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Research Fellow in Marine Fuels for the Future
School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering
| Location: |
Brighton - Moulsecoomb |
| Salary: |
£39,347 to £46,974
pro rata
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| Fixed Term End Date: |
31/03/2027 |
| Closing Date: |
Tuesday 28 May 2024 |
| Interview Date: |
To be confirmed
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| Reference: |
TE4058-24-143 |
The post is funded by a prestigious project granted by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Department for Transport (DfT) entitled ‘UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub’ bringing together over 80 university, industrial, civic and international organisations as project partners, including shipping companies, ports, equipment and service providers, fuel producers and civic bodies.
You will play a fundamental role in the project as you will be responsible for: Developing and applying chemical process reactions for potential maritime fuels of the future; and determine and validate optimal combustions of these using optical measurement techniques.
In order to be successful in this role, you should have:
- Up to date breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in emerging fuels
- A degree in Engineering, Physics, or in any other relevant discipline
- Good written and oral communication skills and advanced engines
- An attitude of open and active collaboration.
Research Fellows may also be expected to contribute to the teaching and/or consultancy activities to ensure continuous development of knowledge in the subject area.
Informal enquiries about this opportunity are encouraged and should be addressed Cliff Dansoh C.Dansoh@brighton.ac.uk
This post is being offered as full-time (37.0 hours per week), however we will accept applications from candidates seeking to job share. The post runs until March 2027.
Further details:
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For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.