Position Summary
19 Months, Fixed-Term, Whole-Time Post
Applications are invited for the post of a Post-Doctoral Researcher to join MaREI - the Research Ireland Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine at the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) in University College Cork (UCC) to work on the planning and environmental aspects of an innovative technology project. The EU funded NaturSea-PV project focuses on novel Eco-Cementitious materials and components for durable, competitive and bio-inspired Offshore Floating Photo-Voltaic (PV) substructures. The strategic objective of NaturSea-PV is to improve the overall lifetime, reliability and maintainability of marine substructures for offshore floating PV, to reduce degradation and failure rates, and thus investment risk and Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE). The UCC contribution will be on the environmental, social and economic considerations.
Work to be conducted will scope out the potential planning, regulatory, environmental, and social issues associated with large-scale roll-out of Floating PV installations. Specifically, the successful candidate will be responsible for producing a scoping report on the potential environmental effects of floating PV and contributing to a floating PV planning and regulatory assessment report. In addition, the Post-Doctoral Researcher will be expected to contribute to the dissemination and communication of findings generated by the project and participate in the project meetings.
MaREI is a key research centre within UCC's Environmental Research Institute (ERI), which is an internationally recognised Institute for environmental research dedicated to the understanding and protection of our natural environment and to developing innovative technologies, tools and services to facilitate a transformation to a zero carbon and resource efficient society. The MaREI Centre is a Research Ireland funded research centre headquartered in the ERI and includes 13 other universities and Third Level Institutes across Ireland. It has 50 industrial partners and has accumulated research funding of approximately €60m.
Working location: The successful applicant will be based in UCC's Beaufort Building, Ringaskiddy, in the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) (https://www.ucc.ie/en/eri/).
Project Title:
NaturSEA-PV
Post Duration:
19 Months, Whole-Time Post
Salary:
€45,847 - €52,339 per annum, (IUA PD1)
Application Instructions
For an information package including further details of the post see here.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Anne Marie O'Hagan, Senior Research Fellow: Coastal & Marine Governance, MaREI. Email: a.ohagan@ucc.ie
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (here). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 14th March 2025. No late applications will be accepted.
Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.
UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff. We encourage applicants to consult our policies at here and initiatives at here and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy.
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