by Cranfield University in collaboration with Arizona State University (USA), the University of Toronto (Canada), and the University of Adelaide (Australia).

The UK project team involves academics from Imperial College London, Newcastle University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Birmingham who are involved in the development of net zero technologies.

About You

You will be educated to doctoral level (or close to completion) in the development and use of empirical economic models to address different policy objectives. You will have experience of working with quantitative datasets pertaining energy markets. With excellent communication skills, you will have a solid understanding of market mechanisms for a just energy transition.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply                                     

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Prof Nazmiye Ozkan, on (T): +44 (0)1234 75 4296 or (E): [email protected] . 

Interviews to be held: 27 February 2024