Research Assistant

About the role

We wish to appoint a Research Assistant to undertake fundamental research on markets and regulation for energy networks to support accelerated energy transition. The successful candidate will join the EPSRC Supergen Hub for Energy Networks, addressing critical commercial and regulatory challenges that will allow network operators and owners to cope with growing renewables and flexibility, rising uncertainties and complexity from rapid changing energy landscape.

The successful candidate will have experience in:

• electrical and energy systems modelling,
• analyses, operation or planning,
• with a key interest in power system economics and network regulation.

The successful candidate will work closely with Partnerships within and outside the Energy Networks Hub. The candidate is expected to work with Bath colleagues engaged in energy research across the University, including advanced mathematics, statistics, and computer sciences

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term basis for 12 months

• For an informal conversation about this position please contact, Professor Furong Li on  or Professor Chenghong Gu on

As a member of Research Staff at the University, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days’ professional development pro rata per year.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

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We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, Linked In Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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£31,236 to £37,694. Grade 6