Research Associate/Fellow in Future Homes Policies at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at The University of Manchester

Applications are invited for a Research Associate/Fellow in Business and Energy, ideally starting in May 2024. You will join the £3.54m Future Homes project funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. The Future Homes project aims to create a globally competitive centre for research and innovation in net zero housing in Greater Manchester.

You will be based at The University of Manchester and work closely with the project partners. The Work Package led by the Tyndall Centre at The University of Manchester will explore the national and local policy frameworks and recommend changes for a more sympathetic framework in the drive towards net zero homes. The review will consider the findings from other Work Packages, the existing national and regional net zero and housing policies, and the wider policy issues that impact net zero, such as product safety and standards, levelling up, waste management, air quality, and digital services.

We are looking for a person with a passion for research and a demonstrable skill to work in a highly interdisciplinary environment. Aligned with the Tyndall Centre’s mission, you will contribute towards the research team’s efforts to conduct research with genuine impact on policy and practice, and to publish in the very highest quality journals (indicatively, these might be Nature Climate Change, Nature Energy, and Journal of Environmental Science & Policy).

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Tyndall Manchester conducts interdisciplinary research in the fields of energy, decarbonisation, circular economy, and climate change mitigation. Based in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tyndall Manchester also enjoys excellent links to departments across the University including the Alliance Manchester Business School, the Sustainable Consumption Institute, and the Dalton Nuclear Institute.

You will be part of the Tyndall Manchester Team, which brings together engineers, scientists, social scientists and economists, working together to develop sustainable responses to climate change through interdisciplinary research and dialogue at a local and national level.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

The School is committed to Athena SWAN principles, promotes gender equality and diversity throughout the School. Applications are particularly welcomed from women and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk. Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

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