Research Associate - Glasgow, United Kingdom - University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary range:
£34,308 - £38,592 per annum

FTE:
hours per week)

Term:
Fixed (24 months)

Closing date:
Sunday, 26 February 2023

Across the developed world, Governments are setting aggressive goals to achieve a net zero energy system by 2050.

As a major energy consumer, improving the energy performance of the built environment will be key to achieving these goals.

Building performance simulation has emerged as an essential tool to improve the energy and environmental performance of new and existing buildings.

However, building performance appraisal must continue to evolve, through the development of new computational approaches and tools, to meet the many challenges posed by the net-zero transition.

These challenges include the integration of new, local zero-carbon generation and energy storage into buildings, the use of new materials in the building fabric, new energy vectors such as hydrogen, the integration of electric vehicle loads to building demand, and the use of smart controls to coordinate energy supply, storage and demand to minimise energy costs and emissions without compromising functionality.

Moreover, there is also a need to close the so-called 'performance gap' between the predictions of simulation tools and the actual performance of buildings.

The Research Associate will liaise with the existing team of researchers within the ESRU, and with researchers and co-investigators from leading international research groups collaborating in these projects.