Research Assistant

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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 the rapidly changing energy landscape.

The successful candidate will work closely with partnerships within and outside the Energy Networks Hub, collaborating with Bath colleagues engaged in advanced mathematics, statistics, computer science and other energy research areas. The role involves:

• Conducting fundamental research on energy markets and regulation.
• Modelling electrical and energy systems and performing analysis, operation or planning studies.
• Applying a key interest in power system economics and network regulation.
• Producing research outputs that support commercial and regulatory decision‑making.

• Experience in electrical and energy systems modelling.
• Experience in analyses, operation or planning of energy networks.
• Strong interest in power system economics and network regulation.

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 at  or Professor Chenghong Gu at

• 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.
• 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.
• Family‑friendly workplace.
• Excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce.
• Relocation allowance.
• Visa reimbursement and Interest‑Free Loan to help with immigration expenses.

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 we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are also proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and an accredited Disability Confident Leader; as an autism‑friendly university, we are committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

We do not assess immigration or right‑to‑work status until the offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right‑to‑work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

We are constantly seeking to reduce unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.